<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Q20	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
touchscreen-based	O
smartphone	B-Application
with	O
a	O
physical	O
QWERTY	O
,	O
AZERTY	O
or	O
QWERTZ	O
keyboard	B-Device
developed	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
RIM	O
(	O
Research	O
In	O
Motion	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
runs	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
design	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Q10	I-Application
in	O
form	O
and	O
feel	O
and	O
especially	O
to	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bold	I-Application
9900	O
and	O
related	O
lines	O
in	O
that	O
they	O
feature	O
an	O
optical	B-Device
trackpad	I-Device
which	O
can	O
complement	O
or	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
primary	O
means	O
of	O
navigation	O
instead	O
of	O
or	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
touch-screen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
has	O
a	O
square	O
3.5-inch	O
720×720	O
IPS	O
AMLCD	O
Display	O
,	O
it	O
sports	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
1.5GHz	O
Krait	B-Application
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
S4	O
Plus	O
processor	O
,	O
2	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
16	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
expanded	O
up	O
to	O
256	O
GB	O
using	O
a	O
microSD	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
ships	O
with	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
OS	O
10.3.1	O
and	O
is	O
upgradable	O
to	O
10.3.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
average	O
ratings	O
of	O
7/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
financial	O
firm	O
Morgan	O
Stanley	O
issued	O
a	O
report	O
claiming	O
both	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Passport	I-Application
and	O
Classic	O
were	O
"	O
not	O
selling	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
only	O
8,000	O
units	O
combined	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
that	O
financial	O
quarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
Guardian	O
,	O
general	O
sales	O
had	O
reached	O
$793	O
million	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
below	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
's	O
$927	O
million	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
cease	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
Classic	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ignited	O
speculation	O
that	O
the	O
Classic	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
last	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
physical	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
with	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
hinted	O
that	O
another	O
model	O
with	O
a	O
traditional	O
keyboard	B-Device
was	O
"	O
coming	O
shortly	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
COO	O
Marty	O
Beard	O
had	O
debunked	O
the	O
rumours	O
about	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
