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BlackBerry Classic

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Released · Dec 17, 2014

6.5

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7.1

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Availability
Officially announced	Feb 25, 2014
Prices (MSRP)	$449

Design
Dimensions	5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 inches 131.1 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
Weight	6.28 oz (178.0 g)
Features	Full keyboard, Touch sensitive control keys, Notification light
Keys	Right: Volume control
Colors	Black

Display
Size	3.5-inch, 41.18% screen-to-body
Resolution	720x720px, 294 PPI
Colors	16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	7 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Snapdragon S4 MSM8960
Processor	Dual-core 1500 MHz Krait
GPU	Adreno 225
Memory	2GB (LPDDR2)/16GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS	BlackBerry (10.3, 10)

Battery
Type	2515 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash	LED
Video recording	1080p (30 fps) Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	2 MP Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.0, Yes
WLAN	a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other	NFC, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share,SlimPort
Radio	FM
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

Phone Features
Notifications	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

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Carrier Availability

Discontinued

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News

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BlackBerry confirms that the BlackBerry Classic is no longer being manufactured

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BlackBerry Classic Review

Overall User Rating

(9 reviews)

7.1

Build quality

8.3

Camera quality

5.2

Performance

7.6

Display

Battery life and charging

7.4

Andronikos

Arena Apprentice

One of the best phone for business user

Posted: Jul 11, 2018, 11:43 AM

Phone owned for less than a month

Definitely I can say this is one of the best phone for business user like me.

Currently I'm using this Blackberry Classic to accompany my Huawei Mate 10 Pro PD as daily driver.

I really love this phone build quality and start screen. I read some bad review for this device multimedia but this is a business phone so I wont talk about that. The typing experience? MARVELOUS!

Blackberry push mail still one of the best and real-time 'til now and really help me with my daily tight schedule and multiple company email.

IF you need a secondary phone special for business, this is definitely your choice !

Klaas

Arena Apprentice

Very great phone for daily work

Edited: Sep 08, 2016, 9:12 PM

Phone owned for less than a year

Great phone for your daily work. Fast composing emails with the keyboard. Very accurate when browsing with the touchpad. I use this phone for my daily work, create emails, make appointments. The sound of this phone with phonecalls is very clear and loud. If you do not need this as a gaming phone it is absolutly a great phone.

dangerous91

Arena Apprentice

A Classic phone for the Classic population

Edited: Dec 10, 2015, 10:07 PM

Phone owned for less than 3 months

The Blackberry Classic has been my daily phone for the past three months. The only time did not satisfy my needs/requirements was when I did not have Snapchat on the phone.

Im no business owner or have a job where I need to send hundreds of emails of day. Im an average joe that grew up with Android phones. The reason I use BlackBerry is due to its reputation for helping said people with their tasks. Coming from a Q10 ive realized the BB10 os is very underrated.

Im very pleased with the phone. The only thing I dont like is the camera.