 "BlackBerry Evolve sale on Amazon on October 10: Know price, specs, and more")
Canadian smartphone brand BlackBerry, licensed to India-based Optiemus Infracom, on August 2 launched the BlackBerry Evolve in the country. The Evolve features a touchscreen design with a 5.99-inch fullHD+ screen of an 18:9 aspect ratio on the front, and a soft-textured design on the back. Priced at Rs 24,990, the BlackBerry Evolve will go on sale on October 10, exclusively on Amazon India. The phone will carry a Rs 3,950 cashback offer from Reliance Jio and a 5 per cent instant cashback on ICICI bank credit cards.
The BlackBerry Evolve is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 system-on-chip (SoC), paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage – expandable using a microSD card. The phone boots the Android Oreo 8.1 operating system optimised by BlackBerry with security and productivity tools like DTEK security suite and workplace. The phone is powered by a 4,000 mAh battery and has a USB type-C charging and data transfer port supporting the Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 technology.
Imaging is managed by a dual rear-camera module and a single camera on the front with a soft LED flash. The rear camera sports dual 13-megapixel lenses, and an RGB sensor mated with a monochrome sensor. The phone has a 16MP fixed-focus selfie camera unit on the front.
| BlackBerry Evolve Specifications | |
|---|---|
| OS | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| Display | 5.99-inch, 1080 x 2160 resolution, 403 PPI 18:9 aspect ratio, IPS LCD |
| Memory | 4GB RAM+64GB ROM expandable up to 256G |Hot-swappable microSD slot |
| Camera | Rear – Dual 13MP lenses | Front – 16MP fixed focus with selfie flash |
| Battery | 4,000mAh battery, Qualcomm 3.0 Quick Charge |
| Processor | Snapdragon 450 octa-core 1.8 GHz processor |
| Sensors | Face Unlock, Fingerprint |
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