Dual-camera BlackBerry with QWERTY appears in renders

10 April 2018
The phone, dubbed BlackBerry Athena, is most likely to arrive as a successor to the Keyone.

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  • dan
  • sf8
  • 25 Apr 2018

There's always been a fingerprint sensor in the spacebar.
The convenience key has always been on the right even on the KeyOne, it's the power button that seems to be moved from left to right and I'm assuming it's the one placed lower.

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    • MKH1990
    • Nu7
    • 15 Apr 2018

    Looks like there is a finger print sensor in the space bar.

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      • Nk
      • 0tD
      • 13 Apr 2018

      Hope this time it will be a 1920*1280 screen !

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        • Eske Rahn
        • s0J
        • 13 Apr 2018

        Anonymous, 13 Apr 2018I don't mind bezels. It's just that between screen and keyb... moreOn the bezel-thing. The big problem is that Android UI & UI-guidelines have not (yet) been designed for some parts of the display active for display but NOT for touch.
        I guess we all wanted the display area to be as big as possible, but would still want to be able to hold it securely without interacting.

        Similarly phablet screens can be closed to useless for one hand operation, as even though your thumb might be long enough to reach over, it is almost impossible to do so, without touching the 'close edge'. Here we need a UI modification for one handed usage, so all interaction can be limited to PART of the display...

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          • Anonymous
          • nyr
          • 13 Apr 2018

          moj, 11 Apr 2018And here again comes some useless idea about losing bezels ... moreI don't mind bezels. It's just that between screen and keyboard space is wasted. Look at BB Priv. Make top bezel smaller, put today's hardware in it and you're done. This phone also wasted opportunity to put speakers in front.

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            • AdamBoy64
            • Fv4
            • 12 Apr 2018

            Anonymous, 11 Apr 2018What the hell is this?? Large bezel under the screen, large... moreI don't mind a bezel if it makes for a more comfortable grip.
            The handling is super important, perhaps more so with physical keyboards.

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              • AnonD-628531
              • nFZ
              • 12 Apr 2018

              Ema, 11 Apr 2018I don't agree with You, sir. In my country Keyone Black edi... more??? I never said anything about the pricing tho

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                • AnonD-628531
                • nFZ
                • 12 Apr 2018

                AnonD-375149, 11 Apr 2018well that's what I I meant its just I mistyped LOSE, LOST! ... moreyou haven't understood my comment sir

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                  • moj
                  • 6q1
                  • 11 Apr 2018

                  Anonymous, 11 Apr 2018What the hell is this?? Large bezel under the screen, large... moreAnd here again comes some useless idea about losing bezels the stupid trand that today's stupid manufacturer are using!

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                    • moj
                    • 6q1
                    • 11 Apr 2018

                    icepearl, 11 Apr 2018if only they ditch the android button and go soft button w... moreThan we will lose the same area for virtual machine button!

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                      • moj
                      • 6q1
                      • 11 Apr 2018

                      Dude, 11 Apr 2018Fail. BB Motion has 4000mahWell you are wrong! Motion dose not have a keyboard down there!
                      And what he mentioned is much more realistic!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • nyr
                        • 11 Apr 2018

                        What the hell is this?? Large bezel under the screen, large bezel under the keyboard. Such a waste of space! Should've gone with updated Priv design instead.

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                          • AnonD-152638
                          • mhB
                          • 11 Apr 2018

                          two shift-keys and some plastic button shaped area next to them, that does not seem to be actual buttons... they should have made some programmable keys for people using languages with alternative or additional letters. It is possible they designed it like that so that they could have 3 additional letter keys for alternative keyboard layouts, but they are not going to launch local version in every language region, so there should be programmable keys on the qwerty version.

                          Also disappointing to see that they did not use on-screen nav keys and squeezed an 16:9 display in there for media compatibility.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 0pq
                            • 11 Apr 2018

                            That three capacitive navi buttons with ridiculous aspect ratio is the most stupid design on Keyone, they should have learned the lesson...

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                              • Mani
                              • X$g
                              • 11 Apr 2018

                              What is the Model Name and When it Launch

                                If this comes with the right processor and RAM/Storage config, this is my next phone lol

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                                  • AnonD-652637
                                  • 3}4
                                  • 11 Apr 2018

                                  hopefully this thime it is a bit also for smaller hands, the ke^^yone seemed bulky.

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                                    • Eske Rahn
                                    • s0B
                                    • 11 Apr 2018

                                    The display (unfortunately) is 3:2 not 16:10
                                    If you look at the flat image, all four corners are clearly visible

                                    It seams that they have done like the K1 and NOT the Priv, and placed the navigation 'keys' outside and not inside the display area - a really bad idea IMHO on a device where the display is already reduced to get room for the real keyboard.

                                    Interesting with the two unmarked 'keys' next to the shift keys. I wonder if this is just a design detail, or they are active somehow??

                                    And note that TCL seems to know that BB-users want to actually USE their device, so they kept the 3.5mm jack...

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                                      • AnonD-375149
                                      • yZf
                                      • 11 Apr 2018

                                      AnonD-628531, 11 Apr 2018As someone already told you over at phonearena; "Losing scr... morewell that's what I I meant its just I mistyped LOSE, LOST!
                                      RELAX!

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                                        • icepearl
                                        • 6cm
                                        • 11 Apr 2018

                                        if only they ditch the android button and go soft button
                                        we have more screen area
                                        if only

                                        #stillcan'taffortkeyone