BlackBerry may launch second Android smartphone in 2016

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30 December 2015 | 1:50 am

CANADIAN company, BlackBerry may launch its second high-end Android smartphone in 2016, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, John Chen has hinted. According to a report in softpedia.com, Chen said if BlackBerry Priv — the first BlackBerry smartphone powered by Android — does better, “we will focus on the high-end, probably closer to mid-range, coming out…

CANADIAN company, BlackBerry may launch its second high-end Android smartphone in 2016, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, John Chen has hinted.

According to a report in softpedia.com, Chen said if BlackBerry Priv — the first BlackBerry smartphone powered by Android — does better, “we will focus on the high-end, probably closer to mid-range, coming out in 2016.”

The Canadian mobile technology firm reported a nearly 12 per cent jump in revenue in its latest quarter.

As for BlackBerry Priv sales, the CEO said the results are good so far.

It means that BlackBerry may take into consideration a slightly cheaper Android smartphone for next year.

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