Blackberry Z10 was launched in India today for Rs 43,490/-. The Z10, first of the Blackberry 10 OS comes with a 4.2 inch screen which is not too big or not too small for touch device. The device also has 1280 x 768 resolution with 356ppi. To put that to perspective, the iPhone 5 does 326ppi on its 4 inch screen, so the Z10 wins there. Inside theres a 1.5Ghz dual core processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage with a microSD slot, 8MP camera at the back, 2MP in front and a removable 1800mAh battery.
The launch was in Mumbai with Ranbir Kapoor on stage, and Sunil Dutt, MD for India, called it one of the most important BlackBerry launches ever for the Indian smartphone industry. India is the first market in Asia Pacific to get the Z10. It goes on sale from tomorrow across 2000 plus outlets in 50 cities, with 18 months warranty. BlackBerry World has 70,000 apps now, 9,000 of them made in India.
About that price. The Galaxy S3 16GB is going for Rs 29,500 and the iPhone 5 starts at Rs 45,500, so you can guess how Twitter reacted!! Dutt says they are platform driven and not price driven. The Q10 with the keyboard comes in April, so stay tuned.
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