5-inch touchscreen Blackberry 10 smartphone

 

So far there has only been two smartphones announced to be using the new operating system from Blackberry, with the BlackBerry Z10 already available and the Q10 due for release in the next few days. Now though there is talk of a 5-inch touchscreen BlackBerry 10 device due for release later this year.

Back at the end of March a supposed road map appeared that featured a number of Blackberry 10 handsets that had yet to be officially announced by the company, but analyst Peter Misek is claiming that there will be two or three new devices released by the end of this year.

One is said to be a mid-range handset that could be the R- Series we have already heard about along with another device that is around the same price but with a touchscreen, but it is also being claimed that a 5-inch touchscreen device that will resemble the Z10 will also become available.

This could be the device that has got CEO Thorsten Heins so excited, and Misek has also rubbished recent claims that were made by some that the BlackBerry Z10 had seen a high return rate.

Checks have found that the device has just seen the sort of returns that can be expected with any new smartphone, and one of the main reasons users were bringing the device back was that they wrongly thought the device had a physical QWERTY keyboard and instead they will wait and purchase the Q10 instead.

 

Best Buy offering BlackBerry Z10 on Bell with big discount

Since the company launched its new operating system BlackBerry look to be gaining ground in the smartphone market with the hardware as well as the software being highly praised by early adopters. Now a couple of months after first becoming available smartphone users in Canada can get the BlackBerry Z10 with a big discount via Best Buy on Bell.

This is not the first time we have seen price reductions on the handset as last month in the UK the price was lowered a little, which was then followed by some other offers emerging in the US. The handset has sold well so far but if you have been holding off picking up the device and are a customer of Bell you will need to quickly get yourself down to your local Best Buy brick and mortar store.

Until tomorrow the company is offering customers taking up a new three year contract a free BlackBerry Z10 which is a discount of $100. The offer ends tomorrow, April 18th and unfortunately is not available via the company’s online store, and it is not known how much stock is available at each store.

So it may be an idea to give your nearest Best Buy store a call before making a special journey, and comes as we get closer to seeing the BlackBerry Q10 being released to the masses. Despite seeing the odd price cut here and there, it is not thought the company has been having issues shifting units of the device with early results pleasing the company.