Just the other day, BlackBerry confirmed that it was no longer manufacturing the BlackBerry Classic. But those who are fans of the manufacturer's physical keyboards shouldn't worry. A tweet sent yesterday by Alex Thurber, BlackBerry's Senior Vice President for Global Device Sales, made it clear that the physical QWERTY is here to stay.
Based on a report from earlier this month, we won't see a new BlackBerry device sporting a physical QWERTY until next year when the BlackBerry Mercury is supposed to be unveiled. The Mercury is said to feature a 4.5-inch screen with a 3:2 aspect ratio. It will have an aluminum build and carry the Snapdragon 625 SoC inside. The camera combo from back to front should weigh in at 18MP/8MP, and a 3400mAh battery will keep the lights on.
The vertical sliding QWERTY keyboard on the Android-flavored BlackBerry Priv is far from being BlackBerry's best. Perhaps that honor belongs to the physical QWERTY with the fretted keys, found on the BlackBerry Bold 9000.
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