Mumbai: Blackberry has been rumoured to launch a number of new Android-driven handsets and one of the handsets codenamed ‘Rome’ has already appeared on popular benchmarking site Geekbench.
According to media reports, the company plans to release another high-end smartphone, dubbed Hamburg. Though the Rome will be an inferior model, the specifications seem to pack a punch.
The listing pointed out that Blackberry Rome will sport a physical keyboard, as observed in past models. It will be powered by a hexa-core 1.44 GHz processor along with 3GB RAM.
Though nothing has been mentioned about the OS, word from the rumour mills suggested that the device feature Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
While Rome is the only device that has been spotted on the benchmarking site, other rumours have also disclosed pointers about Blackberry Neon, another smartphone that the company might release soon.
The Neon is speculated to feature a Snapdragon octa-core 600 series with ARM Cortex-A53 cores. While there are no other details about the handsets currently, these devices will be really important in deciding the future of the company’s smartphone business.
Earlier, Blackberry had released the Priv—the first Android-based Blackberry device. Though the device received flak from a large section of tech buffs and users for its sky-high price, the device did bring in enhanced security features along with a balanced unit.
Unfortunately, Priv failed to provide the support that the company oh-so-dearly required to rise up the ladders. In such a scenario, these upcoming smartphones will be crucial for the company.
