The affordable BlackBerry Evolve arrives on October 10
BlackBerry and its manufacturing partner Optiemus jointly introduced at the beginning of August two smartphones called Evolve X and Evolve. While the former was released on Amazon the very same month, the latter, which is a more affordable device with more basic specs, was said to come in September.
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We are already in October, but finally, BlackBerry followed up with an update - the Evolve will arrive exclusively through Amazon on October 10 for INR 24,990 (around $350/€300). It runs a Snapdragon 450 chipset, coupled with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage and is available only in Black.
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This is the first non-QWERTY device of the brand in India for a long time and Amazon, along with BlackBerry, emphasize on its huge 5.99” display with 18:9 ratio and FullHD+ resolution. It comes with almost stock Android Oreo 8.1 out of the box sprinkled with the BlackBerry DTEK security features. The company also promises monthly security updates.
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The battery of the BlackBerry Evolve is 4,000 mAh, but lacks wireless charging that is seen in the mightier Evolve X. Other specs include 13 MP + 13 MP cameras on the back, one of them with a monochrome sensor by Samsung, 16 MP selfie shooter, coupled with LED Flash and Face Unlock capabilities, and Dolby Digital sounds.
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- Vlady
- 20 Aug 2020
- Y6Q
Evolve does not work in Canada or US. First garbage from the BlackBerry line. A phone should be built that works anywhere not only in India
- Anonymous
- 14 Oct 2018
- nuf
just recieved this. fantastic. yes camera and processor a bit slower but who cares its enough to do everything. the build quality is way better than a samsung . . . seriously sheeple buyimg samsungs! security is the key here. the hardware has inbuilt...
- Nmaam
- 09 Oct 2018
- rAe
When it will available in India online , since m waiting to buy