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BlackBerry’s Next Flagship: A10

Rumors have been floating around about the next flagship BlackBerry 10 model, successor to Z10, called A10. It is rumored that the new smartphone, along with certain other models may arrive by the end of the year.

The first indication of the A10 model that is rumored to be codenamed ‘Aristo’, came in an interview with Thorsten Heins, the CEO of BlackBerry with CNET. Last year, a UK fan site of BlackBerry published this image of what seems to be BlackBerry A10 specifications, leaked.

BlackBerry A10 Aristo leaked specs

From the image, you can see the A10 device probably has a larger 4.6 inch display, the same quad-core Snapdragon processor as in Z10, 2 GB of RAM, etc. The specs are not quite different from Z10’s.

Recent rumors however talk about a larger 5 inch BlackBerry A10 that involves the next version of BB10 OS, possibly version 10.2. Also, some say the RAM will be higher at 4 GB or so.

We don’t yet have any clear indication of what the specs will be of this model. Also, in CrackBerry forums, earlier, there was a rumor of a hands-on on A10. The person has mentioned the device sort of looked like Samsung Galaxy S4 with the same kind of back as Z10.

While Sprint did not sign up to launch Z10, they seem to be excited about the upcoming A10. There are reports that Sprint has already agreed to sell A10 by the end of the year.

Whether or not the device will come with a big screen to rival all those Android phones needs to be seen. Z10 is not selling hot enough to make an impact in the smartphone world dominated by Android and Apple iPhone. While people prefer Android devices for their hardware specs, involving huge screens and powerful processors, they want iPhone for the huge number of apps and gadgets that make it highly productive. BlackBerry Z10 doesn’t have big hardware specs; neither does it have a considerable array of apps. If they manage to come up with a better device, we may be able to see some changes.

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