BlackBerry launches first BB10 device in India at Rs. 43,490

BlackBerry launched its first smartphone from its BlackBerry 10 line in India on Monday, pricing the phone at ₹ 43,490 ($800).

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BlackBerry launched its first smartphone from its BlackBerry 10 line in India on Monday, pricing the phone at 43,490 rupees ($800).

The touch-screen BlackBerry Z10 phone, which goes on sale in India from Tuesday, will compete with Apple Inc's iPhones and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's high-end Galaxy series phones.

The Z10 has already gone on sale in the United Kingdom and Canada, and is expected to hit the United States in mid-March.