BlackBerry
has sent invites to the media for a January 28 event, where it will launch the
Priv, its first Android smartphone.
Apart from the smartphone, the company is expected to elaborate on its
ecosystem of Android apps for the BlackBerry OS.
The smartphone comes with a slide-out physical
QWERTY keyboard along with a 5.4-inch AMOLED display with 2560×1440 pixels resolution. The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 808 processor coupled with 3GB of RAM and Adreno 418 GPU. It comes
with 32GB of onboard storage, which is expandable by up to 2TB via a microSD
card.
For photography,
the BlackBerry Priv sports an 18-megapixel rear camera along with OIS and PDAF,
and a 2-megapixel front facing camera. The smartphone is powered by a 3,410mAh
battery and supports Quick Charge 2.0. Connectivity options include LTE, USB
2.0, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS and Wi-Fi Direct.
As you
can expect, the smartphone comes pre-loaded with a slew of BlackBerry apps such
as BBM, DTEK by BlackBerry warning system, BlackBerry Device Search, BlackBerry
Password Keeper and BlackBerry Notes. It also comes with a range of preloaded
Google apps such as Chrome, Drive, Maps and Photos among others.
So far,
there’s no word on the India
pricing of the phone. The BlackBerry Priv is available in the US for $699,
which translates to approximately Rs 47,300. We expect the smartphone to launch
in India with a premium price tag.
Source : BGR
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