While BlackBerry's latest Android phone, the DTEK50, has something of an impenetrable and vexing name, it will be widely available in Canada when it arrives in early August.
There are two main ways to purchase the phone, and while we don't have carrier pricing right now, ultimately the best place to buy it will be ShopBlackBerry, the company's e-commerce store.
Direct from BlackBerry
Shipping August 8th for $429, which includes a 12,600mAh battery pack, the DTEK50 will come unlocked through the BlackBerry Store, compatible with all then major Canadian carriers.
From the carriers
While we don't have carrier pricing just yet, we know which carriers the DTEK50 will be sold at in Canada:
- Rogers
- Bell
- Telus
- Wind Mobile
- SaskTel
If history is anything to go by, the phone will be roughly the same price as its unlocked counterpart — $430 or so — when purchased outright, and $0 on a 2-year contract.
It's possible more carriers will be added to the list in the coming weeks, and we'll update this page when links to the existing ones go live.
Reader comments
BlackBerry DTEK50 priced at $429, launching in Canada with five carriers
$429 Canadian dollars?
Yes, which is $325.19 US dollars. Not too bad, when comparing the price to the US.
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It is when you consider that it actually is only $299.00 to buy it in the USA. So an extra 25 bucks just because.
Would just because possible "shipping cost"?
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nope pre order pricing. $299.00 no shipping added. Canadian $429.00 no shipping added. Not to mention BB is a Canadian company.
Canadians always seem to get burnt like bacon....
I'd like to see cell phones, and other items, cost the same as they do here in the US for once.
As a fan of BlackBerry, this thing is garbage. Barely mid-range specs, a design that looks straight out of Foxconn, and overpriced.
If they're trying to destroy the handset narrative, stop making ****** handsets.
How come the Canadian model has a 12,000 mah battery pack and the rest don't?
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Am slow lol
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Because it's Canadian I guess at last we get something the US won't get
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They are paying more. Have to justify that ridiculous price
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Comes with a external battery pack. I appreciate the gesture, but does this mean it will have less then desirable battery life?
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Epic fail BlackBerry. Once again you aim to high especially with those specs! Should be 100 dollars cheaper
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Eeppp! That price :|
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This is actually a good phone no hard keyboard so I might actually buy it but then it would be against this and this Septembers Nexus device
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Lmao are the trolling Canada
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