BlackBerry announced that it has shipped 6.8 million smartphones in the last quarter, many were wondering that how many BB10 devices were included in that figure. The company revealed in the investor call that 40 percent of the smartphones of the 6.8 million figure were powered by BB10. This equates to 2.72 million units, which admittedly is not exactly brilliant. Also Read - Blackberry 5G smartphone 2021 comeback confirmed again, to bring physical keyboards
CEO Thorstein Heins told investors “BlackBerry 10 is still in the early stages of its transition, In fact, we are only five months in to what is the launch of an entirely new mobile computing platform.” Also Read - Blackberry is coming back once more, will debut in 2021 with a flagship keyboard phone
Remember this the first full quarter where Blackberry had managed to ship BB10 smartphones and has added the Q10 along with the Z10. The company refused to provide a break up between the Z10 and Q10. Also Read - TCL will not design, manufacture or sell BlackBerry smartphones from August 31
The company also revealed that BB7 was not dead as a platform, and it was planning to launch one phone based on it. The company also specified that it will only have 6 phones at any given time in the market, hinting that it would be streamlining its product line and focussing on fewer things.
