RIM BlackBerry Q5

The Q5 is made for young BlackBerry wannabes. It comes with the same-as-Q10 3.1-inch 768x768 pixels screen, slower 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 5-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front-facing one, full QWERTY keyboard and just 8GB of internal storage (that can further expanded with microSD cards).

RIM BLACKBERRY Q5 SPECIFICATIONS

DISPLAY

• Screen size: 3.1 inch (101.60 mm)
• Resolution: Other - 768 X 768
• Type: Super AMOLED
• Touch screen: Multi-touch (Capactive)

SIZE & WEIGHT

• Height: 120.0 mm (4.84 inch)
• Width: 66.0 mm (2.68 inch)
• Depth: 10.8 mm (0.47 inch)
• Weight: 120.0 g

CONNECTIVITY & WIRELESS

• Wi-Fi: Yes (802.11b/g/n)
• Wi-Fi Encryption: WEP, WPA, WPA2
• Bluetooth 3.0
• Computer Sync supported: Yes

CAMERA

• Resolution: 5.0 megapixels
• Camera Features:
  • Records video
  • Auto focus
  • Digital zoom
  • Flash
  • Contact pictures
  • Geo-tagging (location)
• Secondary Camera: Yes 2.0 megapixels

OTHER FEATURES

• Flight Mode: Yes
• NFC or RFID payment: Yes
• TTY / TDD: Yes
• TV-out: Yes

HARDWARE

• CPU: 1200 MHz
• RAM: 2048 MB
• USB: 2.0 [Mass Storage Device, Charging]
• microUSB

BATTERY & POWER

• Battery type: Li-ion
• Capacity: 2180 mAh

RIM co-founder Mike Lazaridis stepping down from BlackBerry

RIM co-founder Mike Lazaridis is stepping down from his positions at BlackBerry. After Thorsten Heins took over as CEO, Lazaridis stayed on at BlackBerry as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors and a Director for the company.

“With the launch of BlackBerry 10, I believe I have fulfilled my commitment to the Board,” Lazaridis said. “Thorsten and his team did an excellent job in completing BlackBerry 10. We have a great deal of which to be proud. I believe I am leaving the company in good hands. I remain a huge fan of BlackBerry and, of course, wish the company and its people well.”

Lazaridis will be leaving BlackBerry effective  May 1st to focus on his newest venture, Quantum Valley Investments.