You're paying $250 extra for a track pad and tool belt
- The Q10 was being sold on the blackberry website recently for $199, it shares almost all the same components of the Classic besides the outward appearance. So now that is it priced at $450 we are essentially paying $250 for;
- slightly bigger sized phone
- track pad and tool belt (prob costs $2-3 bucks wholesale to add to the phone)
- slightly different material on the back
- marketing which makes people stupid and helps them justify paying $250 additional dollars for a track pad. As much as I want to like the Classic I can't justify it at that price point and the fact the track pad doesn't light up and they call it a classic when the best selling phone and most legendary model is the Bold 9900 which has a track pad that lights up yet this one doesn't and it gets the Classic name justification? Bad call Blackberry.
I'm hoping an updated model of this phone gets released and I will only get it when it drops into the $200-300 dollar range because getting it any higher is just plain stupid once you run a pro/con analysis of what the phone is compared to the Q10.12-13-14 05:50 PMLike 0 - 12-13-14 06:04 PMLike 14
- Doesn't justify a $250 price increase.
- The raw material cost of a bigger battery is dirt cheap this is evident in portable battery chargers.
- The screen is bigger causing more battery juice to be sucked out so what becomes a 30% increase in battery over the Q10 will most likely translate to a 10-15% increase in battery life.12-13-14 06:05 PMLike 0 -
Not hating on BB because I'm a big fan myself and I will eventually get this phone I just can't justify it or their decision making processes.Maxxxpower and Dominick079 like this.12-13-14 06:07 PMLike 2 - I like the bigger screen, plus it's called the classic - boom, end of story. Isn't the screen also lcd? The q10 screen looked like complete garbage. It's not oled vs lcd situation since the samsung phones use oled and look great. Classic screen looks more akin to passport, rather than q10. Def an upgrade. Hopefully it performs as well too...JuriKo likes this.12-13-14 06:10 PMLike 1
- The Q10 was being sold on the blackberry website recently for $199, it shares almost all the same components of the Classic besides the outward appearance. So now that is it priced at $450 we are essentially paying $250 for;
- slightly bigger sized phone
- track pad and tool belt (prob costs $2-3 bucks wholesale to add to the phone)
- slightly different material on the back
As much as I want to like the Classic I can't justify it at that price point and the fact the track pad doesn't light up and they call it a classic when the best selling phone and most legendary model is the Bold 9900 which has a track pad that lights up yet this one doesn't and it gets the Classic name justification? Bad call Blackberry.
Unless you actually want to have a BB10 phone with classic features, then you don't really care about the price being a "con". You care that you....FINALLY....have the phone you've been waiting for. OR, unless you just wait for the price to drop like it does on all phones.12-13-14 06:12 PMLike 0 - Some see value in some things others do not.
That comes with any product. It doesn't necessarily have to be a revolutionary product. It just has to be a bit better.
You don't have to buy it. And frankly, no one cares if you do.
Did you associate improved productivity for consumers? R&D for OS development?
Don't tell me the 2nd was is inexpensive
Posted via CB1012-13-14 06:14 PMLike 2 - Some see value in some things others do not.
That comes with any product. It doesn't necessarily have to be a revolutionary product. It just has to be a bit better.
You don't have to buy it. And frankly, no one cares if you do.
Did you associate improved productivity for consumers? R&D for OS development?
Don't tell me the 2nd was is inexpensive
Posted via CB1012-13-14 06:16 PMLike 0 - personally i fear that the apps wont support the trackpad. if thats the case, then no point of it at all... back in the day i didnt have to worry about that, as all the phones had the trackpad, but now this would be 1 phone out of 8 now... i hope at least it will act as a possible gesture input in case of apps that dont support it directly12-13-14 06:26 PMLike 0
- Under the OP's logic... if I Ford brings out a new 2015 model then they should charge the same price as the 2014 model sells for now.....even though there are rarely that many differences between the two.,,,,, Same with TV.... paid 950 dollars for my 55 inch Plasma in 2013.... next years model came out in around 3 months.... my 2013 model dropped $300 to $650.... newer model came in at just over 1,000 dollars.... guess Samsung should have retailed the newer model at the reduced price......never understand how people do not understand basic commerce.... you pay a premium for the latest and the greatest of anything.....12-13-14 06:27 PMLike 4
- personally i fear that the apps wont support the trackpad. if thats the case, then no point of it at all... back in the day i didnt have to worry about that, as all the phones had the trackpad, but now this would be 1 phone out of 8 now... i hope at least it will act as a possible gesture input in case of apps that dont support it directly12-13-14 06:28 PMLike 0
- The Q10 was being sold on the blackberry website recently for $199, it shares almost all the same components of the Classic besides the outward appearance. So now that is it priced at $450 we are essentially paying $250 for;
- slightly bigger sized phone
- track pad and tool belt (prob costs $2-3 bucks wholesale to add to the phone)
- slightly different material on the back
- marketing which makes people stupid and helps them justify paying $250 additional dollars for a track pad. As much as I want to like the Classic I can't justify it at that price point and the fact the track pad doesn't light up and they call it a classic when the best selling phone and most legendary model is the Bold 9900 which has a track pad that lights up yet this one doesn't and it gets the Classic name justification? Bad call Blackberry.
