Unboxing a BRAND NEW sealed BlackBerry Classic in 2023! Should you buy one?
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After January 4 of 2022 you can find lots of BlackBerry OS 10 phones at a good price, as many people think the BlackBerry smartphones are useless now (thanks, stupid journalists). Ok, ok, in the US they may be useless 🙂
I bought this forgotten BlackBerry Classic for US $129 and it’s in perfect condition as it was never really used. In other words, saved it from oblivion (and turning in a e-waste).
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HOW TO ACTIVATE BlackBerry OS 10 phone in 2024:
• How to ACTIVATE old Bl...
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UPDATE: I have solved the battery drain problem! I think from the beginning the reason of battery drain was my local cellular carrier (3Mob, it's a Ukrainian virtual network operator). The thing is, because it's a virtual operator, my SIM always switched between different networks (and used 'domestic roaming'), searching signal and thus draining the battery. Once I switched SIM cards and boom! ..no battery drain whatsoever.
Some say that it may be helpful to calibrate your battery (especially if your BlackBerry stays at 0% for a long time). Here’s more about this: forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...
UPDATE 2: I actually manage to get BlackBerry Blend to work, which is still useful for transferring (small) files, for example. What's more, there's also possible to use USB Mass Storage Mode (can be enabled in Settings - Storage and Access - Access using USB), which allows to transfer data directly from SD card to PC and vice versa.
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Huge archive of BlackBerry 10 apps and games!
1 - lunarproject.org/archive/Blac...
2 - bbstore.vercel.app
Dropbox client ("Basket"), call recorder, and the only working youtube client (partly functional) are here
3 - docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
exFAT driver is here
Sachesi - github.com/xsacha/Sachesi/rel...
Of course, it won’t find any OS updates for you as the needed BlackBerry servers are no longer. But you can still use this great utility to import .bar files and manipulate apps.
#blackberry #blackberryclassic #blackberry2024
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00:00 Intro
00:22 Unboxing
02:01 All Classic models
02:43 Accessories (Leather Pocket review)
03:49 Does it work in 2023?
04:26 Negatives: Activation process
05:08 Old battery (needs replacement)
06:04 Annoying system notification
07:03 Overall performance
08:22 No BBM
08:37 Outdated browser
10:02 Limited VPN support
10:18 Battery drain (solution found)
11:58 Switching languages
12:39 The largest loss with switched off severs
13:14 File transferring problems (no Link/Blend)
13:43 Whimsical LED, no auto-brightness switch
14:05 Weird UI things
15:13 Trackpad selection is always shown
15:39 Android apps' permissions
15:46 No custom options for contact groups
16:12 Positives: Call quality
16:38 Still can find native apps&games
17:15 Organizer functionality still works
17:44 FM radio! (believe me, it can be useful)
18:24 Trackpad aesthetics
19:30 Advanced features (were unique at the time)
19:46 LED notifications
20:07 Good UI things
20:17 This Classic model itself
20:57 Conclusions - Věda a technologie
Quick BATTERY update: I think from the beginning the reason of battery drain was my local cellular carrier (3Mob, it's a Ukrainian virtual network operator). The thing is, because it's a virtual operator, my SIM always switched between different networks (and used 'domestic roaming'), searching signal and thus draining the battery. Once I switched SIM cards and boom! ..no battery drain whatsoever.
Happy end!
This was a dream phone for pretty much everyone in the 2000s, a flagship everyone wanted.
My first Blackberry was the Porsche Design P’9983 because that was the hype back then at our school. 😅
@@gustav_a.mozumder2011 I thought having a nokia was cool
@@yyhillel 🤣
If you too studied at Collège Alpin Beau Soleil International then you’d understand the pressure to fit in among everyone else.
@@gustav_a.mozumder2011 I still have pressure to fit in my class lol
dream when I was kid since my parent won’t bought me any expensive phone when I was kid (I broke phone a lot) and still dream right now since it is really hard to find it new sealed on box in my country’s marketplace
I was a hardware design engineer on this phone. Love it, still use it. ☺
Hardware?! Please help me my BB passport is having some issues with volume decrease button. Pressing automatically. It didn't dropped or tampered. It's in mint condition. I was also using it. A month back suddenly this problem arised. Factory reset done a couple of times. But still the problem is not solved. No one works on this phone iny current City. 😒
I still have it and using daily❤
@@phoenix5972 🤣 not a mechanic bro
Stick a Fork in it
Such a well built device. Just recharged mine. It feels incredibly premium.
