GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
SIM Micro-SIM
Announced 2014, February
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2014, May
BODY Dimensions 140 x 72.8 x 9.3 mm (5.51 x 2.87 x 0.37 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz)
DISPLAY Type Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 540 x 960 pixels, 5.0 inches (~220 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
SOUND Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
DATA GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSPA+
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
NFC Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
CAMERA Primary 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p
Secondary Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p
FEATURES OS BlackBerry 10.2.1 OS
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait 200
GPU Adreno 305
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6
Browser HTML5
Radio FM radio
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
Colors Black
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- HDMI port
- SNS integration
- BlackBerry maps
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Photo viewer/editor
- Video editor
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC/WMA player
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 2500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 384 h
Talk time Up to 15 h 30 min

wat u guys think about it..will it be hot sales..

Sure hot seller at RM99 only!! woooohooo! yeah! LOL

I'm hoping that its going to be sold around or lesser than RM600. as in MSRP. I don't know if they can even make it lower.

Mid end phone. Pretty good for normal user.

Hope they can make it this time.

Its supposed to be considered as low end though. At least from BlackBerry's point of view.

yeah cant wait for this ..this will be my 1st bb phone ever..

Why do you still want to use Blackberry? Lack of apps
There are so many models out there, HTC, Sony, and others.

Are you a BlackBerry 10 user?

i want to use all os .. now i already try window,ios ,android and now wanna try bb os.. its look cool..+ can support apk..social hub look great also

If apps is the only thing you're thinking of...

You're not supposed to get this phone.


If you're thinking of communications first...

Then this phone is good enough for you.

Because this is TRUE BLACKBERRY with no compromises in communication features. (no such thing as high end software and low end software)


technically BlackBerry can run both BlackBerry 10 apps and Android apps. BOTH, at the same time. What it does not run though, are Google Services Framework.

Z3 is low end Blackberak phone ler... Targeted at Indo. That's why codename Jakarta.

Agree, but as the saying goes, a fool and his money is soon parted.

Hyper - Good advise as always!

agree..thanks for the advice..

Wonder when this will be released. Might highly suggest to my wife if the price is below 700.

I wonder if she should go for z10 rather than if ever waiting for this ?

The price is expected to be idr 2199000. That is roughly around rm600 if converted directly. So the price cant be far from that range.

My wife is already loving the design. It looks very classy.

I was kidding about the... 99 thing

Your wife isn't very bright is she...
Z3 spec is lower than Z10.
Z10 LTE is already in the range of RM600 now.

I think you are the one need to brighten your point of view. Not everyone shares the same opinion as yours.


Let me expound a little, spec is not necessary in blackberry world. Blackberry IS communication device. Blackberry is not so INTO intensive graphic game like RR3 or DH4, at least for now.
If I were to choose for the spec, obviously it would be iPhone or Note 3. Even Lenovo has quad core around RM700 range.

Specification wise, z3 is more than enough for normal usage. We are talking about girl usage,normal usage. You know how they use the phone? Facebook,whatsapp,sms and calling. The most game they ever play is Candy crush saga? There is no doubt that z10 spec is far better than z3, however, again , z3 is suffice for a girl usage if you study z3's specs.

I am the one suggesting her to get z3 as z3 is the latest model which contains the latest features and one of the only hope for Blackberry for resurrection. I am pretty sure they will go balls to the wall on z3.


note : I myself using s4 LTE i9505, ex user of blackberry torch 9810 and curve 9300.



Ps : I never noticed your post saying 99 until you mentioned. So, chill.

This post has been edited by noookiller: May 9 2014, 10:08 AM

Okay bro, erm..


I'm a Z10 STL-100-1 user myself.

Specs wise, the Z10 > Z3, except.. "size".

a) screen size (LOL)
b) battery size (LOL)

but otherwise, the Z10 is actually a good bet. If you're getting the 3G model (STL-100-1) which is a DIFFERENT CHIP (TI OMAP + PowerVR SGX544) vs the STL-100-2/3/4 models that run on Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 + Adreno 225.

I'm not so sure what is the advantage of Adreno 305 vs Adreno 225, but higher numbers = better right?


But the z3 comes with 5mp, and the z10 comes with 8. Not sure how big is the REAL world difference is.

But i'll advise you that if you buy the Z10, you really, really need to buy the battery bundle . The battery dries up real fast on the Z10. But with the newer software on 10.2.1 vs 10.0, it is a BIG world of difference. very big.

What I can guarantee is that the Z10 won't be losing out on the 10.3 update (unlike the previous generation of BlackBerry legacy devices, where if you buy the generation 6, you can't have generation 7 OS, etc)


I suggest you play around with a z3 first, then play around with a z10. For me, I solved my z10 with a powercase (very bulky), but a battery charger bundle is definitely much more preferable.


If only I can get the z30 battery bundle, it will be WORTH it!

Thanks man. Honest advice

Then I guess I will wait for z3. My wife is sure a witch if the battery kong very fast.

wow...good share thanks