 "BlackBerry Evolve X, Evolve with 18:9 screen announced: Know price, specs")
BlackBerry, a Canadian smartphone brand licensed to India-based Optiemus Infracom, on August 2 launched the BlackBerry Evolve and BlackBerry Evolve X in India. Unlike the recently launched touch and type design-based smartphone, the BlackBerry Key2, both the Evolve and Evolve X feature a touchscreen design with 5.99-inch 18:9 aspect ratio fullHD+ screen on the front and soft textured design on the back. The BlackBerry Evolve and BlackBerry Evolve X is priced at Rs 24,990 and Rs 34990, respectively.
The BlackBerry Evolve X is powered Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 system-on-chip (SoC), paired with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage – expandable using microSD card. The phone boots Android Oreo 8.1 operating system optimised by BlackBerry with security and productivity tools such as DTEK security suite and workplace. The phone is powered by 4,000 mAh battery. It features a USB type-C charging and data transfer port that supports the Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 technology. The phone also supports wireless charging.
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 microSD card. The phone boots Android Oreo 8.1 operating system optimised by BlackBerry with security and productivity tools such as DTEK security suite and workplace. The phone is also powered by 4,000 mAh battery. It features a USB type-C charging and data transfer port that supports the Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 technology.
Both the Evolve X and Evolve are Amazon-exclusive and will be available from August end and mid-September, respectively. Both the phones come bundled with a cashback offer of Rs 3,950 from Reliance Jio. They will also be eligible for a 5 per cent instant cashback offer from ICICI bank credit cards.