BlackBerry introduces BlackBerry Q5: A Youthful and Fun BlackBerry 10 QWERTY smartphone!

BlackBerry Q5: Specs, Price and Availability

BlackBerry has just introduced the BlackBerry Q5, a new youthful and fun BlackBerry 10 smartphone for selected markets. The BlackBerry Q5 smartphone features a QWERTY keyboard with discrete keys in a stunning youthful design that is confident, fun, and bold. More about the BlackBerry Q5 after the jump.

As part of the BlackBerry 10 experience, the BlackBerry Q5 smartphone offers a powerful and unique mobile computing experience that continuously adapts to your needs. Features and apps work seamlessly together, allowing your every move to flow into the next. Highlights of the BlackBerry Q5 smartphone include:

• BlackBerry Keyboard - The BlackBerry Q5 features a classic BlackBerry Keyboard with discrete keys that has been re-engineered and elegantly designed to help you type fast, accurately and with the least amount of effort. Plus with Instant Action shortcuts you can type to perform tasks faster. The BlackBerry Q5 smartphone gives you the best of both worlds - a classic QWERTY keyboard for optimized communications and a 3.1" touchscreen for all the rest.
• BlackBerry Time Shift mode and Story Maker - Create the picture perfect shot with BlackBerry Time Shift mode, then create and share your story, weaving together your photos, videos and music into a movie with BlackBerry Story Maker.
• BBM Video with Screen Share - Instantly switch your BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) chat to a BBM Video conversation and catch up face-to-face. You can even share your screen, whether it's a photo, a page in the browser, an idea, or a view from your camera.
• BlackBerry Hub - With BlackBerry Hub, all of your messages and social conversations are only one swipe away. There's no need to stop what you're doing. Simply peek into the BlackBerry Hub from anywhere with a swipe to effortlessly flow in and out of your messages and conversations.
• BlackBerry World - Discovering and sharing great apps and content is easier than ever with recommendations based on similar purchases, and access to more than 100,000 apps on the BlackBerry World storefront.

BlackBerry Q5 Specifications
3.1-inch (720 x 720) TFT capacitive display, 328ppi
1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
BlackBerry 10 OS
8GB of internal storage
microSD support up to 32GB
5MP autofocus camera with LED flash
2MP front-facing camera
HSDPA, HSUPA
WiFi / Bluetooth / NFC support
Accelerometer / Proximity Sensor
microUSB v2.0 / 3.5mm audio jack
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-band)
Non-removable Li-Ion 2,100mAh battery
Color: Black, White, Red and Pink

Pricing and Availability
The new BlackBerry Q5 smartphone will be available in selected markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia (including the Asia Pacific region), and Latin America, with expected availability beginning in July. Pricing is not yet available at this moment.