BlackBerry will launch an Android phone includes physical keyboard

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According to revelations made by Reuters citing four sources with close ties company preparing to launch a BlackBerry phone with Android system. Keeping the tradition BlackBerry device would include a physical keyboard slide-out sliding beneath the large screen when needed.

 

Launching a phone with Android operating system marks a change in strategy for the BlackBerry, the company will put more emphasis on the software and device management. Moreover, BES12 software package provided by BlackBerry business customers already offers multi-platform support, launching a BlackBerry phone with Android system may serve as a demonstration of how well its software for mobility management with other systems operation.

 

BlackBerry will launch an Android phone includes physical keyboard

 

According to sources quoted by Reuters, the design of the BlackBerry phone with Android system is already known, the prototype being shown even on stage at the Mobile World Congress this year. The phone had a screen with curved edges similar Edge Galaxy S6 and a hardware keyboard that slides from the bottom of the housing.

 

Contact for more information, officials refused BlackBerry proposal saying we do not comment on rumors and speculation, but we remain loyal BlackBerry 10 operating system, which offers unparalleled benefits in terms of security and productivity.

 

Once at the forefront of major smartphone manufacturers, BlackBerry company currently has a market share of less than 1%, having need of a strategy to bring it back on track. It remains to be seen whether a large-screen Android phone, helped with a physical keyboard and software package good quality BlackBerry's signature will be enough to remove the company from numbness.