Blackberry still hasn’t announced its DTEK60 though the device is up for pre-orders in US via a third-party seller B&H at $499. Now, the device has been spotted in a leak advertisement in Europe by the region’s largest consumer electronics retailer Media Markt. The advertisement further reconfirms phone’s key specifications. Further, the retailer quoted a price of €599 (around $655).
Recalling the specifications, BlackBerry DTEK60 comes with Android operating system and a 5.5-inch scratch-resistant display that comes with 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD) resolution. The smartphone is expected to come with all-touch screen, with intuitive gesture based navigation. On the inside, it is expected to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 64-bit Quad-Core (MSM8996 with 64 bit Quad-Core 2+2 Kryo 2.15GHz / 1.6GHz) processor, which is to be paired with Adreno 530 624MHz GPU. Notably, the BlackBerry DTEK60 is the first BlackBerry smartphone to feature a fingerprint scanner.
For multi-tasking it has 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 2TB via micro SD card. It also house a 3000 mAh 4.4V non-removable Lithium-Ion battery with Quick Charge 3.0 technology. The smartphone will come with USB Type-C port and also a Convenience key.
In the camera department, it is likely to sport a 21-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with PDAF, Dual tone LED flash and an 8-megapixel fixed-focus front facing camera for selfies and video chats. The rear-camera is rumoured to come with Continuous & touch to focus mode, face detection, video image stabilization, 4x digital zoom, fast focus lock HDR, Panorama, Burst, Live Filters, and Multi-frame Low Light Enhancement. Besides, in terms of connectivity the DTEK60 is likely to come with 4G LTE, WiFi, 4G Mobile Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.2 Low Energy (LE) and EDR, GPS/AGPS, GLONASS, NFC, Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Ambient light, and Hall Effect.
The final price hasn’t been confirmed while the official launch is rumoured to take place on October 25.