Soooooo ... this is the Vienna?

[Phil Nickinson]

I dunno ...

BlackBerry Vienna appears to be an old-school candybar with physical buttons | Android Central

 

[CrackBerry Kevin]

Based on the renders, can't quite tell if this is a "premium" design or a "lower cost" design. One of the main complaints about the Priv is the high price point. We've seen BlackBerry do lower cost phones like the Leap (which the textured back on this Vienna reminds me of). Yet the keyboard looks very Priv like.

A design like this that's lower priced could be the phone they try and sell to enterprises and governments that are still clinging to older BBOS and BB10 keyboard phones.

 

[Bbnivende]

I sure hope there is no square screen! A 4:3 screen would be fine. That is what the Passport should have been. I think that Chen has given up on cheap phones so this should be PRIV grade.

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[murphcid]

If it has decent specs and at least 32 gb storage, I'd buy it. It looks good.

 

[jsmall999]

Looks like a budget device to me

BBdroid version of a Q5

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[Xaiux]

Looks like a Z3/Q10 mashup with some Silver Edition PP design language thrown in.

 

[tufcustomer]

Kevin, it looks like a mash up of the Passport SE upfront (albeit hardly as wide) and the Leap out back. Weird. What's up with the physical android buttons? Hope this is just a really early render. Not the best looking phone aesthetically in my opinion.

 

[tufcustomer]

Looks like a Z3/Q10 mashup with some Silver Edition PP design language thrown in.

Beat me to it..needed approval lol.

 

[Billy Bob Jimmy Joe]

I sure hope there is no square screen! A 4:3 screen would be fine. That is what the Passport should have been. I think that Chen has given up on cheap phones so this should be PRIV grade.

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This. A square display is disgusting to use.

ASUS ZenFone 2 (4GB RAM)

 

[Von Spradlin]

I sure hope there is no square screen! A 4:3 screen would be fine. That is what the Passport should have been. I think that Chen has given up on cheap phones so this should be PRIV grade.

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I hope he doesn't pass on the cheaper phones.... The low cost orginal Blackberry Curve was one of the best selling Blackberrys of all time. I worked for Verizon back in the day and remember the trends for high school kids....

It went orginal Rzr to Blackberry Curve to LG optimus. (we didn't sell the iPhone back then) So for every 1 top of the line Tour or Droid we sold, we'd sell 2 or 3 curves to the young'uns.

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[CrackBerry Kevin]

Yeah, I don't think physical buttons for Android OS make sense there... especially when you have actions like swiping up over the "circle" to bring up Google Now or swiping into Hub app, etc.

Kevin, it looks like a mash up of the Passport SE upfront (albeit hardly as wide) and the Leap out back. Weird. What's up with the physical android buttons? Hope this is just a really early render. Not the best looking phone aesthetically in my opinion.

 

[tufcustomer]

Yeah, I don't think physical buttons for Android OS make sense there... especially when you have actions like swiping up over the "circle" to bring up Google Now or swiping into Hub app, etc.

Agreed. Someone on the CB forum speculated that maybe they had brought back BlackBerry 10 like gestures. If that's the case fantastic, but I'd highly doubt it. Looks cheap.

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[Dunt Dunt Dunt]

Agreed. Someone on the CB forum speculated that maybe they had brought back BlackBerry 10 like gestures. If that's the case fantastic, but I'd highly doubt it. Looks cheap.

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While BB10 owners my like to see more gestures.... I think if BlackBerry is looking to capture more of the Android market, they need to keep things simple and stick with what Android users know.


As the Vienna is just a few renders right now, doesn't that make it a "rumored device", and shouldn't it just be included with all the other Android rumored devices?

 

[robk84]

I have never seen a forum created this quickly for a simple render, I think blackberry has off the record confirmed this device.

 

[tufcustomer]

While BB10 owners my like to see more gestures.... I think if BlackBerry is looking to capture more of the Android market, they need to keep things simple and stick with what Android users know.


As the Vienna is just a few renders right now, doesn't that make it a "rumored device", and shouldn't it just be included with all the other Android rumored devices?

I agree, but maybe make it an optional feature that can be turned on and off?

There's something different about the "rumored" device in that both CB and AC were quick to make a sub forum for it. Leads me to believe there's something more to it than just rumors.

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[aitt]

I have never seen a forum created this quickly for a simple render, I think blackberry has off the record confirmed this device.

Or they love BlackBerry

Priv screen goes up.

 

[crazy mazy]

If your not familiar with Blackberry, keep this in mind, they like to leak renders way before the device is announced, so that they can gauge customer reactions, and get feedback.. You will be seeing a lot more renders, and as you get closer and closer to official announcement the pictures look better.

 

[lady of the lake]

The BlackBerry VIENNA went straight to its own sub-forum on CB right after the article was released which may be an indication this device will be available fairly soon. I'm speculating it will have a slightly lower price point than the BlackBerry PRIV. The BlackBerry VIENNA will probably appeal to more businesses as well as consumers looking for an android device with a physical keyboard and the security BlackBerry is known for.

 

[anon(8063781)]

I wish they'd consider rotating the screen to landscape mode, using the 850 as an inspiration.

 

[anon(6038817)]

I'm not feelin' it. It seems like it would be too unbalanced when trying to type on it. The form factor doesn't make sense to me.