As we reported at the end of last month, BlackBerry today held a press event in New Delhi India, where the company launched the DTEK50 and DTEK60 Android smartphones.
The event was hosted by Narendra Nayak, MD BlackBerry India and Alex Thurber, Senior VP, Device Sales at BlackBerry, where BlackBerry also announced a new distribution partnership with Optiemus.
While BlackBerry DTEK 50 will retail at Rs 21,990; the higher specced DTEK60 is priced at Rs 46,990. DTEK50 will be available in stores starting this weekend while the DTEK60 will be available to purchase by the end of November.
Last June, BlackBerry reiterated their position in India, partnering with HCL Infosystems, a leading VAR with coverage across 15,000 towns in 664 districts in India, further expanding the company’s software vendor and solution portfolio.
At the time, Richard McLeod, Vice President Global Channels at BlackBerry stated that India was still a priority for the company,
“India is a priority for BlackBerry’s enterprise software business and we are focused on delivering the best possible experience to our business customers in this market.
By working with an established partner like HCL Infosystems in India, we aim to create growth for our partners while giving our customers wider access to our leading suite of enterprise solutions with world-class support, helping organizations advance their mobility strategies.”
At today’s event, Narendra Nayak stated,
“The company now has four pillars: enterprise solutions, technology solutions, secure messaging and secure handsets,”
Alex Thurber said the company takes its tag line of securely connecting the world very seriously. Now, this function spears across all operating systems and platforms and is not limited to BB OS like before.
““As we are continuing to implement a new strategic direction for our Mobility Solutions business, we will continue to leverage third parties to distribute and market BlackBerry handsets,”
“What you have on your phone is your life,”
DTEK50
DTEK50 is BlackBerry’s second smartphone powered by Android, following the PRIV.
Fully equipped with Android Marshmallow 6.0, DTEK50 combines BlackBerry’s unique security, privacy and productivity with the full Android experience in an all-touch design, at a price point that’s accessible for consumers and ideal for enterprise fleet deployment.
DTEK50 Specifications
Design
Size
Height 147 mm / 5.79 in
Width 72.5 mm / 2.85 in
Depth 7.4 mm / 0.29 in
Weight
135g / 4.76 oz
Navigation
All-touch screen, with intuitive gesture based navigation
Keyboard
On screen BlackBerry Keyboard
Contextual auto-correction, next-word prediction and a personalised learning engine that gets to know the way you type with on screen flick typing or seamless flow typing.
Dedicated keys
Volume Up/Down, Lock (for Power On/Off)
Customisable BlackBerry Convenience Key (usable as Mute Key when on an active call)
Display
Resolution
424 PPI
1920 x 1080 resolution
24-bit colour depth
Screen Size
5.2″ diagonal
16:9 aspect ratio
OS
Operating System
Android OS
Performance
Processor
Qualcomm 8952 with 64 bit Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 and Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 (Snapdragon 617 Octa-Core, 64 bit)
Adreno 405, 550MHz GPU
Memory
3 GB RAM
16 GB Flash
Expandable memory
Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD memory card (Up to 2TB)
Ports
USB 2.0 fully supported with standard microUSB 2.0 cable (included in box)
Power
Battery
2610 mAh 4.4V non-removable Lithium Ion battery QC2.0 Enabled – 50% charge in 51 minutes
Battery life
Up to 17 hours mixed battery life
Up to 17 hours talk time
Up to 24 days standby time
Up to 40 hours audio playback
Up to 8 hours video playback
Camera & Video
Rear Camera
13 megapixel auto-focus camera
Phase Detect Auto Focus (PDAF), Fast focus lock
HDR
6-element f2.0 lens
Dual Tone LED Flash Enhanced photo colour balance
4x digital zoom
Continuous & touch to focus, face detection, image stabilisation
Panorama, Burst, Live Filters
