Two BlackBerry phones just saw the light of the day when Optiemus launched the BlackBerry Evolve and the EvolveX in India, as expected. Both the phones sport the same 5.99-inch Full HD+ display with an aspect ratio of 18:9 and a resolution of 2160x1080 pixels. The screen is protected with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The phones run on Android 8.1 Oreo which is secured with the DTEK application.
The Evolve is powered by Snapdragon 450 and comes with 4GB of RAM and dual 13-megapixel camera setup at the rear. The EvolveX, on the other hand, comes equipped with Snapdragon 660 with 6GB of RAM. The dual camera setup on the bigger sibling sports a 12-megapixel primary rear camera which is supported by a secondary 13-megapixel camera with real-time depth of field effect for portrait shots. Below the camera setup, at the rear, lies the fingerprint sensor. The camera on the front sports a 16-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture.
There is a 3.5mm audio jack, which has become a major feature ever since Apple decided to get rid of it. The phones draw their energy from a 4,000 mAh battery pack. The EvolveX has an additional advantage of Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 and Wireless Charging as well. The panel on the back is made out of soft-touch material, and the frame is made out of grade-7 aluminium. There is a Hybrid Dual SIM slot on both the phones with support for nano-SIM.
The Evolve and the EvolveX are priced at INR 24,990 and INR 34,990, respectively. The phones will be available on Amazon.in exclusively and the sales for the EvolveX will begin at the end of August, while the younger sibling will follow soon in mid-September.
BlackBerry Evolve Specifications
- 5.99-inch (2160×1080 pixels) Full HD+
- 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform
- Adreno 506 GPU
- 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage,
- Expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
- Android 8.1 (Oreo), Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- 13MP + 13MP dual rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash, Samsung S5K3L8 sensor
- 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
- Fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz)
- Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS + GLONASS, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG
- 4000mAh battery with fast charging
BlackBerry EvolveX Specifications
- 5.99-inch (2160×1080 pixels) Full HD+
- 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform
- Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs
- Adreno 512 GPU
- 6GB RAM, 64GB internal storage
- Expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
- Android 8.1 (Oreo), Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- 12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, f/1.8 aperture, Samsung S5K2L8 sensor
- 13MP secondary rear camera with Samsung S5K3M3 sensor, f/2.6 aperture
- 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
- Fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, Dolby Atmos (EvolveX)
4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz)
- Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS + GLONASS, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG
- 4000mAh battery with fast charging
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 and Wireless charging
