Friday Fun Photo(shop) - BlackBerry London Box?

By Adam Zeis on 27 Apr 2012 10:42 am

Friday Fun Photo - Is this the BlackBerry London??

2012 BlackBerry London

Take this for what you will, but forums member czhy6618 has posted up the above image of what claims to be the 2012 BlackBerry London. We're thinking this is more of a Photoshop than an actual retail box, but you be the judge. In case you don't already know, the BlackBerry London is the codename for the first ~~BBX~~ BlackBerry 10 device we saw way back in November. The image here does look pretty darn close to the original photo leaked phot0, so we're not really sold that it's totally legit.

Check it out, analyze it then drop a comment with your thoughts. Don't forget, BlackBerry World 2012 is only a few days away so hopefully we'll have plenty of BlackBerry 10 fun to report in the next week :-)

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38 comments

Deathcommand Apr 27, 2012 at 10:45 am

That looks... Way to easy to photoshop on a box. It doesn't even show the real phone.

Like.. This is something I could do with Microsoft Paint.

gregorylkelly Apr 27, 2012 at 11:59 am

Also, "London" is a predevelopment code name. They wouldn't have that written on the box!

Mathrin Apr 27, 2012 at 10:49 am

Meh, I guess it could be the developer phones that are being handed out. Old design, relevant software. Would make a bit of sense.

myfairkadie Apr 27, 2012 at 10:51 am

Definitely photoshopped!

jcbrunson Apr 27, 2012 at 10:52 am

Fake. Not buyin it. But the buzz it generates is fun.

lnichols Apr 27, 2012 at 10:55 am

I think they wrapped a shoe box with grey paper with a London pic photochopped in. I hope this is what the real phone looks like when released though because it is very different looking than the competition.

RevyRah Apr 27, 2012 at 11:11 am

I don't want to see an iClone. I think it needs a mofe ergonomic design. Think an improved 9860 design mixed with the original design. Do that, and you've got one sexy phone. Not as sexy as the BlackBerry Blade concept, but sexy either way you look at it.

RevyRah Apr 27, 2012 at 10:59 am

Pure photoshop.Top right right image of the phone isn't even cropped properly, but it is on the other images.

Auli Apr 27, 2012 at 11:04 am

I kinda like it

ibcop Apr 27, 2012 at 11:06 am

Looks like an Iphone box.

Jake Storm Apr 27, 2012 at 11:09 am

I would have been more believable if they took a picture of a black box.

Auli Apr 27, 2012 at 11:09 am

Even though it is photoshoped , you have to appreciate the effort this guy went through , definately a true blackberry fan ..

martinjdub Apr 27, 2012 at 11:12 am

I'd take any london...photo shop or not :)

pwgillam Apr 27, 2012 at 12:40 pm

it is not real... not with the font used on the "London" text. But still nice to look at.

Pootermobile Apr 27, 2012 at 11:22 am

RIM would've packaged it in a sexy black matte box :)

mikelcal Apr 27, 2012 at 11:29 am

The thing looks all flat and has no dimension...also if memory serves me right the branding guidelines state that you can't change the color of the logo, that is a big red herring too. Either its all black on a light background or all white in a dark background. Also, i've never seen a HUGE RIM logo on any of the boxes for any bb device. Finally,the square bb logo on the back doesn't feel right, especially next to that barcode that could be no more a code for a box of store brand cereal. Maybe it was a design student's hw. Nice try, good effort, but you can't fool me!

jechow Apr 27, 2012 at 11:30 am

Looks odd. In addition, it appears to be displaying the back of the phone instead of the front.

the brother Apr 27, 2012 at 11:31 am

this is the box for the dev units being handed out next week in FL. how did y'all get these pics?

Thachoc1 Apr 27, 2012 at 11:32 am

Why would someone go through all that work to produce a fake picture. Maybe I dunno what i'm lookin at. Who knows, but either way we're in for a treat. I prefer surprises anyway.

ptpete Apr 27, 2012 at 11:40 am

Fugly, get rid of the angles!

pmccartney Apr 27, 2012 at 12:50 pm

+10,000

kingbernie06511 Apr 27, 2012 at 11:45 am

wow. me soiled me pantalon!

mikelcal Apr 27, 2012 at 11:53 am

Ah here it is...Branding guidelines, a really good read...:)

http://us.blackberry.com/legal/trademarks.jsp#tab_tab_logoguidelines
http://us.blackberry.com/legal/trademarks.jsp#tab_tab_BlackBerryLogos

PostMortem Apr 27, 2012 at 12:00 pm

It has been stated before, but the image at the top right doesn't seen to be aligned straight. What day of the week does it say on the phones screen; 12:05 Infiday? I'm sure if I had a higher resolution screen on my BB-I could tell.

Anyone?