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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