A new leaked photo shows the BlackBerry Venice user interface and phone design. (Photo : Twitter)
A new set of leaked photograph surfaced on the Internet and highlighted the BlackBerry Venice. As with previous leaks, the new one further confirmed the speculation that the smartphone will run on the Android operating system and will feature a sliding QWERTY keyboard.
The leaked BlackBerry images came from the Vietnamese website Tinhte and quickly spread to other tech websites and blogs. According to Slash Gear, the leaked images shows a working model of the smartphone along with a Home screen that shows popular Android apps like Google Chrome and the Android Play Store.
Tech analysts suggest that based on the leaked images, the upcoming Android device from BlackBerry will sport a 5.4-inch touchscreen display that can slide down in order to cover the QWERTY physical keyboard. The sliding feature of the phone, which covers the keyboard, will also make it look like a regular Android smartphone as well as more pocket-friendly due to its smaller size.
According to Engadget, the Venice will sport an 18-megapixel main camera with dual LED flash and optical image stabilization technology. A front facing 5-megapixel secondary camera is also included. The device also appears to sport a screen with curved edge design, a design concept popularized by the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.
Rumors suggest that the BlackBerry Venice will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 chipset, the same chipset used by the LG G4. Internal memory is believed to be around 3GB, which is quickly becoming a trend for most high-end devices.
Internal storage space is yet to be confirmed but based on the leaked image's the device will have microSD support for storage expansion.
The BlackBerry Venice is expected to hit stores in November.
