White BlackBerry Classic arrives this week in selected regions

The idea for the BlackBerry Classic came about when it was noted that older BlackBerry 7 models were outselling BlackBerry 10 handsets. One model in particular, the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 was outselling many of the newer handsets. When launched in 2011, the Bold 9930 was the manufacturer's flagship model with a spectacular physical QWERTY keyboard, the best BlackBerry browser to date, and a touchscreen.

Many BlackBerry faithful had expressed their desire to own the BlackBerry 9900/9930 if only it could be offered with BlackBerry 10 running the show. Since there was no way to update BlackBerry ...