Multi-frame Low Light Enhancement
1080p HD video recording at 30 fps
Front Camera
8MP Fixed-Focus, f2.2
1.125um pixel size
8″ wide angle/field of view lens
Image & video stabilisation
1080p HD video recording at 30 fps
Selfie Flash
Wide Selfie Mode (also known as Selfie Panorama)
Multi-Frame Low Light Enhancement
Multimedia
Image formats
BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, WEBP
Audio & video formats
3GP, 3G2, AAC, AVI, ADTS, ASF, AWB, DIVX, FLAC, IMY, MID, MKV, MOV, MP3, MPEG-4, MXMF, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WEBM, WMV, XMF
Audio & video
encoding/decoding
MPEG-4, AAC+, AAC-LC, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, DivX, EVRC, FLAC, H.263, H.264, H265/HEVC, MIDI, MP3, OPUS, PCM, QCELP, VC-1, VORBIS, VP8, VP9, WMA, WMA 9/10, WMA Pro, Xvid, eAAC+
Streaming protocols
HTTP(S) Progressive Download, HTTP(S) Live Streaming (HLS) version 3, RTSP (RTP, SDP)
Apps
Pre-loaded apps
BlackBerry Applications:
BlackBerry Keyboard, BlackBerry Hub, BlackBerry Calendar, Contacts by BlackBerry, Notes by BlackBerry, Tasks by BlackBerry, BlackBerry Camera, BBM, DTEK by BlackBerry, BlackBerry Device Search, BlackBerry Launcher, BlackBerry Services, BlackBerry Help, BlackBerry Password Keeper, Microsoft exFAT Technology for BlackBerry, BlackBerry Content Transfer, Yahoo! Finance
Android Applications:
Gmail, Hangouts, Google Chrome, Google Drive, Google Maps, YouTube, Google Play, Google Photos, Messenger (SMS), Android Device Manager
Alerts & Notifications
Tone
Vibrate
On-screen or white LED indicator
(Some notification options are user configurable)
Networks & Connectivity
Network bands
North America and Latin America:
FD-LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, 29, 30(2100/1900/1800/1700/850/2600/700/700/800/700/2300 MHz)
HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 (2100/1900/1700/850/900 MHz)
Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific:
FD-LTE 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28A (2100/1900/1800/2600/900/800/700 MHz)
TD-LTE 38, 40, 41 (2600/2300/2500 MHz)
HSPA+ 1, 2, 5/6, 8 (2100/1900/850/900 MHz)
Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz
802.11 a/n 5GHz
802.11 ac 5GHz
4G Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct
FM Radio
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.2 Low Energy (LE) and EDR
GPS
Assisted, Autonomous and Simultaneous GPS
Support for User Plane and Control Plane GPS
GLONASS, BeiDou
OTDOA
Pre-loaded Google Maps
NFC
NFC technology is used to create a connection to share information between your BlackBerry device and other NFC-enabled devices or NFC tags. Features on DTEK50 that use NFC technology include Android Beam, Tap and Pay, and Tap and Go.
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Gyroscope
Proximity
Ambient light
Hall Effect
Accessibility
Google TalkBack screen reader for audible output
Face-to-face video chat with Google Hangouts
Google Now voice assistance to answer questions and perform actions
Scalable fonts and magnification to zoom in or zoom out
Closed Captioning support
High contrast text, colour inversion and colour correction
Certain models rated for use with hearing aids
DTEK60
DTEK60 is the second device in the DTEK series of Android smartphones. It provides enterprises and organizations with full access to the Android ecosystem and higher-end specs to help power productivity. It comes equipped with all the security features that BlackBerry’s Android OS devices have, including best-in-class security patching and the DTEK by BlackBerry app that allows users to monitor and control their privacy on their phone.
Features available on the DTEK60 include:
- Fingerprint Sensor: For quick and convenient turn on and unlock, the BlackBerry Fingerprint Sensor provides added security for unlocking your phone, accessing Password Keeper and making purchases – including Android Pay. Add up to five fingerprints which are fully encrypted with security you can trust.
