The Blackberry Aurora is the latest Blackberry-branded Android OS smartphone in town. The phablet device boots Android 7.0 Nougat OS with Blackberry’s trusted software security and mobility solutions such as Blackberry Hub and DTEK, and is both designed and manufactured by PT BB Merah Puith, the Canadian company’s official hardware partner for the Indonesian market.
The launch follows that of the TCL-made Blackberry KEYone with physical keyboard which happened few weeks earlier at the MWC 2017 in Barcelona. Aurora is the first ever Blackberry-branded Smartphone with Dual SIM functionality and is powered by sizeable 3000mAh battery which promises over 20 hours of battery life on a single charge.
Blackberry Aurora is also supported by quality network services in big cities across Indonesia. It packs a 5.5-inch HD AMOLED display with anti Scratches and stains, 4GB of RAM, octa-core processor, front 8MP camera with Flash and rear 13MP camera with PDAF, Dual tone LED flash.
Blackberry Aurora Specifications
- Operating System: Android 7.0 Nougat OS
- Dimensions: 152 x 76.8 x 8.55 mm
- Weight: 178 gram
- SIM: Dual Micro SIM
- Network: LTE B1 (2100MHz), B3 (1800MHz), B5 (850MHz), B7 (2600MHz), B8 (900MHz), B26 (850MHz), B40 (2300MHz); WCDMA 850/900/2100MHz; GSM 900/1800MHz
- Form Factor: Bar Touch
- Display: 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD AMOLED; 268pi
- Processor: 1.4GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 SoC (MSM8917)
- Graphics: Adreno 308 GPU
- Memeory: 4GB RAM
- Storage: 32GB built-in space
- External Storage: Up to 256GB via microSD
- Main Camera: 13MP PDAF camera with CMOS sensor, Dual Tone Flash; 1080p Full HD video recording
- Front Camera: 8MP FF camera with Front Flash
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, USB v2.0, microUSB charging, GPS/AGPS/ Glonass/Beidou
- Sensors: Compass, G-sensor, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, HAL
- Battery: 3000 mAh Lithium-Ion
- Colour: Black, Gold and Silver
Pricing and Availability
Blackberry Aurora is a ‘Made in Indonesia’ initiative and tailored to meet the needs of the Indonesian market. It is currently on sale for IDR 3,499,000 (US$ 262) through pre-orders and arrives in Black, Silver and Gold colour options.
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