BlackBerry Rio Specifications Rumored

I am quite sure that a fair number of you out there would have more or less thought that the upcoming BlackBerry Rio smartphone will be some sort of high end smartphone, where it will boast of an “all touch” interface. However, it seems that such faith is misplaced, since it looks instead as though this particular handset will be classified under the mid-range category, bringing back memories of the BlackBerry ‘Manitoba’ that proved to be the BlackBerry Z3 LTE in the end, carrying with it a handful of changes without being released to the masses. As for the BlackBerry Rio, it looks as though this project will be a continuation of that – albeit with a number of upgraded hardware specifications, clearly tossing it in between that of the BlackBerry Z3 and BlackBerry Z30.

Do take what you see here with a pinch of salt, since it has yet to be confirmed on an official basis. Right now, the BlackBerry Rio is touted to feature a 9.5mm profile, a 5” 1280 x 720 display, a front-facing 2MP shooter with an 8MP camera at the back, a 2,800 mAh non-removable battery, a dual-core MSM 8960 1.5GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB of internal memory, a microSD memory card slot, penta-band LTE and 4G Hotspot capability, Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA and Miracast, and dual microphones. So far, it has been slated for a February 2015 release for less than $300 a pop, any takers?

Edwin Kee
Categories: Cellphones, Rumors
Tags: balckberry, blackberry rio, rio