BlackBerry Classic pre-order started price at $449, Ship on December 17

BlackBerry has started pre-order for BlackBerry Classic, its company’s latest high ended smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard. BlackBerry Classic has a 3.5-inch touch screen display. It is the largest display ever on a QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone. Its run BlackBerry OS 10.3.1. It has HSPA+/ LTE connectivity support a nano SIM card.

This will require you to purchase it unlocked, however - there's no contract-signing with a carrier involved. Also, because it's made for GSM carriers, it won't work on Verizon, Sprint, or US Cellular.

The BlackBerry Classic is now available for pre-order from the official BlackBerry Shop in the U.S. for US$ 449, in UK for 349 GBP and in France and Germany for 429 Euros. It is expected to ship mid-December 2014.