In the previous month, BlackBerry licensee Optiemus Infracom had launched the Snapdragon 660 powered BlackBerry KEY2 smartphone in India. Today, the country has received the BlackBerry Evolve and Evolve X handsets. These devices are the first 18:9 aspect ratio supporting smartphones from the company. Both the smartphones are packed with dual rear cameras and large-sized batteries. The company claims the Evolve and Evolve X are the most secure Android smartphones.

BlackBerry Evolve and Evolve X Specs and Features

The BlackBerry Evolve features IPS LCD display of 5.99 inches. The 18:9 aspect ratio display produces Full HD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. The Evolve X also features the same display that supports 18:9 aspect ratio.

The Evolve smartphone is powered by Snapdragon 450 and 4 GB of RAM. On the other hand, the Evolve X is the second smartphone from the company after KEY2 to feature Snapdragon 660. The SoC is accompanied by 6 GB of RAM. Both the smartphones are packed with 64 GB of internal storage. For additional storage, users can make use of a microSD on these smartphones. BlackBerry has included 4,000mAh batteries on both smartphones. These phones are also enabled with support for Quick Charge 3.0. The wireless charging is only available on the Evolve X. The box package of the Evolve X includes a wireless charging adapter.

For photography, the BlackBerry Evolve is fitted with a dual-tone LED flash enabled vertical dual camera setup. It features f/2.0 aperture 13-megapixel RGB sensor and f/2.0 aperture 13-megapixel monochrome sensor. The dual cameras offer features such as 4x autofocus, slow-motion video shooting and refocus mode.

The vertical dual camera setup on the back panel of the Evolve X smartphone features an f/1.8 aperture 12-megapixel primary sensor with a pixel size of 1.4micron. It is assisted by an f/2.6 aperture 13-megapixel secondary sensor with a pixel size of 1micron.

Tetra Pixel technology and LED flash powered 16-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture and a field-of-view of 78 degrees is present on the frontside of the BlackBerry Evolve and Evolve X.

The BlackBerry Evolve are loaded with Android 8.1 Oreo. The company has included some of its propriety features on these smartphones such as DTEK security, BlackBerry Hub, BlackBerry Password Keeper for securing passwords, BlackBerry Privacy Shade that prevents others from viewing whats on the screen and BlackBerry Power Center that optimizes the battery life to last longer by examining the usage pattern.

The other features that are available on the BlackBerry Evolve and Evolve X smartphones are USB-C, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB OTG and 3.5mm headphone slot. The backside of both the smartphones feature square-shaped fingerprint scanners. Also, the front cameras of Evolve duo function as face unlock.

BlackBerry Evolve and Evolve X Pricing

At first, the BlackBerry Evolve and Evolve X smartphones will be exclusively available through Amazon India. Later on, these handsets will be made through offline outlets. The BlackBerry Evolve is priced at Rs. 24,990 (~$365) and its sales is expected to begin by mid-September. On other side, the Evolve X carries a price tag of Rs. 34,990 (~$510) and its sales is expected to start later this month.

ICICI bank credit cards owners who purchase the Evolve or Evolve X through no cost EMI option will be provided with 5 percent cash back. Reliance Jio is offering cash benefits of Rs. 3,590 to the buyers of Evolve or Evolve X.

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BlackBerry has sent out media invites for a launch event scheduled on August 8. While the company has not revealed which device it plans to introduce, reports suggest that the company could launch two smartphones — Evolve and Evolve X.

Recently, a BlackBerry smartphone codenamed “Ghost” surfaced online, featuring a bezel-less design. Later, it was reported that Optiemus will launch the smartphone in India in Q3 2018, but it will be offered in two models – Evolve and Evolve X.

Earlier, the phone’s image was surfaced online, revealing the metal frame, rounded corners, SIM card slot and antenna cutouts on the side and the bottom. Both the Evolve and the Evolve X are expected to come with full-screen 18:9 displays.

Under the hood, the devices will be powered by Qualcomm‘s powerful Snapdragon processors but the specific chipset model is not yet known. A few weeks ago, tipster Evan Blass revealed that the BlackBerry Ghost (i.e. BlackBerry Evolve) will pack a 4,000mAh battery.

The Evolve-series is expected to be a premium one as reports suggest that the smartphone will come with a dual rear camera setup with optical zoom and some custom enhancements for the low-light photography using the rear dual-cameras.

While no more information is available regarding BlackBerry’s two upcoming smartphones in the Indian market, we’ll know what the company has to offer when the devices launch on 8th August.

Last week, BlackBerry officially launched its KEY2 smartphone in the Indian market for Rs. 42,990 that roughly converts to $626. It features a 4.5-inch display with 433PPI, 3:2 aspect ratio, and Gorilla Glass 3. There’s a 4-row QWERTY physical backlit keyboard with a fingerprint sensor embedded in the spacebar.

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It is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor along with Adreno 512 GPU, 6GB RAM and packs 64GB/128GB storage. There’s a dual camera setup on the back with a 12MP primary sensor and a 12MP secondary sensor. On the front side, there’s an 8MP shooter front-facing camera. It runs Android 8.1 Oreo and is powered by a 3,360mAh battery.

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BlackBerry’s Indian licensee Optiemus is expected to launch two new phones this year. Ever since news of the two devices surfaced, they have been referred to as the BlackBerry Ghost and Ghost Pro. Apparently, those are their codenames and a new leak has revealed their official names.

The leak comes from Evan Blass who first informed us about the existence of both phones months ago. According to a tweet from him yesterday, the BlackBerry Ghost will launch as the BlackBerry Evolve and the Ghost Pro will launch as the BlackBerry Evolve X.

Apparently the Ghost and Ghost Pro from India's Optiemus are coming to market as the BlackBerry Evolve and Evolve X.

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 17, 2018

Both the Evolve and the Evolve X are expected to come with 18:9 displays and powerful Snapdragon processors. A few weeks ago, Evan Blass also revealed the Ghost (Evolve) will pack a 4000mAh battery. The rest of the specs are still unknown and so is a release date.

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Nevertheless, we hope more info about both phones surfaces in coming weeks. At the moment, the BlackBerry KEY² made by China’s TCL is still the most recent and most powerful BlackBerry phone on the market. But not everyone wants a phone with a QWERTY keyboard, so the Evolve and Evolve X will surely find its BlackBerry fans.

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