BlackBerry ‘Venice’ slider leaks, shows on-screen Android keyboard

Obviously, we won’t be hearing about the Venice anymore if BlackBerry decides to drop it from its portfolio, but for the time being the unannounced slider is real and might be officially unveiled later this year.

The BlackBerry Venice shown in the leaked images is similar to the ones shown in earlier images.

The latest we have gleaned from the swiftly spinning rumor mill is a new leaked image of what is allegedly the Venice featuring an onscreen keyboard that looks very much like the keyboard on many Android phones. The “Venice” has been under cover since it was quickly unveiled at Mobile World Congress in March.

As many have guessed before, the Venice will be a slider, with the physical keyboard tucked underneath the display, when not in use.

The Venice in this image looks just like the handset we’ve seen numerous times now; it has a large display with curved edges, a BlackBerry logo emblazoned across its top edge, and BlackBerry’s familiar three-button layout on its right side. BlackBerry has been rumored to be working with Samsung for developing its first Android smartphone, which it hopes, will help the company regain market share.

According to recent rumors, the device is expected to have a 5.4-inch Quad HD screen, a hexa-core Snadpragon 808 processor clocked at 1.8GHz, Adreno 418 graphics, and 3GB of RAM.

Aside from OIS, the primary camera will also have LED flash, autofocus and video recording, while the front-facing secondary camera will have 5 megapixels.

We also know the smartphone will come with several Microsoft apps and services, including Skype and Bing.

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