Last week, BlackBerry announced its decision to outsource the development of its smartphones. However, recent rumours have surfaced suggesting that the company will announce the upcoming DTEK60 on October 11 at a price of $535.
In fact, online retailer like NCIX, and DirectDial has already launched pre-orders for the smartphone at a price of $699 and $656 CAD respectively. Although, consumers won’t be charged for the smartphone until BlackBerry confirms the estimated time of arrival.
As for the specifications, the DTEK60 is expected to sport a 5.5-inch AMOLED display with quad HD resolution. The device is expected to be backed by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor paired with 4GB of RAM. It will run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system.
It is tipped to feature a 21MP rear camera with phase detection autofocus, dual LED flash and HDR mode. The device will also offer an 8MP front facing camera with 32GB of internal storage, which is further expandable up to 256GB using a microSD card.
The smartphone will draw power from a 3000mAh battery and on the connectivity front it offers 4G LTE, USB Type-C port and Bluetooth 4.2. The device will surely feature BlackBerry’s Hub and its suite of productivity apps.
