Now we know that Venice was always a codename for the handset. Previously we have seen the Canadian company use the name of cities as codenames for its devices, like the BlackBerry Lisbon and the BlackBerry London, so the name “Venice” was hardly a surprise. It is unclear as to what “Priv” might mean to BlackBerry, but that’s the name we got for now.
Of course it should be taken with a grain of salt but given @evleaks’ track record for reporting pretty accurate rumors, there is a good chance he might be right. For those who are hearing about this for the first time, the BlackBerry Priv “Venice” is an upcoming phone from BlackBerry. It is rumored to be an Android-powered handset.
From what we have seen in the photos and videos, it will also be a slider phone with a full touchscreen display and a keyboard hidden underneath it. It will definitely be an interesting direction for BlackBerry to take, but now the question is when will we actually get to see it?