Earlier this month at MWC 2015, BlackBerry unveiled their latest handset in the form of the BlackBerry Leap and for those who are shopping about for a new smartphone but don’t want to spend too much, you might be interested to learn that BlackBerry has recently begun to accept pre-orders for the handset.
Pre-orders of the handset can be made via the company’s ShopBlackBerry website and will be limited to a few countries at launch. This includes the US, UK, and Germany, all of whom will be joining France in which customers in the country were able to pre-order the handset starting last week on the 26th of March.
The handset is priced at a rather affordable $275 so like we said, if you’re shopping on a budget and want the latest BlackBerry 10 handset, then perhaps the BlackBerry Leap might be the phone for you. Pricing and availability for other countries are expected to be announced in the coming weeks, so if you don’t see your country in the list yet, fret not as it should be coming soon.
As a quick recap for those who might have missed the earlier announcement, the handset will come with a 5-inch HD display and will come with an 8MP rear-facing camera, a 2MP front-facing camera, a 2,800mAh battery and will run on BlackBerry OS 10.3.1. For US customers, it has been noted on the pre-order page that the handset will not work with US Cellular, Sprint, or Verizon, leaving AT&T and T-Mobile as your only carriers of choice.
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