Blackberry Venice specs and release rumors: features a physical keyboard
Recently, it was revealed that a new image showing the much rumored Blackberry Venice smartphone has been leaked. According to NDTV, the image, which reveals how the upcoming Blackberry Venice might look like, first appeared on the Crackberry forum.
The report adds that the phone's physical keyboard seems to be "more widely spaced" in comparison with Blackberry's previous devices. As of this time, no other details have been leaked, aside from the image.
According to earlier reports, the Blackberry Venice is expected to sport a 5.4–inch display screen with a 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution (Quad HD). Inside, it will pack a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor, along with a hexa-core 1.8 GHz CPU and an Adreno 418 graphics processing unit, according to Ecumenical News.
Earlier rumors also suggested that the Blackberry Venice will have a powerful 16-megapixel camera on the back and a 5-megapixel camera on the front. In addition, there will be 3 GB of RAM with an unknown memory storage capacity.
Previously, images have also appeared revealing the phone will have dual curved edges. Furthermore, the said photos show what appears to be Android buttons, suggesting that it will run on Android operating system (OS).
According to earlier reports, the Blackberry Venice could make its way to the U.S. market via wireless carrier AT&T, possibly in November.
Two months ago, rumors claimed that another Blackberry device is due for a release possibly sometime this year. This handset is rumored to run on Google's Android, for the first time, instead of the company's own OS.
At this time, Blackberry is probably one of the few known smartphone manufacturers that are still releasing smartphones with physical keypads, while the rest are all making touchscreens.
Another such smartphone vendor is Samsung Electronics, which recently released a new flip smartphone with keypads, just like old times. In addition, this new Samsung flip phone is very unique, offering dual touch screens on both sides while still retaining a physical keyboard.
