Revealing that the early response to the new BlackBerry Z10 handset was quite upbeat, BlackBerry said in a last-week statement that the phone's first day in Canada was the best ever for the company, which had witnessed an almost three-fold increase in the sales of its best first-week performance in the UK.

Noting that the Z10 witnessed record early sales in Canada, making it BlackBerry's "best day ever" debut-day launch of a new device, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins told CNET that the first-day sales of the handset were over
50 percent better than the company's any other launch day.

The solid start which the Z10 has seen in Canada and the UK is a very optimistic indication for BlackBerry because the company has been struggling during the last couple of years, and is now looking to gain a toehold in the highly competitive smartphone arena.

According to reports, BlackBerry enthusiasts are apparently very eager to purchase the newly-released BlackBerry Z10 - which will likely hit the US markets by mid-March - because the handset has received rave reviews.

However, despite the good opening being reported for the handset, it will be deemed a success only if it can sustain the initial momentum in the long run, and if non-BlackBerry fans also think of buying the device!