- BlackBerry Intelligent Keyboard: DTEK60 has a smart keyboard designed to learn from users and increase typing accuracy and speed. It provides word suggestions as you type and includes up to three languages, letting you flick them into place for faster conversations.
- BlackBerry Hub: This unified inbox is an irreplaceable tool for consolidating all of your messages in one place – whether it is email, calendar, social or phone calls.
- Customizable BlackBerry Convenience Key: With the press of a button, the Convenience Key provides quick access to your most used applications and more.
- Stunning Screen: DTEK60 has a 5.5″ Quad HD display, capable of displaying 16 million colors. The screen is made of scratch-resistant glass and features a specialized oleophobic coating to protect against smudges and fingerprints.
- Expandable Memory: With support for micro SD cards up to 2 TB, DTEK60 provides the flexibility to add affordable and hot-swappable memory to download, install, capture and share as your needs evolve.
- Dazzling Camera: DTEK60 is engineered to deliver professional-looking photos with an 8MP front facing camera and a 21MP auto-focus rear camera. Plus, features like Phase Detection Auto Focus and a dual-tone LED flash are designed to help the camera focus instantly and accurately for a blur-free, realistic looking photos, even in low light.
- Long Lasting Battery: DTEK60 packs a 3000 mAh battery with enough power to withstand up to 24 hours of mixed use.
DTEK60 SPECIFICATIONS
| Size | 153.9 mm x 75.4 mm x 6.99 mm |
| Weight | 165 g |
| Display | 5.5” QHD 2560 x 1440, 16:9 aspect ratio, 534 ppi, AMOLED |
| Navigation | All-touch screen, with intuitive gesture based navigation |
| Keyboard | On screen BlackBerry Keyboard; Contextual auto-correction, next-word prediction and a personalised learning engine that gets to know the way you type with on screen flick typing or seamless flow typing |
| Dedicated Keys | Volume Up/Down, Lock (Power On/Off), Customizable BlackBerry Convenience Key usable as Mute Key when on an Active Call |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM 32 GB Flash Hot-swappable MicroSD slot (up to 2 TB) |
| Ports | USB Type-C Connector at bottom of device (USB 2.0 supported) |
| Battery | 3000 mAh non-removable Lithium Ion battery 24 hours mixed use QC 3.0 Fast Charge Capable |
| Rear Camera | 21 MP Auto-Focus, Phase Detect Auto Focus (PDAF), Fast focus lock, HDR, 6-element f2.0 lens, dual tone LED Flash — Enhanced photo color balance, 4x digital zoom, Continuous & touch to focus, face detection, video image stabilization, Full manual controls, Panorama, Burst, Live Filters, Multi-Frame Low Light Enhancement, 4K HD Video Recording at 30 fps, 720p HD Video Recording at 120 fps |
| Front Camera | 8 MP Fixed-Focus, f2.2, 1.125um pixel size, 84° wide angle / fi eld of view lens, HDR, Live Filters, video image stabilization, Multi-Frame Low Light Enhancement, 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps, Selfi e Flash, Wide Selfie Mode |
| Network Bands | North America and Latin America FD-LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, 29 (2100/1900/1800/1700/850/2600/700/700/800/700) HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 (2100/1900/1700/850/900 MHz) Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific FD-LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28A (2100/1900/1800/1700/850/2600/900/850/800/700 MHz) TD-LTE 38, 40, 41 (2600/2300/2500 MHz) HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5/6, 8 (2100/1900/1700/850/900 MHz) Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) |
| Wi-Fi® | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz, 802.11 a/n 5GHz, 802.11 ac 5GHz, 4G Mobile Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth® | Bluetooth 4.2 Low Energy (LE) and EDR |
| GPS | Assisted, Autonomous and Simultaneous GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Pre-loaded Google Maps |
| NFC | NFC technology is used to create a connection to share information between your BlackBerry device and other NFC-enabled devices or NFC tags |
| Sensors | Fingerprint Accelerometer Magnetometer Gyroscope Proximity Ambient Light Hall Effect |