I still miss my BlackBerry. I loved that phone back in the day. Nothing feels like a BB. Solid, balanced phone. So many memories …
did you get the BlackBerry KeyOne?
@@SwirlyJoe no. But I did have the Storm one and two. Both were terrible phones 😂. Blackberry Classic was my favorite.
Same here!
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@@SwirlyJoe I'm watching this vid on my blackberry keyone. I absolutely love this phone. I despise touch screen keyboards!
If Blackberry made a comeback I would be on board. Nothing like those Blackberry/BBM days!
i am holding onto my BB key 1. 6 years and 9 months so far , it works perfectly fine for me though it takes an hour to get a full charge, which is expected but still . But the classic is somewhere in the drawers . its the battery that is near impossible to find in the market
@@PHlophehave you tried aliexpress ?
NAH they will just NOT came back.... and since they won't offer all tool of all device to juste trying to revive all of them... they just decided to KIll entirely all phone they made....
Blackberry needs to come back with a 2024 5G Blackberry Classic with a boatload of features and a LOT of the old classic features we love for say...$299 with 128gb storage and 6gb ram. since it doesn't really need a whole lot for the OS.
BB already dead. Last phones they released is in 2018. They focused on software for the past few years but I never heard about software they did
Wasn't it 2020@@arx117
I’d 100% buy this if it was fully supported. Love it.
@@hyper-novaa i checked it. doesn't know the existance of this brand. nice, but not beautiful as the BB
@MyMomSayNoDota it looks really nice in person, and it comes with Android 10 😁
And me!
Same here, pretty boring with all same screen phone,i need physical Qwerty and touch phone
@hyper-novaa it looks ugly though unlike the BB which look super premium
Ahhhh… That’s nostalgic feeling.. this is my fav phone till date.. I have used bold, Porsche, Q5, Q10 and after classic even I had used Passport and keyone..
but the way I loved this phone.. nothing can even compare..
I just wish BB to come back..
At least like Nokia..
classic is and was always CLASSIC..
Unfortunately for BB, that it couldn’t match or compete as per the growing markets..
But trust me, loyalists like us do exist.. we watch all the videos, whether it’s fake or concept or like
the theme of this video..
There are people who wants BB to come back.. Though we all know how BB suffered or downgraded..but we have always loved you..
I am very much with you dear... still wishing it will come back.
I have been using iPhone for years, but still remember having a BB. This the only phone that I would switch to from iPhone, if they’d ever make a comeback. I would want it with a physical keyboard though, just for the hell of it
a keyboard case for iphone just came out called clicks
Owned one back in 2015, paid $599 AUD. Attracted by its awesome design, however the system itself was not able to undertake daily use even back then, many daily apps were not supported by Blackberry OS and I was forced to use the Android mode but it was really slow on Classic. I had to take my iPhone with me as a backup. After 3 months I finally decided to completely switch back to iPhone. However still a good memory.
That’s exactly where it all went wrong. 🥲
Iphone 😑😑😑
Very nice. I’ve always loved the Blackberry lineup. Professional, business-oriented, polished, and serious. I like that.
The blackberry q10 was my very first smartphone. I loved every bit of it. Qwerty and touch gave me the best of both worlds. The notifications came ultra fast and emailing was so easy. Newer phones had edge panels now but back then only bb had that tech. The headphone cord was groundbreaking. The material felt posh and luxurious and the keypad felt nice to the senses. It was the perfect size too. I can use it with one hand and i would never get hand pain from using it for too long. What i disliked about it (after the proliferation of google play) was dev abandonment. There was little to no support for mainstream apps like twitter and facebook on the bb os environment
:(
Still dreaming of a Q10 running android with updated specs.
I used two Q10s since 2014 and retired both a couple of weeks ago. They didn't do BBM nor WhatsApp anymore for more than one year, their CZcams became very basic, very crude unreplaceable browser, endless and very irksome requests for BB ID authentication for nothing, incomplete email service, BB World worse than ever, swollen batteries in both, etc. Had enough of them, but RIM is to blame, not the Q10s themselves.
I still use Curves, 9220 and 9320 on a daily basis. As plain communicators they're cheap and very good phones and meanwhile allow my Samsung to save battery. I carry both.
