India will be getting the Z3, as confirmed earlier, on the 2nd July. On the otherhand, Middle East will be the next in line to get it with UAE and KSA in the frontline. Still, however, they are featuring only the 3G models, and not the LTE 4G models.
For India, with price at RS15,990 (~SGD$332), it is still more pricey than the rest. Have not managed to get the pricing for the middle east though.
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Dubai, UAE – BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a world leader in mobile communications, today announced that it will bring the BlackBerry® Z3 smartphone to the Middle East. The new stylish smartphone is expected to be available in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in the month of July followed by Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait later this summer. Starting today, the BlackBerry Z3 can be pre-ordered in the UAE through the BlackBerry Store in the Dubai Mall. Consumers who purchase a BlackBerry Z3 smartphone in July can benefit from an exclusive app offer. They simply have to login into the BlackBerry World™ storefront from their BlackBerry Z3 in the month of July and download a selection of free premium apps worth AED200.
The BlackBerry Z3 extends the BlackBerry® 10 platform to a new generation of customers in the Middle East and offers them more ways to connect, share and be productive with an experience built on reliable, secure communications. The BlackBerry Z3 features a stylish design with a 5” touch display, an unrivalled messaging and typing experience, exceptional battery life, is equipped with BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2.1 and is Android app compatible1. Key features include: BlackBerry Hub – The ever present BlackBerry® Hub lets you access all your work and personal email, BBM™, text messages, social media updates and notifications in one place, with the ability to “peek” into the BlackBerry Hub from anywhere, so you’re always only one swipe away from what matters to you. The Hub can be customized to identify priority messages and to filter the message list by various criteria that you can then activate with a simple pinch gesture. 1 Android apps can be downloaded directly from the Internet through the BlackBerry Browser – allowing you to enjoy some of the world’s most popular titles. However, not all Android apps are supported and compatibility may vary by smartphone and/or source. For more information about BlackBerry, please visit www.blackberry.ae. |