BlackBerry Latest News, Specs, Release Date: DTEK 70, Aka ‘Mercury’ Will Mark The Return Of The QWERTY Keyboard; ‘Top-Tier’ Specs Inside

BlackBerry's rise and fall to fame is a recorded history that will forever be remembered by the entire communications industry. Following the boom of the Android platform, the QWERTY-toting company formerly known as Research IN Motion (RIM) saw its name in the bottom half, but this did not shake the management. Instead, BlackBerry jumped into the bandwagon and has since produced three Android-powered devices.

So far, the Canadian telecom firm was able to unveil the DTEK 50 (aka BlackBerry Neon) back in June and the DTEK 60 (BlackBerry Argon) earlier this month. But while two handsets might be enough for some, BlackBerry has no plans to stopping just yet. The DTEK 70, also known as Mercury, was recently spotted and it brings to the table a familiar favorite: the fully functioning physical keyboard.

Tech site V3 was able to obtain a screenshot of what seems to be "the final" element in BlackBerry's Android lineup. Although they are taking the image "with a pinch of salt" since previous rumors point to the DTEK 70 as a PRIV lookalike, another website has it that the Mercury will indeed come with a QWERTY keyboard and "top-tier" specs.

Upcoming BlackBerry Mercury spotted on Geekbenchhttps://t.co/nHwmuXdkNP pic.twitter.com/buHAQ4eNkJ

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As per BlackBerry Central, the Mercury will flaunt a 3GB RAM, 32GB onboard memory, an 18megapixel primary camera alongside an 8megapixel front clicker, 3400mAh battery and a 4.5inch HD display screen. Likewise, it will with a 2.02GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor and an Android 7.0 Nougat off the box. This makes the BlackBerry Mercury the fourth device to don the Nougat as its stock OS. The Google-released Pixel and Pixel XL, as well as the LG V20 were the first trios to offer the latest firmware update.

With the specs in place, Geek Bench took the chance to test the BlackBerry Mercury. It scored the upcoming Smartphone with a 913 when performing in single-core and 5,047 in multi-core. If BlackBerry continues to follow their trend, then we might just see the Mercury in Q1 of next year.