This could be make or break for the Smartphone maker Blackberry, keep your eye's glued to this worldwide Smartphone news channel, for more info in to wheather Blackberry fail's or wins the battle to stay afloat.
BlackBerry has launched the Z3, a low-cost smartphone for emerging markets, as it looks to revive struggling sales.
The handset, unveiled at a glitzy launch event in the Indonesian capital, is the first in a line of devices being made with FIH Mobile, a unit of Foxconn, best known for assembling gadgets like iPhones and iPads for Apple.
If the market doesn't receive this product well, then we definitely have some negative issues to deal with
The success of the 5in handset retailing for less than $200 could well decide the outcome of both BlackBerry's tie-up with the contract manufacturing giant and its own future in smartphones. The Z3 Jakarta Edition will hit store shelves on 15 May.
"If this device allows them to grow again, even if it's just small, steady growth, that's a success in itself. That says there is still room for BlackBerry in Indonesia," said Ryan Lai, market analyst at consultancy IDC.
The Z3 is the first phone to be launched by BlackBerry since new CEO John Chen took the helm late last year. It's initially being launched in Indonesia, but will be gradually introduced in other markets as well.
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