Wednesday, August 19, 2020

New BlackBerry phones with hardware keyboards and 5G are coming next year

It’s not over for BlackBerry – the brand may be parting ways with TCL at the end of this month, but a new company has appeared to take on the mantle. Today, OnwardMobility announced a partnership with BlackBerry and FIH Mobile to develop new phones bearing the BB-brand for next year. And not just any phones but ones with a hardware keyboard and 5G connectivity. As always, security will be at the core of the design. “We are excited that customers will experience the enterprise and government level security and mobile productivity the new BlackBerry 5G smartphone will offer,” said John Chen,...