BlackBerry Aurora spotted on Indonesian website for $260. The alleged smartphone BBC100-1 known as the BlackBerry Aurora. After having launched the BlackBerry KEYone at this year’s Mobile World Congress, the Canadian mobile firm is prepping to launch a new smartphone soon.
A press image for the same device has leaked this morning. The BlackBerry Aurora is said to come with a 5 inch HD (1,280 x 720) IPS display and will run on Android Nougat 7.0. Internally, the BlackBerry device is expected to come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 octa-core SoC. This will be mated to a 4GB RAM and 32GB internal storage.
BlackBerry Aurora will pack a 13MP rear shooter with LED Flash. That aside, there would be an 8MP front-facing selfie snapper. The BlackBerry Aurora will also feature a removable 3,000mAh battery.
BlackBerry Aurora specifications:
- Display: 5.5 “HD resolution (1280 × 720) with 268ppi
- CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 @ 1.4GHz
- RAM: 4GB
- Storage: 32GB, expandable via mirco SD up to 256GB
- Rear camera: 13mp
- Front Camera: 8MP
- Connectivity: Dual SIM, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n WiFi-Direct, USB v2.0
- Battery: 3000 mAh
- OS: Android 7.0 Nougat
- Dimensions: 152 x 76.8 mm x 8:55
- Weight: 178g
The dual SIM smartphone will support 4G LTE and Bluetooth 4.1. The pre-order listing of the BlackBerry Aurora reveals a price tag of RP 34.99,000 ($260/Rs 17,456 approx.). Official release date is not yet announced.
