[jafrul]

today is the launching event for Blackberry 10.

so far, it was confirmed that after the launching, we could order the phone with contract as per detail:

BlackBerry Z10 will be available from 9th March with Maxis and pre-registration program starts from 21st Feb.

Celcom and DiGi will launch later on 8th April.

BlackBerry Z10 Recommended Retail Price(RRP) is going for RM2188.

rejoice Malaysians...

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edit: add RRP

[Dapper37]

Interesting news, im currently at KLIA and was checking on availability. No answers. Sounds like 2.5 weeks then.

[jafrul]

Interesting news, im currently at KLIA and was checking on availability. No answers. Sounds like 2.5 weeks then.

sounds the same... have to wait a little while before we get our hands pn them...
and looks like maxis is winning the rest of the carriers by having the opportunity to sell the device one month earlier...

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[untagani]

Finally..

[Tim-ANC]

Congratulations Malaysia!

[jafrul]

Congratulations Malaysia!

i hope this phone will bring more people back to blackberry.
too many notes n s3 laying around.....
and with competitive price, i hope it does.

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[badiyee]

Very uncompetitive pricing. Very uncompetitive.

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[AT_Nepal]

$700 USD? that's not a bad price. its a LOT of money, but an iphone is about that much too...

[jafrul]

Very uncompetitive pricing. Very uncompetitive.

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for comparison of top malaysian smartphone prices...

blackberry Z10 - rm2188
Samsung GS3 - rm 2020
Samsung note2 - rm2215
iphone 5 - rm2279
htc one x plus - rm1930
nokia 920 - rm1809

i guess malaysian have to get used to expensive phones, though...

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[AT_Nepal]

for comparison of top malaysian smartphone prices...

blackberry Z10 - rm2188
Samsung GS3 - rm 2020
Samsung note2 - rm2215
iphone 5 - rm2279
htc one x plus - rm1930
nokia 920 - rm1809

i guess malaysian have to get used to expensive phones, though...

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wow, a 920 is only rm1809? not bad.... I suppose that does put the Z10 at 120$ more expensive, which is substantial!

[badiyee]

Anything priced above RM2000 is a premium product, and has to behave like one.

Its not that I rue BlackBerry's new offering (I wish I could buy one) but they should have kept prices at least 15% lower, sub RM2000 price range. It would draw a lot of mindshare. Instead they decided to price it on par with other flagship devices.

Okay, I understand higher pricing denotes high class exclusivity, but this is downright ridiculous. Yes, BB10 has so much of win (in terms of upgrades vs legacy OS) that it makes Android 4.1 upgrade from 2.3 looks pale. Yes. But to pay for such premium is definitely not worth it.

I remember I paid a certain RM1800-1900 for BB Torch 9800. If you ask me, another RM2k for this upgrade, doesn't sound so fair when there are Android phones that were within Torch's time, yet have upgrades to ICS and JB.

They should have lowered the price to be ultra competitive.

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[Neely2005]

Why should the price be lower in Malaysia than the rest of the world?



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[jafrul]

Why should the price be lower in Malaysia than the rest of the world?



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Lol. Agree.

Why should it be lower? I think the price of the Z10 in Malaysia is reasonable compared to the rest of it's competitors...

[AT_Nepal]

Lol. Agree.

Why should it be lower? I think the price of the Z10 in Malaysia is reasonable compared to the rest of it's competitors...

I don't think he said Z10 should be lower in Malaysia only.

[jafrul]

got my hand on the RED and the rest of the Z10 at the fan event last night...

outstanding device... now, we just have to wait for another few weeks before we get our hands on it..
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thanks blackberry for the free gifts..
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[Clinto]

That phone looks awesome!! Congratulations Jafrul!!

[Tim-ANC]

Very Nice!

[vzinside]

So now I have to hate Malaysia too. Thanks BlackBerry!

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[Tim-ANC]

So now I have to hate Malaysia too. Thanks BlackBerry!

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Lighten up. It's their party.

[badiyee]

Didn't say that only in Malaysia.

Ultimately they should go for a more aggressive pricing. Didn't see it happening.

Sigh.

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[jafrul]

So now I have to hate Malaysia too. Thanks BlackBerry!

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lol... we, just like the rest, are just the test pilots... you guys will receive the complete and finished planes... lighten up....

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[feelmie]

Congrats to all of you and welcome into the BB10 frat.

[toujours_frais]

Did the Malaysians go nuts?

[jafrul]

Did the Malaysians go nuts?

definitely....
full house at the main event.
the fans event which was invited-only event got everyone buzzing to the demo Z10s.

don't know about the pre-booked, but majority of my friends are talking about switching. though, most will still keep their GS3 or note2. not many iphone users though.. bet they'll switch when they see more on the streets..


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[BBNation]

any news on Malasia numbers, pre-orders, sells??