BlackBerry has been through a rough patch for the past 18 months, but as 2015 draws near, so does their incredible comeback with the BlackBerry Classic. The latest market-smasher, the BlackBerry Classic pre-order stock has already bled out in the U.S.A.
The new BlackBerry Classic uses BlackBerry OS 10 and alongside the touchscreen you also get a touchpad, to further please old-school BlackBerry users. It is a hybrid nonetheless, integrating both new and old. The official release date is the 17th of December, but already pre-orders have emptied the current stock in the U.S.
Besides the BlackBerry Classic, BlackBerry can brag about their second success at the end of 2014, the BlackBerry Passport. With its almost square format and near the size of an actual passport, it pairs on sales with the BlackBerry Classic for over 200 000 units sold in only 10 hours on Amazon. The phones will also be available in other countries, but the North American success story makes BlackBerry shine once again on the mobile phone market.
As specifications go, the Passport outclasses the BlackBerry Classic, but keep in mind that the latter was designed for those old-school, conservative BlackBerry fans. The Passport comes with double the resolution of the BlackBerry Classic, 1440×1440, with an extra Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It has 2.26 Ghz quad core and a 3 GB RAM memory, opposed to the BlackBerry Classic’s 1.5 Ghz dual core and 2 GB of RAM. Both operate BlackBerry OS 10, an operating system that was released at the beginning of 2013 by the company.
In a recent open letter, adressed to BlackBerry clients and future customers, BlackBerry CEO John Chen reminds us that the BlackBerry Classic reflects the un-shivered dedication of the company to its customer’s needs and preferences. “The things you remember about BlackBerry that made you better are better than ever with the BlackBerry Classic. BlackBerry Classic is for you, as is everything we do”. He also makes sure to explain that change is necessary, if progress is to be made: “You don’t reinvent yourself every day; you take what you learned yesterday and sharpen it today. You drive change – often on your terms, but sometimes not. That you keep going regardless is what distinguishes you as a grown-up. You’re in it for the long haul”. The full letter is available on Crackberry.