While BlackBerry's board is busy looking for someone to buy the company, business goes on. We told you on Wednesday that the BlackBerry Aristo Z30 is said to be undergoing carrier testing and today we have more news. The lower-priced QWERTY-equipped BlackBerry Q5 is now available online from Best Buy. This is an unlocked version of the phone and with your SIM card, hooking up with a GSM carrier like AT&T or T-Mobile is no problem. But if you are a customer of Verizon or Sprint, or another CDMA operator, you will have to move on.
The price of the phone is $499.99 and Best Buy will ship it in one to two business days. Just realize that the QWERTY on the BlackBerry Q5 is more basic than the one on the BlackBerry Q10. Otherwise, the screen remains the same 3.1 inch 720 x 720 box that you will find on the higher priced model.
Considering that the BlackBerry Q10 is $634 in the same unlocked state from Best Buy, you can keep some extra cash in your wallet by choosing the plastic BlackBerry Q5 instead.
Unlocked BlackBerry Q5 now available online from Best Buy
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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