The BlackBerry Q5 has been officially announced at the Canadian firm's annual Live conference in Orlando after numerous leaks and rumours, promising to bring BlackBerry 10 in at a more affordable price point.
Eyebrows were raised when BlackBerry's first two handsets to sport the new BB10 OS, the Z10 and Q10, both carried premium price tags, but initial fears seem to have been laid to rest with the arrival of the Q5.
Sporting the firms trademark QWERTY keyboard the noticeably plastic BlackBerry Q5 has been given the isolated buttons found on the firm's later Curve range of handsets, marking it out as a cheaper option.
Update: In terms of specs the BlackBerry Q5 will sport a 3.1-inch LCD display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, 5MP rear camera, front facing camera, 4G connectivity and a 2100mAh battery.
Young people are the future
The BlackBerry Q5 could be the handset which sees BB10 get into the hands of the masses as it will look to capitalise on the youth market which were so receptive of the low cost, BBM-enabled Curve range.
At the moment there's no word on the BlackBerry Q5 release date or price, but it will start rolling out to select markets with a focus on emgerging markets this summer.
We've got our mitts on the new budget BlackBerry soon, so why not check out our hands-on BlackBerry Q5 review.