The BlackBerry Z3 is a
touchscreen
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smartphone
A smartphone is a portable computer device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, whic ...
developed by
BlackBerry
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. Announced in February 2014, it is the first BlackBerry phone produced in partnership with
Foxconn
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. Adopting a similar appearance and dimensions as
BlackBerry Z30
The BlackBerry Z30 is a high-end 4G touchscreen smartphone developed by BlackBerry. Announced on September 18, 2013, it succeeds the Z10 as the second totally touchscreen device to run the BlackBerry 10 operating system (and the first with vers ...
, Z3 is designed to be an entry-level version of Z30. It was released on May 13, 2014 in
Jakarta. To celebrate the first BlackBerry phone designed for Indonesian market, there is a limited edition called "Jakarta Edition" available.
On July 3, 2014 BlackBerry released the Z3 in India.
It has since been released to Malaysia, Philippines and some African markets.
Development
During the development phase of this phone, it was assigned the codename "Jakarta".
See also
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BlackBerry 10
BlackBerry 10 is a discontinued proprietary mobile operating system for the BlackBerry line of smartphones, both developed by BlackBerry Limited (formerly Research In Motion). BlackBerry 10 is based on QNX, a Unix-like operating system that was ...
*
List of BlackBerry 10 devices
This is a list of all devices running the discontinued BlackBerry 10 operating system. The company's later devices, starting in the fall of 2015 with the BlackBerry Priv, use the Android operating system instead.
Smartphones Mid-range
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References
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Z3
Mobile phones introduced in 2014
Discontinued smartphones