--- title: Kim Kardashian Gets 'Sad' as Her BlackBerry Bites the Dust description: As her beloved BlackBerry cell died, a 'sad' Kim Kardashian asks Twitter for advice on what to buy next to replace it as her second phone. canonical: https://time.com/4437817/as-her-blackberry-bites-the-dust-a-sad-kim-kardashian-asks-the-internet-for-cell-phone-advice/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-03T20:52:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:35:03.514Z og:title: Kim Kardashian Gets 'Sad' as Her BlackBerry Bites the Dust og:description: When her old-school cell died, Kardashian asked for advice on a replacement. og:url: https://time.com/4437817/as-her-blackberry-bites-the-dust-a-sad-kim-kardashian-asks-the-internet-for-cell-phone-advice/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kim Kardashian Gets 'Sad' as Her BlackBerry Bites the Dust twitter:description: When her old-school cell died, Kardashian asked for advice on a replacement. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # As Her BlackBerry Bites the Dust, a 'Sad' Kim Kardashian Asks the Internet for Cell Phone Advice > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 3, 2016 8:52 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 3, 2016 8:52 PM UTC Kim Kardashian West is a true master of social media sharing — whether it’s [through revelatory Snapchats](http://time.com/4410370/taylor-swift-kim-kardashian-kanye-west/?iid=sr-link5), [internet-breaking Instagrams](http://time.com/4249385/kim-kardashian-nude-photo/?iid=sr-link7), or [controversial tweets](http://motto.time.com/4277788/kim-kardashian-emily-ratajkowskis-selfie-twitter-response/?iid=sr-link1). So you might be surprised to learn that this very modern queen of mobile communication has actually been [attached to an old-school BlackBerry](http://time.com/3543432/kim-kardashian-blackberry-ebay/?iid=sr-link7) cell phone all these years, even stockpiling backups. But in a series of tweets, Kardashian West revealed Wednesday that her beloved BlackBerry Bold had finally gone kaput. > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/760916393831243776) > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/760916489385889792) > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/760916596332212225) > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/760917067050524673) She illustrated her emotions with a tweet of a BlackBerry image from her Kimoji app, and then the ultimate Kimoji: the crying Kim face. > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/760917736734142464) But seriously, having two different phones that operate on two different phone services — well, if your career is based off of your always-on digital presence and you can afford to pay for both carriers, then that’s just smart business. That said, we know she won’t be too disadvantaged while she seeks a BlackBerry replacement, as she takes most of her iconic selfies on her iPhone with [its signature light-up case](http://www.vogue.com/13336821/kim-kardashian-west-selfie-fashion-week-spring-2016/). 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