BlackBerry claims its second Android smartphone is the 'world's most secure'

BlackBerry on Tuesday has announced what it describes as the arena’s most relaxed cellphone, the DTEK50
The second one Android smartphone from BlackBerry may additionally look a touch acquainted as it’s clearly a rebadged Alcatel Idol four.

For those no longer up to the mark, it features a 5.2-inch, 1080p IPS show that’s powered via an octa-center Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 SoC alongside 3GB of RAM and 16GB of local storage (expandable microSD card up to 2tb).
It also has a 13-megapixel rear-camera with autofocus and twin-tone LED flash, an 8megapixel shooter in front for video calls and selfies and dual 3.6-watt speakers. It’ll deliver going for walks Android 6.0 Marshmallow with the intention to optimistically be upgradable to Nougat in the now not-too-distant time. You’ll also get some proprietary BlackBerry apps consisting of BBM, Hub and Password Keeper, simply to call some.
The mid-range handset measures just 7.1mm thick and hints the scales at 4.76 ounces with its incorporated 2,610mAh battery. Speaking of, the battery utilizes quick rate 2.0 generation which means it could be completely recharged in just one hundred twenty minutes.
Significantly, the handset ditches BlackBerry’s familiar bodily keyboard in choose of a full-touch version. Aside from the badge on the reverse, but, there’s not much that differentiates it from your run-of-the-mill Android smartphone.
The unlocked DTEK50 (well matched with AT&T and T-cellular within the US) is to be had to pre-order these days without delay from BlackBerry. Expect to pay $299.Ninety nine while it arrives on August 8.