Voice calls were seamless while using Skype over Wi-Fi and video calls offered a lot of clarity.
Android RULES! Windows, iOS BB10 lag behind.
Despite recent enthusiasm for RIM's new BB10 devices, we see limited scope for traction in the hyper-competitive smartphone market.
Samsung and Apple already have similar offers on their flagship Galaxy and iPhone ranges.
The device with a QWERTY keypad was earlier priced at Rs 24,990.
Handset maker BlackBerry on Monday slashed the price of its Q10 handset by over 13 per cent to Rs 38,990 under a special offer to boost sales of the BB10-powered device.
The Nasdaq-listed company had posted losses in the previous three quarters of the 2013 fiscal while for the same period last year, it had reported a loss of $125 million.
As BlackBerry launches the first smartphone in India, the company faces new competition from a formidable rival - Apple.
First impressions of the OS on the smartphone have been positive, with many calling it a 'fully-finished' device at launch.
Longtime BlackBerry owners might balk at the fact that the Q5's battery can't be removed, considering the fact that they could reset their older handsets if the software hung.
BlackBerry had launched Z10 and a Qwerty device Q5, powered by its latest BB10 operating system, with a lot of fanfare.
The Canadian smartphone maker in October last year launched BBM for rival Android- and iOS-based handsets and the app since then has been downloaded on over 40 million such handsets.
BlackBerry Passport, with a 4.5-inch touch screen and three-row touch-enabled physical keyboard, is priced at Rs 49,990.
BlackBerry has signed a letter of intent agreement under which a consortium to be led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has offered to acquire the company subject to due diligence, it said in a statement.
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