BlackBerry and Optiemus Infracom Limited announces handset distribution partnership in India. The partnership will see Optiemus distribute and promote BlackBerry handsets to the Indian market. The new BlackBerry DTEK50 and DTEK60 Android-based smartphones are powered by Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with BlackBerry's skin on top.
DTEK50 and DTEK60 are priced at Rs. 21,990 and Rs. 46,990 respectively. The DTEK50 will go on sale in the country from this weekend, while the DTEK60 will go on sale in early December.
The single-SIM DTE50 has a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 SoC coupled with 3GB of RAM. It boasts 13 MP rear and 8 MP front camera. It comes with 16 GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded up to 2 TB via microSD card. It is powered by a 2610mAh non-removable battery with Quick Charge 2.0.
The DTEK60 has large 5.5-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels) display, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC (with two Kryo cores clocked at 2.15GHz, and two Kryo cores clocked at 1.6GHz) coupled with 4GB of RAM. It hosts 21 MP rear and 8 MP front camera. It comes with 32 GB of inbuilt storage that's expandable up to 2 TB via microSD card. It is backed by a 3000 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0.