Thank you for the video. I still have my classic stuff in a box along with my other blackberries. Man those were the days
It was one of my favorite BlackBerry ever. Should be great to see the Classic on Android 13
almost impossible .. that hardware can't handle too much process running on android 13 is inevitable.. but doable upgrading the bb10 os' android runtime atleast to 4.4 (kitkat)
I have watched a lot of BB-related videos, and I think that this was easily the best. Very useful. Thanks for making this video.
It's a shame blackberry went out of market and withdrew this beautiful phone .. making necessary changes with softwares would have kept this Alive and Superior
No question about it, i would still buy that BlackBerry Classic. I still have BlackBerry Bold & 8520. Great phone and love it's design.
How gorgeous display it was! And super fast touch response
I never owned a blackberry when they were in their prime. It hurts me I never did 😢
Damn, I was thinking about my Blackberry Z3 this morning and now I'm getting recommended Blackberry videos 😱😱
What a great phone. Solid as a brick. Really miss it.
It' still my dream phone hope to collect all blackberry phones
I still can't believe that Blackberry can fail. I see Blackberry OS and their products have as much potential as Apple does now. Blackberry OS is very good, organized, and Blackberry OS Very fast, smooth. Blackberry OS does not need large RAM like iOS.
I can't believe blackberry doesn't exist
It's because the privacy settings are so good and Google can't live with that as a monopoly on most apps and social media
Blackberry was pretty much targeting completely niche audience when it comes to Smartphones market business people that want security,physical keyboard,email etc those people either doesn’t exist anymore or just used Iphone.And most people that used Smartphones wants powerful specs,Great advanced camera,more apps and games,More screen resolution and oled panel that Blackberry cant provide.Blackberry is very similar situation to Nokia refuse to change and evolve and stuck on their old ways.
Yep, and it even had true, pre-emptive multitasking, unlike Android and iOS which have re-invented the wheel of the damned cooperative multitasking and marketed it as emperor's new clothes.
Never understood why they can’t get it together
The Android market flushed them down the toilet. Why you ask? Because they scared the crap out of bigger companies like Samsung and Apple.
I have a z10 as my bedside table alarm clock. Don't understand how you didn't mention the best looking feature of BB10 (alarm). In z10 case, real black screen, red clock, and calm transitions to alarm ringing... beautiful.
Well, you're right, but as far as alarm uses dark colours it is best on OLED display, while Classic has IPS
@@Bohdan_HI-TECH true...that Z10 screen was ahead if it's time also... Other thing I loved was the keyboard autocompletion...
I loved mine. I wish I never got rid of it. It was such a good device and was a pleasure to use. If they could only make it like this again and either bring back the bb10 os or just straight android. I’d gladly pay for that.
That homekey directional slide was probably my fav innovation for me.
I still remember when my grandfather got his blackberry bold and I was maybe 8 or 9. It was something different and more prestigious than the Nokia phones, which were more common in that era and I'm 25 now still blackberry is something but bit outdated. They should definetly make some phones again!
The most satisfying keyboard and accurate. Proud to be apart of that Era. 3.5 mm headphones and micro SD support. That was most wanted cell phone besides the razor.
I still use a Q20 and works perfectly for me in Canada.
LTE calls - Volte works seamlessly with Fido and the battery stands for 2 days with average use!
😄
Can I still use Spotify on BB Classic? and WhatsApp?
I had (still have + a sealed “back-up”) this phone in the blue color and loved it so much. No carrier supports them anymore though.
I still remember my Curve 8520 bought for me by my aunt, when I was still in University in 2011.
I'm still using a BB 9900 White. Love it!
Can you still call and message on it? I heard bb’s cant be used anymore
@@ayesha-zafarsheikh146 did u watch the video
For the engraving which give you a feel of scratch keyboard - never thought of it, but may be the case! My last Blackberry (before switching to iPhone, hehe) was Bold 9900, and it didn't have Cyrillic letters. Instead, I learned blind typing, which I believe I could still do today in 2023.
This phone is like a dream phone to me 2 years ago coz aside its durability its so easy to carry and it looks cute and illegant.
Can I still use Spotify on BB Classic? and WhatsApp?
