Despite numerous efforts to save and/or revive the brand over the years, most people have accepted that Blackberry phones have gone the way of the dodo. However, a Reddit post suggests a UK-based startup is quietly working to resurrect the Blackberry Classic and more where the last attempts from Onward Mobility failed.
Reddit user u/coldheartedsigma shared the news to the Blackberry subreddit, but couldnât provide the brand or show the complete design as they had âsigned an NDA.â The post didnât share much information, but it did mention specs including 5G, an AMOLED display, and 12GB of RAM with either 256 or 512GB of storage.
Supposedly, the new version of Blackberry will run Android 15, support some level of generative AI, and have a capacitive keyboard. Thereâs also supposedly a roadmap in the works for multiple QWERTY-based devices, and the startup is ânegotiating exclusive licensing for Blackberry patents.â
u/coldheartedsigma shared the above image, but edited the end result ânot to get in trouble.â Unfortunately, the image is edited to the point that itâs nearly impossible to glean any information from. We can make out the phrase âBlackberry Patentsâ and âQWERTY,â as well as âThe worldâs first.â All other text is too obscured.
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The post was met with a fair amount of skepticism, and we also encourage readers to take this with a potentially unhealthy does of sodium. While Blackberry has an enthusiastic fan base, this post isnât indicative of much besides rumor. The original poster is a relatively new Reddit user and doesnât have a track record to go from.
They also responded to another user and said, âNobody said anything about reviving Blackberry. Blackberry are no longer in the smartphone sphere, and as such their name cannot be used by others.â If this startup succeeds in manufacturing a device akin to a Blackberry, it will likely be a phone with a similar design rather than one carrying the same name.
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