The handset is available for free on select monthly plans

Apr 16, 2013 13:01 GMT  ·  By

Users in the UK interested in the purchase of a BlackBerry Q10 smartphone can now head over to Vodafone’s website and place a pre-order for the device.

The second smartphone from BlackBerry to arrive on the market with the new BlackBerry 10 platform loaded on top will hit shelves at the carrier soon, for free on select monthly plans.

The smartphone features a 1.5GHz dual-core processor inside, a 3.14-inch touchscreen display, and a physical QWERTY keyboard on the front.

It also sports 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, microSD memory card slot, an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back, and a 2MP front camera for making video calls.

Powered by the new BlackBerry 10 OS, the handset will provide users with various new features when compared to previous devices from the company, including BlackBerry Hub, BBM Video with Screen Share, and more.