Blackberry Hamburg and Rome
BlackBerry's next two
Android-running smartphones have been portrayed by a few leaked images.
The handsets are apparently codenamed Hamburg and Rome, respectively, following
the Canadian company's long-standing tradition of using cities for its devices'
codenames.
The Hamburg either doesn't
have a physical keyboard at all, or it could be a slider like the already
launched Priv.
It will be 146 mm long and
78 mm wide, as you can see. The new
BlackBerry logo in a close-up shot. The Hamburg seems to be made from metal,
and it features a speaker grille underneath the screen. The power button is on
the left side, while the other buttons are on the right. The Hamburg should
reportedly become available in the second half of the year for around US$ 400. So
it's going to be a mid-ranger.
Next up we have the Rome,
which clearly has a physical keyboard. It's placed under the screen, but this
isn't a slider, instead emulating the form factor of the Passport somewhat.
The same new logo is present here too.
Unfortunately no specs have
been leaked alongside these images, and for the Rome there isn't even a rumored
release time frame to speak of (or any word on pricing). So we'll have to wait
for some new leaks to get that information.
