BlackBerry Ltd. today announced that its latest Android OS-powered smartphone, the DTEK50, is now available for pre-order.
Touted as a secure Android mobile device, the midrange โall-touchโ offering does away with a physical keyboard and represents the Waterloo-based vendorโs BlackBerryโs second smartphone powered by Android, following the PRIV.
The new device will come equipped with the Android Marshmallow 6.0 operating system; DTEK50 combines BlackBerryโs security and privacy features with โthe full Android experience,โ the company said, adding the product is suitable for enterprise fleet deployment.
Priced at $429.00, the device will be available in Canada via carriers including Rogers, Bell, Telus, Wind, Videotron and SaskTel.
โDTEK50 adds to BlackBerryโs lineup of secure smartphones, providing choices to our customers with different price points on both BlackBerry 10 and Android platforms,โ said Ralph Pini, chief operating officer and general manager, devices, BlackBerry, in a statement.