Here's what the first Blackberry to run on Android will look like
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Twitter user @evleaks (real name Evan Blass) shared an image of the device earlier today, according to 9to5 Google.
The company only revealed a quick glimpse of the sliding Blackberry 10, nicknamed "Venice," when it was announced at Mobile World Congress last month, N4BB reports. Reuters reported rumours that the company was planning to release a smartphone using Google's operating system earlier in June.
Blass initially caused some confusion after sharing this image:
Also, /this/ pic.twitter.com/DL9BzAMEC4
- Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 3, 2015
There seems to be some confusion -- sorry for being obtuse. This is no slider, it's just a Passport: https://t.co/0AExZulvMy
He finally shared an image of what appears to be the "Venice," the Blackberry 10 sliding smartphone, which is expected to run on Android and launch in November:
.@akrnsv Not at all -- Venice is actually quite the looker. pic.twitter.com/ToFgYNOuLw
- Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 3, 2015
The line of Blackberry 10 devices haven't performed particularly well against the iPhone and a number of Android smartphones. Part of that reason because the phones don't run very many big names apps, so Blackberry could mean to take advantage of those running on Android by switching to Google's operating system.
Blackberry used to dominate the smartphone market, but now only has a market share of 1%, according to Reuters.
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