MANILA, Philippines - Boasting an operating system that challenges Android and iOS, RIM's latest smartphone Blackberry Z10 has done away with the company's signature physical QWERTY board popular with Filipino fans, but still made them excited enough to make it a local trending topic.
BlackBerry Z10 <33333333
— Adonis Pascual (@AdonisPascual) March 6, 2013
The device's capability for high-speed data connection LTE also surprised Filipino gadget geeks who could not previously wait to get their hands on Apple's iPhone 5 which was among the first devices to enable LTE.
The device's release in the Philippines on March 19 was also announced by Blackberry's celebrity endorsers such as television host Raymond Gutierrez, model Solenn Heusaff and heartthrob actor Enchong Dee on Twitter.
The celebrity tweets were posted numerous times by thousands of followers and induced inquiries on its specifications, features and, of course, unit prices.
this is it! I'm moving. Got my hands on the new BlackBerry Z10! Reserve yours at buybb10.com #KeepMoving #BB10PH woohoo!
— Solenn Heussaff (@solennheussaff) March 6, 2013
EMERGEED! Trending yung dream ko!! Blackberry Z10, please moooom! Kahit palit phone, sainyo na iphone4 koooo. Waah
— Roanne Bangayan (@missrhuneng) March 6, 2013
Blackberry Z10 will reportedly be sold in the Philippines for around P30,000 upon release. (Related article: Blackberry unveils Z10 in PHL)
Philippine price for BlackBerry Z10 is P29,990. It will also be available via Smart, Sun and Globe. #Iwant
— Leen Mangahas シ (@leen_mangahas) March 6, 2013