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Blackberry Launches New “Priv” Smartphone : The Rumors Are True

The Rumors Are True : Blackberry Launches New “Priv” Smartphone

Well Blackberry has finally put the rumors to rest. They will be launching the “Blackberry Priv” with a release date of late November 2015. CEO John Chen confirmed this news while giving the second quarter financial results for the company. Enthusiasts can expect the same high tier BlackBerry enterprise security and productivity suits we are all accustomed to with BlackBerry , with the addition of the Android mobile platform to expand its capabilities to utilize Android apps on your blackberry phone. This device is expected to be a game changer for BlackBerry and give the company substantial revenue growth into next year.

We do not have many specs on the device but here is what we know.

BlackBerry Priv : Slide Qwerty Keyboard
BlackBerry Priv  with Slide-Out Qwerty Keyboard

BlackBerry Priv Specs:

  • 5.4″ Quad High Definition Display
  • 18 Megapixel Rear Facing Camera
  • 5 Megapixel Front Facing Camera
  • 1.8Ghz Hexa Core Processor by Snapdragon (64Bit – 808 Chipset)
  • 3 Gigabytes of Ram

 

Source: Evleaks (Twitter) (1), (2), N4BB