BlackBerry OS 10.2 Named 'The World's Best Mobile OS'

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BlackBerry OS 10.2 Named 'The World's Best Mobile OS'

MUMBAI, INDIA--(Marketwired - Aug. 22, 2014) - BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB), a global leader in mobile communications, announced today that the BlackBerry® 10.2 operating system (OS) has been named 'The World's Best Mobile OS' by Digit , India's largest selling technology magazine.

Digit staff conducted a performance test of the BlackBerry 10.2 OS, Android 4.4, iOS 7.1.2 and Windows Phone 8.1 operating systems. The BlackBerry 10.2 OS won the overall test with a rating of 56.91 - the highest amongst all of the latest major operating systems that are available in the market today. The BlackBerry 10.2 OS was also judged to be the best OS for email, contact management, calling, photography, search and video.

"This was by far the most comprehensive test we have ever done, as the Digit Test Centre spent over 400 man-hours, meticulously checking over a thousand individual parameters for each OS, in order to arrive at a true and unbiased answer to the question, 'What's the World's best mobile OS out of the box?' By winning five of the ten aspects we tested for, BlackBerry OS 10.2 is a deserved winner of the title," said Robert Sovereign-Smith, Executive Editor, Digit .

The month-long comparison test was based on various OS capabilities including browsing, e-mail, messaging, settings and customization, managing contacts and calling, photography, notifications, lock screen capability, search and video capture.*

"We are extremely excited with the results of the test, as it is a testament to our commitment to provide the best experience to our consumers, without compromise," said Sunil Lalvani, Managing Director, BlackBerry India. BlackBerry 10.2 OS is built on a solid foundation, providing consumers with a host of innovative features like the powerful BlackBerry Hub, to help them be as productive as possible at work and on-the-go."

For more details of test please visit http://dgit.in/BestmOS

*Source: Indian Readership Survey 2013

About BlackBerry

A global leader in mobile communications, BlackBerry® revolutionized the mobile industry when it was introduced in 1999. Today, BlackBerry aims to inspire the success of our millions of customers around the world by continuously pushing the boundaries of mobile experiences. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry operates offices in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Company trades under the ticker symbols "BB" on the Toronto Stock Exchange and "BBRY" on the NASDAQ. For more information, visit www.BlackBerry.com .

Media Contact: Varghese Thomas vthomas@blackberry.com +91-9886605670 Text100 India Pvt. Ltd: Ishita Grover/ Avantika Samkaria +91 9999884842/ +91 9818836164 ishita.grover@text100.co.in avantika.samkaria@text100.co.in
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