For those who lived the golden age of BlackBerry smartphones, made of QWERTY physical keyboards, trackpads and an aura of professionalism that made them a symbol of managers and professionals, the news will surely please: a Chinese company has decided to bring the BlackBerry Classic Q20 back to life, relaunching it with modern hardware and Android operating system, the project is called Zinwa Q25 Pro And it is already available in pre -order.
How is Zinwa Q25 Pro, the new BlackBerry Classic with Android
To ensure compatibility with Android, Zinwa Technologies has replaced most of the classic hardware, starting from a new motherboard with Mediatek Helio G99 chipset, flanked by 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal memory; There is also no lack of important updates for the drums (now with 15%higher capacity), for cameras (50 MP on the back and 8 front mp) and for the connectivitywhich includes support for 4G LTE.
The Microusb port was replaced by a more modern one USB-Cwhile the characteristic BlackBerry capacitive trackpad continues to work also in the new version. The operating system is Android 13 in an essential version, but without particular guarantees of future updates; The company clarified that any upgrade will depend on the interest of the community.
Zinwa Q25 Pro can be purchased at the price of 400 dollarswhile for the most nostalgic and smonettone there is also a DIY KIT with 320 dollars To transform an old BlackBerry Classic (perhaps abandoned in a drawer) into this new updated version; Both solutions are available through the official store of the company, which also offers batteries and camera modules separately.
The first shipments for initial supporters are scheduled by the end of August, while series production should start in mid -September.
Zinwa’s project is not limited to Classic, If the initiative is successful, the company could work on the relaunch of other historical modelslike BlackBerry Passport and Keyone (the latter already born with pre -installed Android); An operation that could intercept the interest of fans of physical keyboards, also in light of the support that Android 16 will introduce precisely for this type of input.
The return of BlackBerry Classic in the form of Zinwa Q25 Pro represents a curious and somewhat nostalgic experiment, on the one hand the desire to re -propose an iconic design, on the other the need to update it with modern specifications and an operating system capable of guaranteeing compatibility with today’s apps.
The doubt remains on the real longevity of the project, both in terms of software support and of market interest, but for fans who have always dreamed of returning to typing on a BlackBerry physical keyboard could be a unique opportunity.
