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Blackberry Mercury: Fingerprint scanner and QWERTY keyboard for BB’s next flagship

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Blackberry Mercury: Fingerprint scanner and QWERTY keyboard for BB’s next flagship

 

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While the new device will carry the BlackBerry logo, it will be manufactured by TCL, which has taken over responsibility for designing and building devices under the BlackBerry brand.
 
With its move away from building hardware, BlackBerry itself is now focusing more heavily on services and software, including a 'hardened', more secure version of Android for use on its branded devices. Mercury - which is expected to have a different name when it goes on sale - will launch with Android 7.0 Nougat on-board.
 
In typical BlackBerry style, it will be of considerable use for security purposes - whether via apps or embedded within the operating system itself. That is a primary purpose to buy BlackBerry - and that will remain unchanged under TCT management.
 
Software will undoubtedly include the DTEK app, which makes it easy to keep an eye on your phone's security status, and help you easily detect which apps are getting far too cosy with some of your phone's permissions.
 
It will also come loaded with the Hub, a handy place for instant access to all of your notifications and messages, as well app widget shortcuts from home screen app icons. 
 
The build quality of the Mercury is formidable. It is a chunky phone by today's super-slim standards, but not to excess. Presumably, that will mean a big battery to keep the phone going all day, while the presence of a USB Type-C port (another new feature) suggests there will be fast charging too. pocket-lint.
 
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