BlackBerry's Second Android Smartphone

 

With Priv,BlackBerry introduced its first smartphone running rival operating system.

 

 

 The super pricey model blended the traditional slider keyboard with a full touch display and came powered by both the Android software and BlackBerry's security. 

Now, the Canadian smartphone maker is back with a second device - the BlackBerry DTEK 50 - that is priced at $299 and does not feature a keyboard

The phone lacks the slider keyboard as seen in Priv but features the customisable BlackBerry Convenience Key that lets you access most used apps, tasks, etc with a single press.

The phone comes with a 13 megapixel rear camera with PDAF and dual-tone LED flash accompanied with an 8 megapixel front camera with LED flash. 

 

The camera further includes various customisation options such as live colour filters and manual controls

The BlackBerry DTEK 50 features a 5.2-inch scratch resistant full HD display. Powered by Google's Android Marshmallow, it is touted as the world's most secure Android smartphone with the standard BlackBerry encryption. 

Under its hood is a 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Octa-Core processor coupled with 3GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. BlackBerry is allowing for memory expansion up to 2 TB via microSD card. 

 

The BlackBerry DTEK50 further draws its juice from a 2610mAh battery that is claimed to offer up to 17 hours of talk time. It further comes pre-loaded with the standard Android and BlackBerry apps. 

 

At $299, the phone is available for pre-order from BlackBerry's online shop in the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and The Netherlands. It will start shipping from August 08,2016