Nobody BlackBerry keyboard. At this point, almost no one except the BlackBerry keyboard, which makes the BlackBerry Passport $ 549.99 on Amazon, and now the new BlackBerry Classic-the-go phones for those who still want to mash some physical buttons. The Classic ($ 449) has a more traditional keyboard of the two, and it fits nicely in the hand of businessman that. Still, though, we recommend stronger Passport to get your job done, as slow performance in the Classic was a bit of a downer.Physical Properties
The BlackBerry Classic looks a lot like the BlackBerry Bold 9900 as possible, while still having a decently sized touch screen. 5.15 by 2.85 by 0.4 inches (HWD), it's just about a one-handed phone, especially if you are someone with larger hands; Unlike the BlackBerry Passport, you can type in a hand on the keyboard.
And the keyboard is back. The real keyboard, not the New Coke Passport keyboard with the space bar jammed in the middle of the bottom row of letters. The Classic has four row QWERTY with physical pickup, hang-up, menu, and back buttons and a trackpad above it, such as a BlackBerry since 2008. The key is to really clicky also. Some people have complained about the Passport keyboard being a soft touch; These are not soft.
It's obviously going to please old-school owners of BlackBerry, because even the odd little tics are still here, like the way the number keys are arranged in a square over the left side of the keyboard. (The picture below shows the Passport to the left, and the Classic on the right.)
Not being a fan total BlackBerry, I feel that some of the old-school features a touch superfluous. The touchpad, for example, are mapped to let you move around the touch screen. It is very useful for controlling the cursor when editing text, but feel a little funny in a general BlackBerry 10 interface dedicated to the broad movements such as swipes. The menu button also feel a bit like it has to be there alone.
The Classic is a hefty 6.24 ounces, but like an old-bold, it feels solid and premium, with textured back and attractive, matte bezel. The 720-by-720, 3.5-inch LCD is sharp and gets very bright; It is very readable outdoors. At 290ppi, not nearly as accurate as the fascinating Passport 453ppi screen, but I have zero even reading small text. There are microSD and SIM card slot Nano on the left side; need a removal tool SIM to access either of them. On the right side, there are well-spaced, hard volume buttons and a dedicated voice command button BlackBerry Assistant.