BlackBerry Z10 already listed on online retail website in India

NEW DELHI, INDIA: While speculations on the India launch date of the highly anticipated smartphone BlackBerry Z10 are still going on, an online retail website ha already listed the smartphone and says that the product will be available to Indian consumers this month.

A message on the website Saholic.com says ''BlackBerry Z10 will be available by 25/02/13''. There is no mention of the price of BlackBerry Z10 on the website. The website also says that the Google LG Nexus 4, which is yet to be launched in India, will be available by February 15.

The BlackBerry Z10 is also being sold on eBay India by a user at exorbitant prices. The smartphone is being sold at Rs. 50,000. ''Brand New Blackberry Z10 BB10 OS, Full Touch Screen..18 months company warrantty...Dispatch after 15th Feb ONLY..'' says the post on eBay India. The user claims to have had five smartphones of which now only one unit remains.

Last week, new rumors emanating from press reports in India suggested February 24 as the possible launch date of BlackBerry Z10. Also, according to FoneAreana BB Z10 would be priced at Rs. 39,000.

However, some Indian consumers seem to think that the smartphone should cost lesser. ''The hardware configuration isn't that great, ideal price should be not more than INR 30000 if RIM wants to reclaim their market share,'' says a CIOL viewer. ''BlackBerry has lots and lots of catching up to do. Android and iOS is far far ahead of BlackBerry OS 10,'' says another CIOL viewer.

The features of the BlackBerry Z10 are as follows: it is is a complete touch device with a 4.2-inch capacitive display. The Z10 packs in Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor paired with 2GB RAM. There will also be a 16GB onboard storage along with the expandable memory of up to 32 GB. There is also an 8MP camera that can draw on benefits from the BlackBerry 10 operating system.

BlackBerry apparently sees India and Indonesia as two key emerging markets. Therefore, after going through the features of the smartphone, what according to you should be the price the BlackBerry Z10? If the price of BB Z10 is indeed Rs. 39,000, would you go for it? Do let us know.