BlackBerry Q5 review

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The Q5 is difficult to recommend

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BlackBerry Q5 review

BlackBerry Q5 review

BlackBerry Q5 review

BlackBerry Q5 review

BlackBerry Q5 review

BlackBerry Q5 review

BlackBerry Q5 review

BlackBerry Q5 review

John McCann
John McCann
Former Global Managing Editor

TechRadar's former Global Managing Editor, John has been a technology journalist for more than a decade, and over the years has built up a vast knowledge of the tech industry. He’s interviewed CEOs from some of the world’s biggest tech firms, visited their HQs, and appeared on live TV and radio, including Sky News, BBC News, BBC World News, Al Jazeera, LBC, and BBC Radio 4.

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