Award-Winning BlackBerry® KEYone Available At Sprint Beginning Tomorrow

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. and IRVINE, Calif., July 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL Communication, a leading global smartphone manufacturer and global smartphone licensing partner of BlackBerry Limited, is today announcing that Sprint (NYSE: S) will be the first carrier in the U.S. to offer the award-winning BlackBerry KEYone. This all-new BlackBerry smartphone will officially be on-sale beginning tomorrow, July 14, at www.sprint.com or by calling 1-800-Sprint1 for 18 monthly payments of $22.00 (SRP - $528 USD)(1). It will also be available at Sprint stores across the country later this month.

"This is a highly anticipated launch as we partner with Sprint who is among the first U.S. carriers to offer the award-winning BlackBerry KEYone," said Steve Cistulli, President and General Manager of TCL Communication, North America. "Expanding the availability of the BlackBerry KEYone is a significant milestone for BlackBerry Mobile, furthering our commitment to offer the best in mobile security and a distinctly different communication experience to customers across the U.S."

"BlackBerry has a long-standing reputation for providing one of the most accurate and easy-to-use keyboards and incredible security features," said Roger Sole, Sprint Chief Marketing Officer. "We are pleased to bring BlackBerry back into our device portfolio and we believe the BlackBerry KEYone will be a hit with our customers. It pairs perfectly with Unlimited Freedom, giving Sprint customers the convenience of unlimited data on an incredibly powerful and security-conscious smartphone."

BLACKBERRY KEYONE PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

    --  Built to last with a durable and sleek aluminum frame with a soft
        textured back for extra grip. Includes a 4.5-inch touch display
        featuring impact and scratch resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4
        offering the best in resilience and durability.
    --  Reimagined communication experience thanks to an innovative Smart
        Keyboard that allows you to set up to 52 customizable shortcuts and
        transform each letter key for quick access to your favorite apps and
        most important contacts. Includes the world's first keyboard-embedded
        fingerprint sensor conveniently located in the spacebar and provides
        added device security and convenience.
    --  Distinct BlackBerry smartphone powered by Android, with the familiarity
        and functionality of Android(TM) 7.1 Nougat giving users access to the
        entire Google Play(TM) store and over one million apps.
    --  Includes the largest battery (3505mAh) ever found in a BlackBerry
        smartphone, offering up to 26+ hours of mixed use, and Qualcomm® Quick
        Charge(TM) 3.0 technology enables up to 50 percent charge in roughly 36
        minutes.
    --  Pre-loaded with DTEK(TM) by BlackBerry, offering constant security
        monitoring and protection of your operating system and apps by letting
        you know when your privacy could be at risk and how you can take action
        to improve it. The BlackBerry KEYone will also receive regular monthly
        Android security updates, ensuring you have the safest and securest
        Android smartphone experience.
    --  Features a 12MP rear camera with an industry leading camera sensor (Sony
        IMX378) that captures sharp, crisp photos in any light. The wide
        aperture lens with large 1.55 m pixels and dual-tone flash ensures your
        photos will have superior color and clarity.
    --  At the core of this new BlackBerry smartphone is the Qualcomm Snapdragon
        625 mobile platform with the Qualcomm® Adreno(TM) 506 GPU. This means
        BlackBerry KEYone users will enjoy a powerful combination of optimized
        battery efficiency and usage, plus fast LTE speeds for super-fast file
        sharing.

For more information and additional details on the BlackBerry KEYone, please visit www.BlackBerryMobile.com.

SPRINT'S UNLIMITED FREEDOM
For a limited time, when a customer switches to Sprint, they can get four lines of unlimited data, talk and text for $22.50 per month per line with Unlimited Freedom(2). Plus for a limited time, your fifth line is free! This offer includes HD streaming for videos, gaming and music enjoyment and 10GB/month per line of mobile hotspot data.

Unlimited Freedom is the nation's best value for unlimited among U.S. national carriers. T-Mobile charges extra for these HD and mobile hotspot perks. Verizon and AT&T unlimited plans cost 50 percent more(3).

For more information on Sprint's Unlimited Freedom, visit sprint.com/unlimited or your local Sprint store.

ABOUT TCL COMMUNICATION
TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited (TCL Communication) designs, manufactures and markets an expanding portfolio of mobile and internet products and services worldwide under three key brands - TCL, Alcatel and BlackBerry. With a portfolio of products currently sold in over 160 countries throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, TCL Communication ranks as a top-10 global smartphone manufacturer by IDC. Incorporated in Hong Kong, TCL Communication operates nine R&D centers worldwide, employing thousands across the globe. For more information, please visit TCL Communication's website.

TCL is a registered trademark of TCL Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Alcatel is a trademark of Nokia used under license by TCL Communication.

Trademarks, including but not limited to BLACKBERRY and EMBLEM Design are the trademarks or registered trademarks of BlackBerry Limited, used under license, and the exclusive rights to such trademarks are expressly reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. BlackBerry is not responsible for any third-party products or services.

Qualcomm, Snapdragon and Adreno are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. Quick Charge is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. Qualcomm Snapdragon, Qualcomm Adreno and Qualcomm Quick Charge are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

ABOUT SPRINT
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that creates more and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about most. Sprint served 59.7 million connections as of March 31, 2017, and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.

(1) Mo. lease pymt. excl. taxes. Req. credit approval & qualifying plan. Restrictions apply.
(2) Savings until 6/30/18; then $60/mo. for line 1, $40/mo. for line 2 and $30/mo. lines 3-5. Includes unlimited talk, text and data. Streams video at up to HD 1080p, music at up to 1.5Mbps, gaming at up to 8Mbps. Data deprioritization during congestion. Pricing shown with$5/month AutoPay discount applied within two invoices. Taxes, surcharges and restrictions apply.
(3) Savings compared to advertised unlimited rates for 4 lines as of 7/7/17. Carrier features and international options differ. See carrier sites for details.

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