Peep Blackberry's New Android Phone, The DTEK50

[JordanWearinThe45]

BlackBerry's back! Again! And this time it's rocking some hardened Alcatel hardware with an awful name. Oh, BlackBerry. If you're one of the few remaining hardware keyboard enthusiasts hoping for the Canadian phone-maker's trademark QWERTY, look away now as you're going to be disappointed.

What the DTEK50 (codenamed Neon) does offer is a rather middle-of-the-road spec list that includes a Snapdragon 617 Octa-Core processor, 3GB RAM and a 13-megapixel camera. Internal storage is limited to a paltry 16GB, but it does support microSD cards up to 2TB.

BlackBerry's leaning heavily on security features to sell this phone; primarily that means a hardened kernel, a hardware "Root of Trust," full disk encryption, a more secure bootloader and a bunch of other features designed to keep you feeling safe.

The end-to-end encryption provided by that Root of Trust ensures only authenticated devices can connect to an organization's network, which should help it appeal to its intended business audience.

Unsurprisingly, the phone comes with BlackBerry's own DTEK app that gives you a quick security overview and detailed feedback about which apps are accessing your details and when, is still present.

It's available to pre-order now for $299, but before you whip out your card, you might want to just consider ordering the Alcatel Idol 4s. Why? Because it's a slightly upgraded version of the same phone that comes with a VR headset and costs $350.

BlackBerry's online store says the DTEK50 is due to start shipping the week of August 8.

BlackBerry's second Android phone is a toughened Alcatel

Looks good Couldnt pay me to use an Android though

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

All the GOAT level android phones like the one im currently using (Galaxy s7) and this Blackberry bullshyt turns your head a bit

 

[TheDream]

I have a BlackBerry Priv. It's been the worst experience with Android that I've had, so much so that I'm switching to iPhone 6S. Not even going to wait for the iPhone 7 that's how much I hate Android now because of BlackBerry. I had a Samsung S5 before that phone was one of my favorites.

 

[GreenGrass]

can you buy a microSD cards up to 2TB?

 

[el_oh_el]

shyt is a rebranded chinese phone.
How the mighty have fallen

 

[Ayo]

Blackberry needs to stick to keyboards and give me a phone that figures out the keyboard/touch thing. The 9900 and the Classic were close...but not close enough.

 

[David_TheMan]

I don't think blackberry should be fukking with non-keyboard phones.

 

[Citi Trends]

I'm good

 

[soulfuljah]

If only they just came out with the Classic with the Passport specs...

Still holding on to the hope they secretly drop that Classic 2

 

[Ayo]

If only they just came out with the Classic with the Passport specs...

Still holding on to the hope they secretly drop that Classic 2

I still have my eye out on Classics. If I can snag one for cheap I'm going to grab one as a second phone.

 

[David_TheMan]

They need to drop a updated passport

 

[soulfuljah]

I still have my eye out on Classics. If I can snag one for cheap I'm going to grab one as a second phone.

I'm thinking about getting one and using it as my main phone. EIther that or a Passport if I can get one under $250.

They need to drop a updated passport

They should have made a Passport/Classic hybrid; not as wide as the Passport but still gave us the standard keyboard with the touch capability. Day one buy brehs