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SMARTPHONE manufacturer Blackberry are going back to their roots with the launch of a classic look device with a QWERTY keyboard.
The Canadian based firm said they are giving their customers "what they want" with the release of the Q20 which will be out towards the end of the year.
The phone features a 3.5 inch display and a trackpad, the latter of which has been a mainstay of classic Blackberry devices in the past.
The new smartphone was announced by Blackberry CEO and Executive Chairman John Chen at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
The phone features a 3.5 inch display and a trackpad, the latter of which has been a mainstay of classic Blackberry devices in the past.
The new smartphone was announced by Blackberry CEO and Executive Chairman John Chen at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Mr Chen said the Q20 will have a traditional Blackberry layout and is aimed at the company's core business and government customers.
He said: "Almost everyone I’ve met, in government, enterprise, loves the keyboard, but it turns out what they love just as much is the little belt above the keyboard that held the trackpad and buttons.
"So we decided to listen to customers, and give them what they want."
Mr Chen said the Q20 will harken back to the iconic Blackberry Bold line of smartphones which were were launched in 2008.
The last of this range were released in November 2011.
Mr Chen also announced the Z3 smartphone which has a 5 inch touchscreen and which will go on sale in Indonesia in April for "less than $200".
The Blackberry Q20 will follow the lead of last year's Q10 (above) [BLACKBERRY]
The low-cost device will be rolled out to other emerging markets however it is not clear if it will be released in the UK.
Blackberry released their first smartphone the BlackBerry 957 in 2000 which was the first to have a QWERTY keyboard.
They were one of the leading smartphone manufacturers but have struggled since the emergence of the Apple iPhone and Android devices.
Last year Blackberry announced the Q10 smartphone which also has a full QWERTY keyboard and came after a long line of solely touch screen devices.
Blackberry released their first smartphone the BlackBerry 957 in 2000 which was the first to have a QWERTY keyboard.
They were one of the leading smartphone manufacturers but have struggled since the emergence of the Apple iPhone and Android devices.
Last year Blackberry announced the Q10 smartphone which also has a full QWERTY keyboard and came after a long line of solely touch screen devices.
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