BlackBerry goes back to its roots with the Q20 smartphone
Physical keyboard? Check. Trackpad? Check. Function keys? Check.
BlackBerry has revealed plans to launch another BlackBerry 10 handset with a physical keyboard – the Q20 – which will follow on from the Q10.
Making the announcement here at Mobile World Congress, the once-mighty smartphone superpower is going back to its roots by reviving the trackpad and function keys of the BlackBerry devices of old.
The move comes as a response to consumers, who apparently miss navigating with the trackpad, and appear to be lost without the Menu, Back, Send and End buttons.
Specs are scarce for the time being, but we do know that the Q20 will sport a 3.5in touchscreen, which is the biggest yet for a physical keyboard-toting BlackBerry device.
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