Still using as my second phone always love it
I had the Bold 9700 back in the day. One of my all time favorites. Last one I had before switching to iPhone.
i use my key2 ...... loved the clasic in 2015............. Hope BB finds a new manufacturer
We need more such phones with 5G connectivity.
phones today are really awesome machines but the Feeling, the touch, the general sensation was incredible, I miss my Blackberry phones really bad some times.
I still have this classic blackberry up until today and still in mint condition
The BB bold 9700 touch was the best looking most premium feeling phone ever... wish they still had support and i'd happily swap my galaxy for one without a second thought - but then i had the same feeling for the Nokia 6500 metal slide until i sourced a mint condition one; it wasn't as good as i remembered lol so maybe i'll just keep my galaxy
I still use a blackberry as my second phone.. i have a curve 9380 and a z10.. i use them alternatively , save their battery from overcharge and swelling.... and i still love them.. we are the BlackBerry boys😎
Can I still use Spotify on BB Classic? and WhatsApp?
Great phone!! I am still using the Key2 it's fast and never had any problem with it sadly no android 9 update. Some apps aren't working anymore, like banking so I use a Pixel6a it's nice but nothing beat my Key2 :) BlackBerry come back!!!!!!!
In the mid 2000s I had in in highschool lol everyone had it and it was cool to have it
I still have mine. The build quality is amazing still.
Hi, this is a missing and amazing video! Thanks! Every minute was an experience. Do you know an application that can be used to filter calls? Automatically reject hidden callers?
Thanks! You could try finding BlockIt or BuzzOff, the latter can be downloaded from this list: mega.nz/folder/kQ4wCBoR#1Z3RWg_D8PjgPLqVEvoicQ
what a satisfying UI ! They should have launch this kind of phones.
I was using my 9900 daily up until 2018. I had it in my pocket at work, it overheated and it died on me. It still hurts me to this day, RIP BB9900❤
Still use my BB9320 curve and still going - love that thing
Really? That awesome! Does it run social media apps like IG & Pinterest?
I did find a way for it to run opera mini and a gps - and install any .jar program for games and apps - it’s just there are so little of them left - but I found a discord group that gives like a few more so that’s good - I haven’t tried Pinterest yet but CZcams kinda works even though it says update to android 4.0 even though I’m a blackberry 😂 but we’ll see how it goes
i like blackberry phones so much that i am using a unihertz titan pocket with a keyboard.
hopefully one day we get a beast of a phone with good specs the same size of this blackberry classic
I still don't get why Blackberry stopped making phones. This was the best Enterprise phone and had( still has) very dedicated customers, over the entire world..No phone today can compete with its user experience.. Hard to explain to those who never used a Blackberry with keyboard and its amazing BBOS.
Still using the Blackbberry Passport, as far as it is usable. I can't lay it in a drawer. Feels like picture of your first gf you still love and want a picture of in your pocket, just for the memories you're fond of..even when the color washes of after all those years..Sighhh
I had one blackberry which was my first phone it’s battery and security was best and fun part it’s touch button ❤
No, enough for 4 years with me, now time to move it to my mini museum 🎉. Thanks becoming a part of my campus life
My favorite phone. It's really a shame blackberry stopped making phones. I think in the near future there will be a comeback for these type of devices. Like just a few days back, I bought a CAT S22 flip phone that runs Android. And I find that there are others who are buying them as well.
You have made a blackberry phone unboxing video. Your channel has been subscribed by me.❤
I’ve got two of these babies. One is brand new and other one I used for many years. Still have bb passport as well. But unfortunately they are outdated now and can only be used as burner phones
Best phone ever made. Hands down. Still own mine and I miss using it.
I had this phone and I so liked it!!
Watching this video keeping it in charging ❤❤❤
I was one of the original beta testers of the z10 and q10 in 2012. The z10 had Verizon and the q10 was AT&T. At the time I was driving cross country. With maps and was checking if the signal was lost, heating up, app crashing etc., these were solid phones for the time. Then in 2014 I was asked to also beta test this phone before it was released but I declined. Biggest regret of my life. At the time there was a variant that had Android as the OS. Might be getting confused with the Passport Silver edition.
My first phone was a light purple Blackberry Curve. I miss those days
DOES THE TOUCHPAD STILL WORKS PERFECTLY? OR WAS IT SAYING NEEDED AND UPDATE? I MISSED MY BB KEY2
I would really like this for a work phone mainly for composing emails but am I right in thinking this cannot run things like Teams? Is it on BBOS or Android OS and so could I use most MS apps?
