<b>Waterloo, ON – </b>BlackBerry® (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) today introduced the BlackBerry® Q5,
a new youthful and fun BlackBerry® 10 smartphone for selected markets. The
BlackBerry Q5 smartphone features a QWERTY keyboard with discrete keys in a
stunning youthful design that is confident, fun, and bold. Every feature, every
part of the BlackBerry Q5 has been built to provide a fast, effortless
experience that flows and moves with you to help you explore, create, and share
while on the go.

”BlackBerry is excited to bring a new BlackBerry QWERTY smartphone, the BlackBerry Q5, to our customers in selected markets around world,” said Thorsten
Heins, President and CEO of BlackBerry. ”The BlackBerry Q5 gives you the best
of everything with its cutting-edge BlackBerry 10 functionality and a physical QWERTY
keyboard. It is for youthful fans that are passionate, confident and bold, and
it makes it easy for them to have fun, create, share and stay connected.”

As part of the BlackBerry 10 experience, the BlackBerry Q5 smartphone
offers a powerful and unique mobile computing experience that continuously
adapts to your needs. Features and apps work seamlessly together, allowing your every move to flow into the
next. Highlights of the BlackBerry Q5 smartphone include:

<b>The evolution of the classic BlackBerry Keyboard
</b>The
BlackBerry Q5 features a classic BlackBerry Keyboard with discrete keys that has
been re-engineered and elegantly designed to help you type fast, accurately and
with the least amount of effort. Plus with Instant Action shortcuts you can type
to perform tasks faster. The BlackBerry Q5 smartphone gives you the best of
both worlds – a classic QWERTY keyboard for optimized communications and a 3.1″
touchscreen for all the rest.

<b>Create the perfect shot with BlackBerry Time Shift mode and Story Maker
</b>Create the picture perfect
shot with BlackBerry® Time Shift mode, then create and share your story,
weaving together your photos, videos and music into a movie with BlackBerry®
Story Maker.

<b>Share and be seen with BBM Video with Screen Share
</b>Instantly switch your BBMT (BlackBerry®
Messenger) chat to a BBM Video conversation and catch up face-to-face. You can
even share your screen, whether it’s a photo, a page in the browser, an idea, or
a view from your camera.*

<b>Stay close to what’s important to you with BlackBerry Hub
</b>With BlackBerry® Hub, all
of your messages and social conversations are only one swipe away. There’s no
need to stop what you’re doing. Simply peek into the BlackBerry Hub from
anywhere with a swipe to effortlessly flow in and out of your messages and
conversations.&nbsp;

<b>BlackBerry World delivers a rich, thriving app and content ecosystem
</b>Discovering and sharing
great apps and content is easier than ever with recommendations based on
similar purchases, and access to more than 100,000 apps on the BlackBerry®
WorldT storefront.

<b>Pricing
and Availability
</b>The new
BlackBerry Q5 smartphone will be available in selected markets in Europe, the
Middle East, Africa,&nbsp; Asia (including the
Asia Pacific region), and Latin America, with expected availability beginning
in July.

For more information BlackBerry 10, please visit www.blackberry.com/blackberry10

*Compatible BlackBerry 10 smartphones,
Wi-Fi, 4G or HSPA+ connection required. Additional restrictions apply visit
blackberry.com for details.
<b>Media Contact:</b>&nbsp;Bite, blackberry@bitepr, +46 (0)8 402 01 00

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