AT&T has just announced the pricing and the availability of the BlackBerry Z10 (http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_z10-5251.php) smartphone on its network. The handset that is expected to start the BlackBerry fightback is going to hit the shelves of the carrier's stores on March 22.
AT&T starts taking pre-orders tomorrow, March 12. Both regular and corporate customers will be able to pre-order the Z10.
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Just as expected, the AT&T users will be able to get the BlackBerry Z10 for $199.99 on a two-year contract (unlike their Canadian friends who have to sign for a three-year agreement).
The BlackBerry Z10 runs on the brand new BlackBerry 10 OS and features a 4.2-inch HD display, an 8MP snapper with 1080p video recording and LTE support. It's powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset with a 1.5GHz dual-core Krait processor, Adreno 225 graphics and 2GB or RAM. The Z10 is available in black and white versions.
By the way, BlackBerry already released (http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_10_gets_its_first_update_brings_lots_of_improvements-news-5634.php) the first major update for the BlackBerry 10 OS and it brings various stability and performance improvements. You can check all about our encounter with the BlackBerry Z10 here (http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_z10-review-886.php).
In case you've missed the news, BlackBerry is also preparing smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard running on the new OS - the BlackBerry Q10 (http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_q10-5274.php), but it won't hit the market before May.
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