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Is this it? BlackBerry might create their first Android phone

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After many months of never-ending rumors, a first image of the supposed first BlackBerry phone running Android has surfaced. Interestingly, this seems like it would be a “fusion” – is this plausible, or even possible?

 

Some ten years ago, BlackBerry was a household name when it came to smartphones. It was the company everyone looked at when it came to tendencies, both as a corporation and as a leader. None the less, even the great can fall, and after Apple and Android joined and evolved the game, the Canadian company started to lose its ground. Even worse, with the appearance of the Windows Phone, the ex RIM are in a hard place fighting tooth and nail for their right to exist in one of the most competitive markets in the world. Yet, it seems they do kind of have a plan to be reborn from its ashes, like a phoenix: to use Android on their own Blackberry branded devices.

The company’s idea seems to be to retake some of the lost ground with an Android device sporting a curve screen not unlike the Galaxy S6 Edge. Its codename, although it might change before release, is Blackberry Venice.

The few hardcore Blackberry users that remain stay because of their unique QWERTY style keyboard, yet it is unknown as of now whether this new Android phone would include one, if it would slide like in the pastm or be displayed upfront like in the Bold models. Regardless, it would be wise of the company to keep them, as to not alienate the group that still supports them.

We will likely learn more about this device in the near future – as of now, we only have this one image and a thousand and one questions, but this might be the best possible step the canadian group can take to find themselves regaining some ground.

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BlackBerry introduces new retro designs for their flagships

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Say what you will about BlackBerry, but they aren’t quitters. Their next big phone, BlackBerry Venice, might include some retro goodies for nostalgic fans.

Canadian company BlackBerry has had it rough as of late, with diminishing returns on their mobile business that seem smaller and more irrelevant with each new phone they release. Still, that doesn’t mean they’re going down without a fight, and their latest project (without an official name as of now) might combine retro look to please their old fans along with high-end specs.

While there is no official name for this project, the rumor mill claims these new models might be named “BlackBerry Slider” or “BlackBerry Venice”, and have a 5.1 inches screen capable of a 1440 x 2560 resolution, with a slight curvature not unlike the Galaxy Edge – will it be this what it takes to make them relevant once again?

These phones will sport an 8 core processor, along with a 5 mpx front camera and a 16 mpx rear camera, which aren’t particularly impressive but more along the standard line. Still, the true gem in this model is its slider body, not unlike the models they released some 10 years ago.

These phones along with the most recent version of Passport and a Porsche limited edition are all that BlackBerry have in store for users this 2015, which is already raising questions on the company’s future, but at this point in time media sees everything they do as a signal of impending doom – so let’s see how these perform.

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