Our friends over at BBin.in were on hand in India to catch the unveiling of the BlackBerry Evolve and Evolve X, and now, they've gone ahead and posted up their hands-on with both devices.
As announced at the launch, pricing for the Evolve has been set at ₹24,990 ($365) with availability kicking off in late August while the Evolve X is set at ₹34,990 ($510) and will be available at some point next month.
BlackBerry Evolve/Evolve X: Specs
| Category | BlackBerry Evolve | BlackBerry Evolve X |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Android 8.1 Oreo DTEK by BlackBerry |
Android 8.1 Oreo DTEK by BlackBerry |
| Display | 5.99-inch 18:9 FHD+ (2160x1080) LTPS display Gorilla Glass 5 |
5.99-inch 18:9 FHD+ (2160x1080) LTPS display Gorilla Glass 5 |
| SoC | Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Eight Cortex A53 cores up to 1.8GHz |
Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 4x2.2GHz Kryo 260 + 4x1.8GHz Kryo 260 |
| GPU | Adreno 506 | Adreno 512 |
| RAM | 4GB | 6GB |
| Storage | 64GB | 64GB |
| Rear camera | 13MP + 13MP RGB + monochrome |
12MP (f/1.8, 1.4um) + 13MP (f/2.6, 1.0um) PDAF, LED flash, 4K video recording |
| Front camera | 16MP (f/2.0) | 16MP (f/2.0) |
| Connectivity | LTE with VoLTE Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 GPS, GLONASS |
LTE with VoLTE Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 5.0 GPS, GLONASS |
| Battery | 4000mAh battery Quick Charge 3.0 (USB-C) Wireless charging |
4000mAh battery Quick Charge 3.0 (USB-C) Wireless charging |
| Fingerprint | Rear fingerprint sensor | Rear fingerprint sensor |