The Classic runs BlackBerry operating system 10.3.1. The platform has evolved little since its 2013 debut, but there are a few features worth discussing. Like most modern smartphones, the Classic ...

The BlackBerry Classic is clearly aimed at traditional BlackBerry fans and enterprise users who place security and speedy communications above all. BlackBerry finally knows who its customers are. The ...

On one level the BlackBerry Classic, due to be launched this week, is an exercise in nostalgia: a reminder of simpler, happier days when a BlackBerry was the must-have mobile, affectionately known by ...

Let’s talk about the word “classic.” Classic can mean “timeless,” as in an ageless beauty that never fades or a joke with a punchline that always hits. It can also mean “old,” like the candy red ’57 ...

Let's put Apple, Samsung and all their ilk aside for few moments: It really wasn't that long ago that a homegrown Canadian company called BlackBerry (well, RIM at the time) basically ruled the mobile ...

While some handsets seek to stand out by having an unusual screen or a fancy camera, the BlackBerry Classic is unashamedly all about the keyboard. It's no accident that BlackBerry's own spec sheet ...

The BlackBerry Classic is a throwback to the last popular BlackBerry model: the Bold. Source: BlackBerry BlackBerry is trying to win back customers with a new smartphone that harkens back to its ...

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BlackBerry returns to what it knows best with the Classic: a compact handset that is best used for managing email. The Classic is a one-trick pony in a stable full of tricked out ponies. The ...

Most notably, the new device sees the return of what BlackBerry is calling the 'classic navigation keys' - a phonecall key, menu key, trackpad, back button, and yes, back at last, an end call key - ...