Credit: Zinwa Technologies
- A Chinese company is reviving old BlackBerry Classic phones with Android.
- The main board has been replaced, and so are the cameras, battery, and USB port.
- The revived BlackBerry is up for pre-ordering, and the company plans to start mass production by September.
BlackBerry was more than a phone brand. It was a long-running phenomenon that would instantly shape your impression of the person using it as someone important. And so, it isn’t surprising to see so many people longing for its revival. While I never owned a high-end BlackBerry (though I always wanted the Torch with a slide-out QWERTY), there is a tiny chance I might be able to do that soon.
That’s because a Chinese company is on a mission to revive old BlackBerry devices, with a twist. A brand named Zinwa Technologies is working on resurrecting a limited number of decade-old BlackBerry Classic Q20 devices and installing Android on them. The reborn phone will be sold as Zinwa Q25 Pro.