THIS Is BlackBerry’s First Android Phone - The “Venice”

Anyone with more than a passing interest in mobile devices has probably, at some point, ruminated on the idea of a cross-over device; a handset built by one
manufacturer in their typical style, but running software not at all associated with that firm. A Nokia Lumia running Android, a Samsung Galaxy running iOS, there are all kinds of wacky and possibly perverse combinations.


Here at KYM we’ve been fond of BlackBerry’s recent hardware, and while the BlackBerry 10 software has improved massively, it still has a few quirks which make it difficult to commit to when compared to Android and iOS. Now though, it seems as though one of these dream combos is actually occuring in order to rectify that particular problem; a BlackBerry handset with Android onboard.

We’d heard this idea a little while ago, it started off as a trickle of rumours but has gradually gained more and more traction. It really started to become a plausible idea when BlackBerry CEO John Chen started commenting on the rumours, saying the Canadian firm would consider an Android build if it could be made secure.


Now everybody’s favourite leaker, @evleaks, AKA Evan Blass has returned from retirement with an image of what is claimed to be a press shot of BlackBerry’s upcoming Android-powered Venice handset, which you can see below in all its glory.