BlackBerry Classic

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Announced:
Feb 25, 2014

Status:
Released

Release date:
Dec 17, 2014

PhoneArena Rating:

6.5

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User Rating:

7.1

Based on 9 Reviews

Display 3.5 inches
720 x 720 pixels
Camera 8 MP (Single camera)
2 MP front
Hardware Qualcomm Snapdragon S4, 2GB RAM
Storage 16GB, microSDXC
Battery 2515 mAh
OS BlackBerry 10.3

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Display 3.5 inches
720 x 720 pixels
Camera 8 MP (Single camera)
2 MP front
Hardware Qualcomm Snapdragon S4, 2GB RAM
Storage 16GB, microSDXC
Battery 2515 mAh
OS BlackBerry 10.3

Display

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Size:

3.5 inches

Resolution:

720 x 720 pixels, 294 PPI

Screen-to-body:

41.18 %

Features:

Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware & Performance

System chip:

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960

Processor:

Dual-core, 1500 MHz, Krait

GPU:

Adreno 225

RAM:

2GB LPDDR2

Internal storage:

16GB

Storage expansion:

microSDXC up to 128 GB

OS:

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BlackBerry (10.3, 10)

Battery

Capacity:

2515 mAh

Type:

Li - Ion, Not user replaceable

Camera

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Rear:

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Single camera

Main camera:

8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)

Specifications:

F2.2

Video recording:

1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)

Features:

Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Front:

2 MP

Design

Dimensions:

5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 inches (131.1 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm)

Weight:

6.28 oz (178 g)

Features:

Full keyboard, Touch sensitive control keys, Notification light

Colors:

Black

Cellular

LTE (FDD):

Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)

UMTS:

850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz

Data Speed:

LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s

SIM type:

Nano SIM

Multimedia

Headphones:

3.5mm jack

Features:

Background playback

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth:

4.0, EDR

Wi-Fi:

802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band; Hotspot

USB:

microUSB, USB 2.0

Features:

Mass storage device, Video out, Charging

Sensors:

Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)

Other:

NFC, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications:

Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone

Other features:

Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Shopping information

MSRP:

$ 449

US CARRIER AVAILABILITY

Discontinued

Pros

Hardware QWERTY keyboard

Cons

Thick body (0.4 inches)

Description

The BlackBerry Classic is equipped with a 3.5 inch glass with resolution of 720 x 720. This works out to a pixel density of 291 ppi. A dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon MSM8960 processor is under the hood with 2GB of RAM. 16GB of native storage is on board, and a 128GB microSD slot is included for those seeking additional memory. Back and front-facing cameras weigh in at 8MP and 2MP respectively. A 2515 mAh battery powers the device.

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