Blackberry, Canadian firm may release its second elite Android smartphone by next year, John Chen, its CEO has revealed.
Based on the softpedia.com report, Chen stated if Blackberry PRIV, the first Blackberry Android Smartphone, is better, he explained, "we will focus on the high-end, probably closer to mid-range, coming out in 2016."
According to the previous report from Realty Today, "Blackberry, Priv, comes in a signature retro-inspired design, slide keyboard, and a curved edge display that almost looks bezel free. The BlackBerry Priv is powered by a Snapdragon 808 SoC and 3GB of RAM with a 32GB native storage. It supports a microSD card expansion. It houses a stunning 18-megapixel Schneider-Kreuznach camera unit with OIS support and a 2-megapixel front-facing snapper. The Priv also carries a dual-LED flash. With 32GB storage is now available can be ordered from the official store for $699 in the U.S. The 32GB Samsung Galaxy Note 5, on the other hand, will set the buyers back at $749.99 in Best Buy."
Blackberry mobile technology company said they are almost in 12 percent hit in profit in the last quarter of the year.
The CEO said that the outcomes are good for the sales of Blackberry PRIV.
It implies that Blackberry may have to consider a cheaper Android phone for 2016.
It means that BlackBerry may take into consideration a slightly cheaper Android smartphone for next year.
Blackberry posted revenue of $548 million, up to 11.8 percent from the last quarter, in three months ending Nov. 28.
For the first time after a couple of years the firm posted two straight quarters of good profit growth. Even though, Blackberry PRIV is only offered in four countries, for now.
Blackberry is eyeing to release the smartphone in 31 countries in the early part of 2016. Are you happy about the news? Let us know what you think by leaving your comments below.
