BlackBerry has slashed prices of the BlackBerry Z3 and
BlackBerry Z30 touchscreen smartphones in India.
According
to information received by NDTV Gadgets, BlackBerry Z3 will now be
available at Rs. 13,990, a price cut of Rs. 2,000. The BlackBerry Z3
(Review | Pictures) was launched
in June last year at Rs. 15,990 and this is the first time that the
handset has received a price cut in India.
The Z3 features a
5-inch qHD (540x960 pixels) display offering an aspect ratio of 16:9. It
is powered by a dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8230)
processor with 1.5GB RAM.
BlackBerry Z3 sports a 5-megapixel
autofocus rear camera and also houses a 1.1-megapixel fixed-focus
front-facing camera. The smartphone includes 8GB of inbuilt storage,
which can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card. It packs a 2500mAh
battery, which is rated to deliver up to 15.5 hours talk time and up to
384 hours of standby time. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth, 3G, GPS, NFC and Micro-USB.
The BlackBerry Z30, on the
other hand, will retail at Rs. 24,990 down from the previous best price
of Rs. 29,990 - a drop of Rs. 5,000.

Prior to this, BlackBerry's
phablet Z30 (Review | Pictures) received price slash in June last year when the company offered a discount of Rs. 5,000 on the handset.
BlackBerry
launched
the Z30 for the Indian market at Rs. 39,990 in 2013.
BlackBerry
Z30 comes with a 5-inch Super AMOLED display featuring 720x1280 pixels
resolution, translating to a pixel density of 294ppi. It is powered by a
1.7GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor with Adreno 320. The
BlackBerry Z30 sports an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel
front-facing camera.