BlackBerry has announced that their BlackBerry Z3 smartphone will begin to go on sale in countries located in the Middle East starting in July, with pre-orders for the device beginning today in one of those countries.
The Z3 will go on sale first in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in July, and other Middle Eastern countries such as Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait will offer the smartphone for sale sometime later this summer. UAE residents can go ahead and pre-order the phone via the BlackBerry Store in the Dubai Mall today.
Blackberry added:
Consumers who purchase a BlackBerry Z3 smartphone in July can benefit from an exclusive app offer. They simply have to login into the BlackBerry World storefront from their BlackBerry Z3 in the month of July and download a selection of free premium apps worth AED200.
Pricing for the BlackBerry Z3 in the Middle East was not revealed. The phone is already due for launch in India on July 2 and in Malaysia on July 7. The BlackBerry Z3, Jakarta edition was previously launched in Indonesia.
Source: BlackBerry
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BlackBerry Z3 coming to the Middle East in July, pre-orders start today
Why is BlackBerry not bring the Z3 to South Africa. I see legacy BlackBerry users switch to Android daily and weeks after the switch they complain and regret making the switch. Come on BlackBerry if you don't market and sell you products the people have no choice but to follow those who do.
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899AED in Dubai, that is around 244$...
they dont learn on the pricings...
a Z10 is yours here for 649AED right now...
In india its Rs. 15, 990/- that's not under 200 $
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Higher import taxes play a role in that...
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The final price is 899 DHS, and they should be receiving it by the second week of July max
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Just ordered mine today. I have a Q10 and the z3 will be my secondary phone. Replacing it with my whacky samsung!
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just coming from the store in the Dubai Mall. Preorders are taken, They dont know the price. you pay down 200AED and the rest once you pick it up. The problem is, they dont know if they will come in 2 weeks or after Ramadan. They do have a demo unit to play with which feels good....
South Africa???
Not sure who's going to buy this nowadays since it's not LTE... I won't
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Preorders are good. :D
SELL THAT DAMN THING!!!
So what's the reason they can't release it everywhere? I really want one but I feel it's going to take longer than the second coming of Christ to get released in the U.S.
Yeyy, Qatar is next!!!
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Go DUBAI!!! Yallaa
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I live in Dubai and it's 8 pm here. Just called the BlackBerry shop they are not taking pre orders yet.
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Amer....keep us posted...thanks..
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Some who used to bash BlackBerry have stopped. They've realised the BlackBerry they're bashing is the BlackBerry of the past,not that of the present, and certainly not that of the future
Nice move.
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For those who refer to BlackBerry as "the snake-bitten Canadian smartphone maker", John Chen has stemmed the tide. Now, things are different. Very different, and positively so.
I'm happy to be BlackBerry.
Israel?
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Hmmm the Z10 is 679 dirhams on souq.com which is way below $200 so they better price the Z3 lower than that.
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Called BlackBerry store in Dubai, pre-orders tomorrow and anticipate stock by 1st July, retail around 200 USD, non LTE edition.
When is the z3 coming to NA?
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It's too bad it does not come pre loaded already with 10.3 and Amazon app store.
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Waiting for the Philippines :-) I think Philippines is the last in Asia to have z3?
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Middle East but not Israel?
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Since there has been no news about the LTE model, I assume this is the non-LTE variant that went to Indonesia, and I guess will go to India. If so, why are they shafting the Middle Eastern customers again? They did this with the Z10 as well. Not cool.
How are the shafting anyone? It's supposed to be a cheap phone not a flagship phone. If you want lte buy a z30 for instance.
Or just wait for the LTE version to come out (like the rest of us)
Then why are they even going to bother releasing an LTE variant of it? It's not fair that the Middle East (which uses the same LTE bands as Europe) doesn't get the LTE version while Europe most likely will, and it's not like their phone LTE networks are non-existent (as is the case with India, and perhaps Indonesia and Malaysia.) And you know what? If history is an indicator, the non-LTE Z3 in the Middle East will be priced equivalent to the LTE Z3 in Europe/NA.
i cant wait for z3 to arrive in South Africa, i am soo tired of Samsung.......
Keep it moving BlackBerry. God job!!!!!
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BlackBerry is rolling out the Z3 faster than any other product. Foxconn obviously has to be given the credit.
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when is this beauty coming to south africa im patiently waiting........
Why don't u get the Z10? I bought mine 2 weeks ago for R2499 new. It's better specd than than the Z3, unless you want a bigger screen.
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That's right. The Z10 is a better buy, unless you MUST have FM radio :+)
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Z3 has bigger battery, bigger screen, and is actually faster at loading Android apps
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Is this an LTE edition?
