BlackBerry: TCL confirms a new BlackBerry device for CES 2017
BlackBerry's Mercury handset with QWERTY keyboard may show up at CES 2017.
TCL recently confirmed, that they will introduce a new BlackBerry smartphone at CES 2017. According to previous rumors, the most likely candidate is the Mercury phone with QWERTY keyboard, that may be launched under a new name during CES 2017.
After the agreement between Chinese TCL and Canadian BlackBerry to give TCL worldwide rights to sell and market BlackBerry devices, they seem to be on track to release a new BlackBerry smartphone right at CES 2017 in Las Vegas next month. TCL recently announced that new members of the BlackBerry family will join the TCL device portfolio. Most likely we are talking about the rumored Mercury device, that is said to feature a physical QWERTY keyboard and is expected to launch during the first quarter of next year.
According to recent rumors out of China, it might be release with a Snapdragon 821 processor although others have previously suggested the Snapdragon 625 processor instead. The device might feature a slightly curved 4,5 inch display and a fingerprint sensor integrated into the Space key of the keyboard. Battery capacity is said to last for 2 days. We expect to hear more about the new BlackBerry phone early next year.
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As a young tech enthusiast with a history involving assembling and overclocking projects, I ended up working as a projectionist with good old 35-mm films before I entered the computer world at a professional level. I assisted customers at an Austrian IT service provider called Iphos IT Solutions for seven years, working as a Windows client and server administrator as well as a project manager. As a freelancer who travels a lot, I have been able to write for Notebookcheck from all corners of the world since 2016. My articles cover brand-new mobile technologies in smartphones, laptops, and gadgets of all kinds.
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