BlackBerry Motion specs
What’s inside the BlackBerry Motion?
There’s a new BlackBerry coming to town, the Motion, and while it’s not quite as noteworthy as the return-of-the-keyboard KEYone, it’s a nice mid-range handset with some interesting features.
After teetering on the brink of collapse a few years ago, BlackBerry is rebuilding itself with a TCL partnership to create Android smartphones that place an emphasis on security and enterprise features. As it fleshes out its offerings, the company’s latest smartphone is the BlackBerry Motion, a mid-range device that’s bound for the Middle East. With an all-touch design and an IP67 waterproof rating, the BlackBerry Motion is designed to “empower the most challenging, on-the-go lifestyle.”
Specs for the Motion include 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon processor, 4GB of RAM, dual SIM card slots, and a 4000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 support.
TCL and BlackBerry are releasing the Motion in select markets throughout the Middle East. Pricing is set at AED 1,699/SAR 1,699, which converts to about $460 USD, a respectable price for a mid-range smartphone. An initial launch in limited markets will begin in mid-October, with more markets being added during Q4.
With a 5.5-inch HD display, a Snapdragon 625 processor, 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, 4000mAh battery and waterproofing.
Here’s the full spec sheet.
| Operating System | Android 7.1.1 Nougat |
| Display | 5.5-inch, 1920×1080 IPS LCD 403ppi DragonTrail Glass Nano-diamond anti-scratch coating |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 2.00GHz Adreno 506 GPU |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Storage | 32GB |
| Expandable | microSD up to 2TB |
| Rear Camera | 12MP (1.55 micron) f/2.0, PDAF dual-tone LED flash HDR, 4K, 30fps |
| Front Camera | 8MP f/2.2 1.12-micron pixels Selfie flash 1080p/30 video |
| Battery | 4000mAh non-removable |
| Charging | Quick Charge 3.0 USB-C |
| Water resistance | Yes, IP67 |
| Security | DTEK security suite FIPS 140-2 Full Disk Encryption Android For Work, Google Play for Work |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11ac, 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, NFC GPS, GLONASS |
| BBD100-1 | LTE Home: B1/ 3/ 7/8/20/26/28/32/38/40/41 LTE Roaming: B2/4/5/12/13/17/19/39 |
| BBD100-2 | LTE Home: B2/4/5/7/12/13/17/29/30/66 LTE Roaming: B1/3/8//20/28/38/39/40/41 |
| BBD100-6 | LTE Home: B1/ 3/ 7/8/20/26/28/32/38/40/41 LTE Roaming: B2/4/5/12/13/17/19/39 Dual SIM capability |
| Dimensions | 155.7 mm x 75.4 mm x 8.13 mm |
| Weight | tbd |
That phone is now official. The phone will come to market as the BlackBerry Motion, and it resembles the popular KEYone in many ways. The 5.5-inch Full HD LCD display is pretty standard for this price range — the phone will debut for the equivalent of around $450 — while inside the Snapdragon 625 SoC is paired with 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, a 4000mAh battery, and IP67 water resistance. There’s also a 12MP rear camera with an f/2.0 aperture, an 8MP front-facing camera, and a front fingerprint sensor. It launches with the same version of Android 7.1 that came with the KEYone.
