BlackBerry 10 L

The first BlackBerry 10 smartphone will feature specifications that are comparable to the competition’s.

Tech news site Techradar apparently got the details through official training documents from Research In Motion.

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The first BlackBerry 10 L-Series all-touch-screen phone will feature a 4.2-inch display with a high-definition resolution of 1280×768, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and an 1,800 mAh battery, according to the report. The phone will also have a front-facing 2 megapixel camera with 2X digital zoom and 720p video recording, the report said, while the back will have an 8 megapixel shooter with LED flash, auto focus, 5X digital zoom and the ability to shoot video in 1080p.

A RIM representative declined to comment on the leaked specs.

“We understand that there is a lot of excitement for BlackBerry 10. We will launch the platform on January 30 and until then we won’t comment on speculation,” he said.

There’s a lot riding on BlackBerry 10, which the company hopes will turn its fortunes around. RIM is scheduled to unveil the first phones at an event later this month.

Executives have said that the phones will be competitive on a spec level, but the pace of advancement in phone horsepower, memory, and display resolution has only accelerated in recent years.

Techradar said there will be four variants of the first BlackBerry 10 L-Series phone, with three carrying 4G LTE.

RIM is expected to unveil both the touch-screen and keyboard phones at an event later this month, but the touch-screen phone is expected to launch first.

Updated at 1:30 p.m. PT: with a comment from the company.

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BlackBerry 10 L

The best photos yet have emerged showing off the first BlackBerry 10 L-series phone — and it looks a lot like the iPhone 5.

The snaps come from Vietnam, where leakmeisters Tinh te have got their hands on the new phone.

The pics, including the shot above, reveal more than a passing resemblance to the latest iPhone, with its tall shape and especially the flat metallic band wrapping round the edges.

But unlike the iPhone, the new BlackBerry phone has no home button on the front. That’s because the software is designed to let you skip between apps without having to go to a home screen in between.

Another feature notable by its absence is the keyboard. This phone only has a touchscreen, but a second phone will have the traditional clicky keys so beloved of BlackBerry devotees.

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More shots come from within BlackBerry builder Research in
Motion, hidden away in the code of a software update for app
developers, and winkled out by CrackBerry. They show the back of the phone is textured for grip, with a removable cover that lets you get to the SIM card and battery.

BlackBerry 10 will be officially unveiled in the new year, with the new phones arriving in February. RIM’s market share has nosedived in the past year or two, so the new phones and software had better be something impressive if they’re to revitalise RIM’s fortunes. 

Will BlackBerry 10 save RIM? Will the L series survive without a keyboard? Tell me your thoughts in the comments or on our Facebook page.

Image credits: Tinh te, CrackBerry

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