We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more.
Fresh off the BlackBerry servers, where it appears as though someone slipped up and let a portion of the site go live for a short period of time, is a new image of BlackBerry's second Android-powered smartphone, more commonly known as 'Neon' or as FCC documents note it as, the DTEK50. To go along with the single image of the device, the specifications page also went live for a short period, detailing what has been rumored for a while.
The BlackBerry 'Neon' / DTEK50 will be making use of a Snapdragon 617 processor and 3GB of RAM and have 16GB of expandable storage up to 2TB with a 5.2-Inch, 1920 x 1080 resolution display. For photos and selfies, you're looking at a 13MP auto-focus camera with an 8MP front-facing shooter. All of which is powered by a 2610 mAh non-removable battery with Quick Charge 2.0. Additionally, it will come pre-loaded with all the software folks have come to expect on the Priv such as the BlackBerry Hub, DTEK, Password Keeper, BBM, BlackBerry Calendar, and more. Plus, no waiting for Android Marshmallow as it's already loaded.
At this point, the go-to-market name is still up for debate. As I mentioned previously in the CrackBerry Forums, there are multiple occasions of BlackBerry still referring to the device as 'Neon' and DTEK50, and well, nothing is official yet. Stay tuned!
Read more
BlackBerry DTEK50 and DTEK60 May Android security updates now available
After falling off track for a few months, the DTEK50 and DTEK60 Android security updates have now resumed. Both devices are now receiving the May 5 update.
DTEK50 March Android security update now available
To go along with the weird DTEK60 update, DTEK50 owners have now started receiving their own Android security update.
BlackBerry begins rollout of September Android security update
Although it hasn't been noted by @BBSIRT yet, BlackBerry has now begun the rollout of the September Android security update according to a new post on the BlackBerry Knowledge Base.
BlackBerry begins rollout of June Android security update
Keeping updates on schedule, the BlackBerry Security Incident Response Team has now announced they have begun the rollout of the June Android security update for BlackBerry smartphones.