No.
KUWAIT!
Keep the momentum BlackBerry.
Differentiate or Die
Nigerians have waited and are tired of waiting. Is it coming or not?
From Zarafet my Z30.
Complain, Complain, Complain, Complain, Complain
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mind your business, mind your business, mind your business.
From Zarafet my Z30.
How is inquiring about a product's availability complaining?
I hope you will get it soon in Nigeria, and other African countries too like SA.
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Good for you blackberry! I hope you offer some nice promotions for the US with the new devices that are coming out. PLEASE do some more advertising so people know that you are still in the game!
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Isis will probably order some
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No, they should order iThings, put down their guns and get hooked on cute little games and sharing selfies.
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Depends in your view who is oppressing who in the Middle East. It has a lot to do with corrupt government officials and abuses by the military. The militants only formed after being tortured and treated like second class citizens in their own country. All the oil wealth is a big reason to fight over with all countries taking part to medal in other's affairs. I don't believe what the media tells us
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Oh, so thats the reason why peacefull good guys from isis are on head choping spree... isis are criminals and should be dealt with bullets and bombs, no matter if its Iraq or Syria. Criminals are criminals, and mass murderers and hate murderers are the worst of them. Corrupt government does not give u legitimacy to go on killing and head choping spree and forming middle ages caliphat for opressing women and other citizens. And dont watch kremlin bs propaganda channels like RT, they are only showing some fantasy worlds most of the time.
Its offtopic, sry for that, but I cant be silent at terrorist ISIS supporter
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Grom baghdad, I do apprentice your excellent comment
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How about in the philippines?
Gi pilit ra
I heard they will in the Philippines. *fingers-crossed*. But I'm hoping they'll also release the Z30!
Mondi...if you can swing it..get the Z30....and join "Club Z30 "..
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I know! I've been waiting for ages for the Z30 to be released here...
Something that I think or feel nobody is addressing here, or better said, giving BlackBerry some credit for.
Is the fact that they have been executing lately quite fast
Remember the old BlackBerry " this device will be available soon " turns out it was 1 year later and that kind of crap
I feel they deserve some credit for addressing this issue...how about it crackberry!!??
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I'd agree. They seemed to have vastly improved in their execution. Chen seems to be steering the ship with an iron fist.
Just hope the markets can have confidence in the product and start buying.
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Totally agree. Apple and Samsung keep their new products under wraps until a big glitzy event where they're announced and then they're on sale worldwide within a few days. Blackberry would make a product announcement and then the actual product would be on the shelf 9-12 months later.
They leak their devices throw back channels all the time, to bring up hippe and then make a full release with all the features just before launch.
Needs to next hit Nigeria, South Africa Brazil and Mexico, then the ROW
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They should come out with a Blackberry "Africa" phone....another market that still appreciates BlackBerry...
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North America please
BlackBerry is on a roll. Z3 will do well
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I hope this phone makes them a bit of profit. And I hope they can use the same models (using lower device prices) with future devices in the west as well. Just to increase adoption.
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Foxconn is not stupid. They did a test run in Indonesia to see if it sells. Make a batch run for 1000. Then see how the pre orders go with the rest of the countries. BlackBerry has some unique features but lacking consumer level apps hurt adoption. Even if the OS was half baked but all all the Apps, people would have bought the device. Now we have a more mature OS and better App availability. Not to mention the dead of the company is not a question. Media has given up in most parts on bashing the Brand.
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Rbrar...well said. why would they make 2 million Z3s for Indonesia if they did not know if they would sell.
I think the whining you hear from the India marketplace is positive- it means Chen thinks he can sell these at a more profitable price.
It's not BlackBerry's fault that they have excessive taxes in India.
Also, glad to see they are releasing in UAE - they never cry about price.
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Any sign of it coming to the UK?
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In Flipkart*
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BlackBerry Z3 is already sold out
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Nice
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Did they already made a list of all country who will receive the BlackBerry Z3?
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Did you read the article?
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Yes, it talks about middle east country and I asked ALL country.
Did you read my question?
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They provided a list of countries
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The Z3 will go on sale first in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in July, and other Middle Eastern countries such as Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait
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That's not what he meant. He meant in the entire world and no such a list doesn't exist, they did however say they will probably bring out a lte version of the phone for asia,europe,america etc.
Thanks !
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Burn
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Go BlackBerry! Sell, Sell, Sell!
Hope to see it selling in Egypt
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And I do hope that they focus more on widening the user base.. I mean, they don't overprice it BlackBerry.. keep it at 190 USD tops
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