BlackBerry Rio: towards a launch in April?

The new smartphone without physical keyboard would be planned in BlackBerry could also be announced at MWC.

 BlackBerry has the intention to launch a new smartphone without physical keyboard in the coming months. This is certainly a rumor running for some time and that has been reinforced by the appearance of a document listing the compatible accessories for smartphones called “Rio”.

 N4BB the site that published this list of accessories, also contacted the features that would be available this BlackBerry Rio. It has a 5-inch HD screen with a resolution of 1280 x 780 pixels and a dual core processor MSM 8960 1.5GHz accompanied by 2 GB RAM and a memory 16 GB (expandable via a MicroSD port). Connectivity side, we should find the 4G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA and Miracast. The BlackBerry Rio embarks a camera of 8 megapixel rear and another 2 megapixel front. It would have also a battery of 2800 mAh non-removable. As for its price, it should be around $ 300.

 A smartphone reserved for Brazil?

 As we said late 2014, BlackBerry Rio could bear the official name of Z20. We could also compare the BlackBerry Z3 launched in early 2014. This smartphone, which was codenamed Jakarta before formalization, was produced by Foxconn and marketed initially in Indonesia before being reserved for emerging markets. The BlackBerry Rio could then be booking a similar fate, and judging by its code name, and could be marketed initially in the Brazilian market.

 The output of this Z20 prove in this case that despite the arrival of John Chen in command of the Canadian manufacturer and its commitment to the physical keyboard at the heart of the manufacturer’s business strategy, BlackBerry would not have so far put aside models called “all-touch”.

BlackBerry Rio: towards a launch in April?