{"id":6944,"date":"2020-08-19T15:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T15:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviancetechnologies.com\/blog\/a-new-blackberry-phone-is-coming-in-2021-with-android-5g-and-a-physical-keyboard\/"},"modified":"2020-08-19T15:25:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T15:25:00","slug":"a-new-blackberry-phone-is-coming-in-2021-with-android-5g-and-a-physical-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviancetechnologies.com\/blog\/a-new-blackberry-phone-is-coming-in-2021-with-android-5g-and-a-physical-keyboard\/","title":{"rendered":"A new BlackBerry phone is coming in 2021 with Android, 5G, and a physical keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new BlackBerry phone is coming in 2021 with Android, 5G, and a physical keyboard<\/h2>\n

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Just when you thought BlackBerry phones were gone for good, a brand-new startup is claiming that a new one is on the way. And in case you\u2019re wondering, yes it will have a physical keyboard.<\/p>\n

In a press release<\/a>, Texas-based Onward Mobility<\/a> announced that is has entered into an agreement with BlackBerry and FIH Mobile Limited to deliver a new 5G BlackBerry Android smartphone with physical keyboard in the first half of 2021. Little else is known about the phone except that it will be \u201csecure,\u201d feature-rich,\u201d and \u201cenable productivity, without sacrificing the user experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s CEO also told the Register<\/a> that the phone will be an \u201ceveryday device\u201d that\u2019s \u201cthe most secure and productive\u201d with things like \u201ca top-notch camera, and the other specs you\u2019d expect from your day-to-day phone\u201d as well as \u201ccompetitive\u201d pricing. Oh, and it will also \u201creflect the brand values from a keyboard typing experience and input experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, all that means nothing. This will be the third attempt for BlackBerry and the second to run Android after TCL tried and failed to make headway against the iPhones and Galaxies of the smartphone world. And as best we can tell, Onward Mobility was created specifically to sell BlackBerry phones, so that doesn\u2019t bode well for its ability to make a competitive phone in 2021, let alone one with a keyboard no one wants anymore.<\/p>\n

But that doesn\u2019t mean Onward Mobility isn\u2019t confident. Its slogan is Mobile Invincibility, and it describes its team<\/a> as having \u201cunrivaled talent, foresight, and experience.\u201d Whether that can translate into a successful BlackBerry phone in 2021 is another story.<\/p>\n

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