BlackBerry’s next Android phone pics show design, interface

PanARMENIAN.Net - Just days after CEO John Chen confirmed the company has a range of products planned after the newly-released BlackBerry Priv, CrackBerry found out what is rumored to be BlackBerry's next Android-powered phone, the website reports.

With the codename "Vienna," the smartphone ditches the Priv's slider in favor of the iconic BlackBerry layout, with a front-facing physical keyboard that is always present. The keyboard looks to be of the same size and design as that of the Priv's, but it's hard to tell simply based off of the renders alone.

Although it's still early days for BlackBerry in the Android world, they're off to a great start and the Priv finally has those who likely wouldn't otherwise be interested in BlackBerry finally taking a look at their offerings in a serious light. While we might not see Vienna for a while and things might change from what we're seeing here in the design and form factor as there's no telling how old the renders are, it seems as though BlackBerry has a long-term Android strategy and device lineup mapped out, CrackBerry says.