I'm hoping an updated model of this phone gets released and I will only get it when it drops into the $200-300 dollar range because getting it any higher is just plain stupid once you run a pro/con analysis of what the phone is compared to the Q10.
Loved my q10 but the screen size often got in the way. The classic is as wide as my z30 which I use mostly in portrait anyway.
So now I get to go back to my q10 WITH a better build, a bigger screen, a bigger keyboard, toolbelt, etc etc. Please .... take my money. I know people who spend 250 on dinner or after a night in Vegas. My phone is the most used thing I have. 250 is nothing.
My girl just spent 70 bucks on 2 pairs of sweatpants that she will likely wear for a few more months before they end up in the bottom of the drawer. Don't over think these things. If the phone makes you happy, get it.
PS. Haha marketing!
Posted via CB1012-13-14 06:32 PMLike 2 - The Q10 was being sold on the blackberry website recently for $199, it shares almost all the same components of the Classic besides the outward appearance. So now that is it priced at $450 we are essentially paying $250 for;
- slightly bigger sized phone
- track pad and tool belt (prob costs $2-3 bucks wholesale to add to the phone)
- slightly different material on the back
- marketing which makes people stupid and helps them justify paying $250 additional dollars for a track pad. As much as I want to like the Classic I can't justify it at that price point and the fact the track pad doesn't light up and they call it a classic when the best selling phone and most legendary model is the Bold 9900 which has a track pad that lights up yet this one doesn't and it gets the Classic name justification? Bad call Blackberry.
I'm hoping an updated model of this phone gets released and I will only get it when it drops into the $200-300 dollar range because getting it any higher is just plain stupid once you run a pro/con analysis of what the phone is compared to the Q10.HighFlight88 and mk2234 like this.12-13-14 06:41 PMLike 2 -
Just like cars that continue to have the same sized engines year after year, but upgrade other things that make operating them more appealing.anon6040766 and HighFlight88 like this.12-13-14 06:48 PMLike 2 -
Now, to many, the classic features really ate worth $250.
Posted via CB1012-13-14 07:57 PMLike 0 - **** it.
If we are going to be realistic, BlackBerry 10 phones are more expensive than alternative Windows and Android phones that carry more apps and better developer support. So we are also over paying extra for a phone with no more greater specs than other alternative brands. So saying "BlackBerry Classic is the same specs as the BlackBerry Q10" is no more different than other Android and Windows options.
Posted via CB1012-13-14 08:11 PMLike 0 - The Q10 was being sold on the blackberry website recently for $199, it shares almost all the same components of the Classic besides the outward appearance. So now that is it priced at $450 we are essentially paying $250 for;
- slightly bigger sized phone
- track pad and tool belt (prob costs $2-3 bucks wholesale to add to the phone)
- slightly different material on the back
- marketing which makes people stupid and helps them justify paying $250 additional dollars for a track pad. As much as I want to like the Classic I can't justify it at that price point and the fact the track pad doesn't light up and they call it a classic when the best selling phone and most legendary model is the Bold 9900 which has a track pad that lights up yet this one doesn't and it gets the Classic name justification? Bad call Blackberry.
I'm hoping an updated model of this phone gets released and I will only get it when it drops into the $200-300 dollar range because getting it any higher is just plain stupid once you run a pro/con analysis of what the phone is compared to the Q10.12-13-14 08:34 PMLike 4 - You forgot 2 features: anti-luminescent coating on the trackpad and the awesome box.
BEST. QWERTY. EVER.Maxxxpower likes this.12-13-14 08:59 PMLike 1
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