BlackBerry is working on 3 new Android phones, codenamed Neon, Argon, and Mercury.

Blackberry hasn’t had a very successful stint with its first Android flagship, the Priv (first impressions) not turning as many heads as the company would have hoped. We recently learned that Blackberry might be rebranding the Alcatel Idol 4 under the codename Hamburg. However, determined to make an impact on the Android market, Blackberry is reportedly working on three new Android devices dubbed Argon, Neon and Mercury. The news comes from noted tipster Evan Blass, who has also detailed the complete specs of the devices. 

the Canadian manufacturer will be releasing one phone per quarter for the next three quarters.

Codenamed Neon, Argon, and Mercury, the trio will target a range of form factors and price points, according to the briefed individual.

Neon

Chronologically, the first of these to market is said to be Neon, a low- to mid-range 5.2-inch full touchscreen (i.e. no physical keyboard) handset with 1080p resolution. Composed of an aluminum frame with soft-coated plastic back, Neon is powered by a Snapdragon 617 system-on-a-chip from Qualcomm, the source said.

The phone is said to contain 3GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, and a 2610mAh battery, supporting QuickCharge 2.0. Its cameras should include a 13-megapixel rear shooter and 8-megapixel, front-facing selfie cam.

Aimed at both enterprise and consumer markets, according to our source, Neon should be competitively priced — and free on contract — when it goes on sale in the July to August timeframe.

Argon

The most generously-spec’ed of the devices, Argon, is the next scheduled release, according to the briefed individual, landing sometime in October. Also a full touchscreen, the 5.5-inch Argon allegedly offers a QHD resolution — the same as Priv, BlackBerry’s first Android phone. It’ll be marketed to the enterprise, along with enthusiast consumers.

Under the hood, the source says, are Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 SoC, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage, along with a 3000mAh battery, supported by QuickCharge 3.0. Other notable features should include a fingerprint reader and USB type C connector.

With even more primary camera pixels than Priv’s 18-megapixel sensor, Argon has a 21-megapixel shooter at the rear, along with an 8-megapixel selfie cam on its face.

Mercury

Stretching the roadmap into Q1 2017, Mercury is the only one of these handsets to sport a physical QWERTY keyboard, as Priv does. But unlike Priv, which is a vertical slider, Mercury’s board is not concealable — think BlackBerry Passport.

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