BlackBerry KEYone market release delayed, now shipping after May
Chinese company TCL announced back in February that the BlackBerry KEYone should be available globally starting April. Unfortunately, the market release timeframe of the smartphone has been moved to May.
We just launched two phones, or we helped our partners launch two phones. One in Indonesia and that one is shipping already. The second one, that TCL announced at Mobile World Congress which is the physical keyboard on an Android, that one is not going to be slated to ship until probably the May timeframe. I think the first manufacturing production run is at the end of April. So the product looks pretty good, but the worldwide availability is going to be later than May.
The new release date applies to all markets, so if you've been waiting for your pre-ordered BlackBerry KEYone smartphone to arrive in April, you'll most certainly be even more disappointed.
If you're thinking to buy the BlackBerry KEYone, depending on your location, you can get it for $550 in the United States, €600 in Europe, or £500 in the United Kingdom.
source: BlackBerry via MobileSyrup, CrackBerry Forums
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