Of course, do take this rumor with a liberal dose of salt, never mind the fact that the source of the rumor claims that they have had pretty good and reliable contacts, and that the two Android-powered BlackBerry smartphones will be given the codenames “Hamburg” and ‘Rome”.
What would be different with these handsets that have been named after cities in Europe? For starters, Rome is touted to be the higher end model between the two, where it will be somewhat similar to the BlackBerry PRIV, as it comes with a touchscreen and hardware keyboard. As for the Hamburg, that is touted to be a mid-range device which will clearly lack the iconic BlackBerry keyboard, but rather, fully rely on a touchscreen. Regardless, we will just sit tight and wait for further developments from BlackBerry.