Images Of Android Based BlackBerry Slider Phone ‘Venice’ Leaked; Likely To Debut In November

Last month, BlackBerry had revealed its plans to roll out its Android based smartphones named "Prague" and "Venice." Now some unconfirmed reports have revealed the images of an Android based BlackBerry smartphone that is allegedly called "Venice."

According to a report on 9 to 5 Google, the smartphone that is expected to be the Venice seems to be very thin and the bottom features a headphone jack and a standard micro USB port, both of which can be found on most flagships. The bottom appears to get a speaker grille and there are a couple of volume buttons on the side. The handset gets a curved look and slightly resembles the S6 Edge.

According to a report on Tech Times, the BlackBerry Venice, which is likely to make its debut in November this year, is expected to sport a 5.4-inch 2560 by 1440 quad-HD display, 16 MP rear camera, 5 MP selfie camera and a hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor.

Taking a look at the phone’s render, 9 to 5 Google figures out that the phone render is powered by Android Lollipop and includes many apps on top of Google’s standard offerings. Besides that, the phone appears to get shortcut icons on the home screen that will allow quick access to calling and texting.

Since few years, BlackBerry has been going through tough time in the smartphone market as it lost a substantial chunk of its market share to devices running on iOS and Android platforms, reports Tech Times. According to a Reuters report, BlackBerry had evaded Android as it believed that its BlackBerry 10 line of phones would be able to get back its market share that it had lost to Apple’s iPhone and other devices powered by the Android platform. Blackberry that used to rule the smartphone segment now holds a market share of less than one percent.

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