14 DAY TRIAL // Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry has already unveiled two device models running under its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, namely the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry Q10, yet it seems that it won’t be long before more such devices are unveiled.
One of them might arrive on the market with a physical QWERTY keyboard, the same as the Q10, but with a different design, new reports on the matter suggest.
Said to have been included in the company’s R-Series of devices, the new smartphone made an appearance online over at BlackBerryOS, and can be seen in the image attached to this article.
Unlike the BlackBerry Q10, which was designed mainly for the mid to high end of the market, the new device is expected to arrive on shelves as an entry-level smartphone, though still capable of offering the features and capabilities that BlackBerry 10 was unveiled with.
With a suggested second-half 2013 launch window, little is known on when the smartphone will actually land on the market but, with BlackBerry already confirming plans for the launch of no less than six other BlackBerry 10 smartphones this year, all should be unveiled on the matter soon.
For the time being, available info on this R-Series device suggests that it might be launched with 8GB of internal memory, side-mounted SIM and microSD memory card slots, less RAM than Q10, and the QWERTY keyboard that can be seen in the aforementioned photo.
The phone is also said to feature a $300 - $400 price tag when sold contract-free, and to pack a 1800 mAh battery inside, at least this is what a recent post on BlackBerry Empire notes.
Overall, the new R-Series handset from the Canadian vendor should turn out to be for BlackBerry 10 what the Curve lineup was for legacy platform releases, it seems. Stay tuned to learn additional info on the matter.