Last week BlackBerry denied the rumors that it had ended production of BB 10 for AT&T and Verizon. However, it did mention in the letter that it will discontinue manufacturing BlackBerry Classic. Recently, it also confirmed this news via blog that BB Classic will no more be manufactured.

BlackBerry will no longer manufacture BlackBerry Classic.

Ralph Pini, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager for Devices at BlackBerry, also notified that BB Classic technology is old enough to be called a smartphone which is too early to say about an 18 months old handset. And the BlackBerry Passport is just three months older than the Classic. He says,

“As part of this, and after many successful years in the market, we will no longer manufacture BlackBerry Classic. For many years, Classic (and its BBOS predecessors) has been in our portfolio. It has been an incredible workhorse device for customers, exceeding all expectations. But, the Classic has long surpassed the average lifespan for a smartphone in today’s market. We are ready for this change so we can give our customers something better – entrenched in our legacy in security and pedigree in making the most productive smartphones.”

Ralph Pini also confirmed BlackBerry 10.3.3 will be rolled out next month and their will also be an update for coming year. There are also three handsets in works by BB where one is codenamed Neon and can be dubbed Hamburg (this could be re branded Alcatel Idol 4).