It can’t unfortunately 😔✌🏻
The white phone looks brilliant.
It's a beautiful design and still beautiful today, classic and classy. What phones should still be like today. I feel sorry for those who may never have held or used a phone like this.
I have been using a Q5 since 2014. It's amazing, small, compact, and pocket-sized. Unfortunately, it doesn't have 4G, but it's not a big problem as long as WhatsApp works. I would pay a fortune to have the same phone with a more updated Android emulator
Does whatsapp still works?
I'm confused. I have a Q5 and it definitely has 4g
@@northernswedenstories1028 some version have 4g, some do not.
same here...only fatal flaw is the display that can become unresponsive. this bricked my last standing Q5...best smartphone ever
Can I still use Spotify on BB Classic? and WhatsApp?
Its a great phone both in terms of design and performance . Excellent corporate phone of that time . Use it from 2016 to 2018 . Whatsapp working fine in it at that time
I'm still using a keyone as secondary phone... Enjoying the nostalgy... And wishing tech would go back... Instead of going full speed to some scary directions.
Cheers
I miss blackberry it brings tears to my eyes I miss them so much 😥
I was issued a blackberry classic by my former employer as a support phone. The version I have is non-cam as we are in a secured work area that does nit allow camera phones inside
a big thanks man.
The 3g here in Australia still works fine on these
Back in 2010’s it would be fun if Blackberry team up with Windows Phone OS.
One of the best phone we need couple brand again with new technologies not only apple or samsung
Go and buy a different branded phone then!
I wish there was still room for BlackBerry, I loved all my phones.
I miss those so much.
To this day my BlackBerry Bold is my all time favorite phone. There’s something about a rollerball and physical keyboard that just feels good.
i now roll by dog's snout instead of the BB ,.
I held on to this phone as much I could, it was the most beautiful productive and perfect gadget. Just had to let this go because it stopped supporting WhatsApp. I wish they came up with some fix around it I miss that time
This was my first ever smartphone (yeah I was poor before I couldn’t afford one) and I loved it. But it was hard to catch on with today’s apps because of the OS. I still have it but don’t use it anymore
It depends, if you're someone who codes & need physical keyboard, key 2 is still good option. For me, definitely not, I'm done with BB since 2014
My first Smart phone blackberry 9000. Model. I love very much this phone
I still want this cellphone...great design.
This was the same generation as the BB Passport right? I went the route of the Passport instead. Or was this the same gen as Q10?
Can I use it for internet via browser ? I will install android apk for productivity like facebook, twitter, tiktok, instagram
I want buy Q10 or Q5 for secondary phone because my Nokia E72 was too old enough
Love the music
Always wanted to get one
I still have this phone. It's physically perfect. Just peak mobile phone. Too bad about the terrible software.
Can I still use Spotify on BB Classic? and WhatsApp?
I miss Blackberry, loved the Z30.
With a Blackberry in my Hand, I felt like a professional man! Yup that is true about BB then in 2000s typically from 2006 to 2009 or 2011 it ruled.
I couldn't really tell while I skimmed the video, but does it function normally with android just fine today???
Great device. But I really loved the Z10
I bought the Porsche design version of the Q10. It’s been retired in its box now, still in excellent condition.
How much you like for it
@@sarahalsadi5666 it’s not for sale.
I really miss blackberry. They were great quality and so easy to type with real buttons and compact to hold and carry. I don’t like how phones have become large glass slabs that are a nuisance to carry around
I loved blackberry but damn, how far did they fall. I finally couldn’t wait for them to actually make them better and innovate so I started looking elsewhere approx. 2010/2011. I hated Apple so I tried some android device at the time. I hated the UI and design of the android OS so I sold it to a coworker for about $200. I gave in and tried iPhone 4 which was out at the time. I never looked back.
I have always found a very charming minimalistic beauty in blackberry phones and still do even compared to today's handheld computers 😂
Is this BB phone still can operate even BB has shutting down their support?
Definitely worth a buy. Makes for a great paper weight.
Well, SMS and calls are working, so it's a feature phone, not just paper weight
Such a beautiful phone
Bring em back I say, loved em then and still do.
i love with this phone. will be launch again? with the new os inside. but the character and design is still same like this. i will be love to have it.