Reddit forum recentlyOutgoing, Blackberry phones may return to the market through a new startup, but sources said they have signed a confidentiality agreement and are therefore unable to disclose the specific brand name of the startup that is expected to launch this phone, or show the design of the new phone.
Blackberry actually announced its withdrawal from the mobile phone market in 2016, and subsequently authorized the brand to China's TCL to manufacture mobile phone products. However, after announcing the termination of cooperation with TCL in February 2020, it subsequently announced a partnership with Onward Mobility, a startup based in Texas, USA.Cooperation authorization.
However, although Onward Mobility said it planned to launch a Blackberry-branded phone that supports 5G connectivity, it eventually declared bankruptcy in 2022. Therefore, the new Blackberry-branded phone originally planned to be launched in cooperation with Foxconn's FIH Mobile was ultimately unable to enter the market. In addition, Blackberry announced in 2022 that it would close its XNUMXG mobile phone business.At a price of $6 millionIt sold its mobile device-related patent assets and transferred them to a company called Catapult IP Innovations, thereby completely withdrawing from the mobile phone market.
The news released on the Reddit forum this time stated that a startup company is preparing to launch a mobile phone product designed based on the classic Blackberry model. It will support 5G connectivity, AMOLED display, 12GB memory, 256GB or 512GB storage capacity design, and the operating system will be equipped with Android 15. It will also introduce generative artificial intelligence functions and a capacitive keyboard design.
The original post on the forum has been deleted, so it may be that they were asked to remove it, but it is also possible that it is just a rumor. Even if a new entrepreneur has obtained Blackberry's related design assets and plans to use them to create a new phone, it may actually be just a new product.A phone similar to previous Blackberry models, and may not even adopt the Blackberry brand name.
