New BlackBerry Q5 handset won't break the bank at £20 a month

BlackBerry has confirmed that its new mid-range Q5 handset will be available on contracts around £20 a month.

The QWERTY-packing device was unveiled at BlackBerry Live on Wednesday with a 3.1-inch touchscreen display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4G connectivity, 8GB of internal storage and 2GB of RAM.

Rocking the new BlackBerry 10 OS, it’ll sit below the flagship BlackBerry Q10 device and will allow a different breed of customer to experience the crucial new operating system for themselves.

Speaking to TrustedReviews, Rob Orr, BlackBerry’s UK managing director, said it’ll be available on “the kind of £20 odd per month tariff.”

Smartphone democracy

Orr added: “The Q5 brings the BlackBerry 10 proposition and democracies that proposition in to the mid-teir of the market.”

BlackBerry is yet to reveal when the device, which launches in pink, white and red, will go on sale in the UK, but Carphone Warehouse has confirmed that the handset will be available from July.

The mid-range device is BlackBerry’s best chance of regaining a little of the marketshare it enjoyed during the previous decade when it dominated the teenage market.

Via Techradar


New BlackBerry Q5 handset won't break the bank at £20 a month