BlackBerry Classic review - The best BlackBerry in years

Cam reviews the BlackBerry Classic - The most BlackBerriest BlackBerry that's been released since John Chen took over the company in 2013. In many ways, it's the smartphone BlackBerry fans have been waiting for. And it delivers in so many ways.

It has a fantastic physical keyboard, and we finally see the return of the familiar control buttons, as well as the optical trackpad which you can use to do everything. In fact, if you're a BBerry fan that's not confident with touch screens, you can virtually do anything you like just by using the physical keys.

It's a solidly built device, and it looks and feels fantastic in hand.

Specs include:
3.5-inch, 720x720 LCD display (294ppi)
1.5GHz Snapdragon dual-core processor
2GB RAM
16GB storage plus expandable to 128GB via MicroSD
8MP camera with 1080 video at 30fps
Four-row physical QWERTY plus optical trackpad
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Runs BlackBerry OS 10.3

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[quitespectacular]

Great review Cam as usual.  Just received my Classic in the mail last night.  Was really blown away by the build quality.  Videos don't do the device justice.  The hardware is really stunning and premium.  

[kieferonline]

I love my Blackberry Classic. I can edit my business meetings in Outlook, use Google Maps, and the Keyboard is very satisfying. With the SD card slot I can listen to most of my music collection. Even the square photos are fine as you can set other rectangular proportions. Using the square size recalls the days of Polaroid.

[atomicorang]

Cam... Your professionalism is above reproach.. You are very fair and objective.. I've owned several Blackberrys the last was 9900. It was a great phone but went back to Apple iPhone 6plus. The + is a bit too large so will be getting regular iPhone.

[hannahmarienoel]

Awesome review! Brought up some great points that I hadn't thought of, and were completely fair; thank you!

[lIIuminatl]

Hey Cam, do you prefer the Passport or the Classic. Thanks

[uychuadongenrich]

i have the blackberry classic now i bought it wednesday, and i love just like my bold 9900

[Lasermanprint]

My Classic does what i want it to do and the Keyboard is awesome and clicky just like Blackberry of old

[atomicorang]

Very good talk about the Classic BB. Who made the keyboard for your iMac Cam?

[atomicorang]

Hey Cam, Can you please tell me the brand of keyboard that is seen for your iMac? Liked the BB Classic remarks...I just got the KeyOne last week and it is great! I wished I could have every Blackberry made..Am working on my collection..

[luxumvadens]

Thanks, can you pls say how fast it takes photos ie when you photograph documents, files, books - how long is the lag between snapshots?

[irving]

Cam - which would you prefer to use as a truly mobile device for work, the Classic or the Passport?

[GreenGables]

My question: Is the Q10 more responsive than the Classic when moving around in the apps? I have been using the iphone 6splus and really do not like it. I used Blackberry for years and loved them. My hands are small and that is one reason I don't like the iphone 6splus. I have seen the reviews of the Blackberry Q10 and the Blackberry Classic and still cannot figure which one would be better for me. I have always enjoyed the track pad but haven't used one in years.

[bronzedragon]

Split second delay is a problem? Really?

[JTManuel]

I've seen most of this before in the old palm treo 680 and centro.

[StrickenWithFear]

This review, pocketnow's, and clove's review were the only fair ones. Someone needs to show this to the verge and phone arena. 

[uychuadongenrich]

ive been using iphone 5c for more than 1 1/2 years, had blackberry's before iphone and wanted to get this? do you think its worth to buy this phone?....

[robertaxel]

Why no discussion of the phone quality itself? (I found it quite good)...

[nurlanvaliyev]

Hi, my english isn't very well, but I will try to express my question..I want to get blackberry, but I am afraid of I will not be able to use wahtsapp after 'december 2016'.But I heard that also google play store is also available for blackberry classic..Will I able to use whats app in my future bb callasic, afer december.?

[AdrianDucao]

if the blackberry is secure enough then i have no problem about its looks...

[IAmJe]

I have the two for $100 on T-Mobile. I have the Note 4 and the Classic. While $449 isn't too bad my question is, should I return this and wait for a Classic two! I hate that the SOC is old and I want removable battery. I'm noticing slight lag in performance and I don't like using my device on the charger. But then I love the keyboard and feel of the classic over the q10
blackberry why so mediocre for this device! The classic shouldn't be called classic