Categories: MobilitySmartphones

BlackBerry Oslo Could Be The Ideal Passport Replacement

More details have emerged surrounding BlackBerry’s latest business-focused handset, the BlackBerry Oslo.

Images and details of the hardware inside the spiritual successor to the pocket-shaped Passport device have been revealed by US site N4BB, showing a powerful processor and large battery which should make it appeal to BlackBerry’s traditional customer base.

However, the device seems to bear more than a passing resemblance to the AT&T Passport, a rejigged version of BlackBerry’s original device released by the US network last year.

Coming Soon?

According to the images (pictured left), the Oslo keeps the same square-shaped design as the Passport, but offers a different design on the front, which appears to be a combination of steel frame mixed with silver plastic, alongside the traditional textured rubber backing.

This means that inside, there’s a 2.2GHz MSM8974 Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 3GB RAM, all powered by a 3450mAh battery, alongside a 13MP rear camera and software powered by the final build of BlackBerry’s OS 10.3.2.

There’s no details yet on the release date or pricing for the device, but it’s safe to say that BlackBerry will be releasing the Oslo into Europe, North America and Asia soon.

The Oslo could play a major part in helping BlackBerry’s fortunes, which have suffered in recent times as the company has looked to restructure following a downturn in smartphone sales.

However, three new devices, including the Oslo, were supposedly leaked back in April, showing that BlackBerry still sees mobile devices as a key market.

The company’s most recent launch was the BlackBerry Leap, an affordable, full touchscreen phone targeted at privacy-conscious consumers and businesses, which went on sale in the UK a few months ago.

Think you’re a BlackBerry expert? Take our quiz!

Mike Moore

Michael Moore joined TechWeek Europe in January 2014 as a trainee before graduating to Reporter later that year. He covers a wide range of topics, including but not limited to mobile devices, wearable tech, the Internet of Things, and financial technology.

Recent Posts

X’s Community Notes Fails To Stem US Election Misinformation – Report

Hate speech non-profit that defeated Elon Musk's lawsuit, warns X's Community Notes is failing to…

1 day ago

Google Fined More Than World’s GDP By Russia

Good luck. Russia demands Google pay a fine worth more than the world's total GDP,…

1 day ago

Spotify, Paramount Sign Up To Use Google Cloud ARM Chips

Google Cloud signs up Spotify, Paramount Global as early customers of its first ARM-based cloud…

2 days ago

Meta Warns Of Accelerating AI Infrastructure Costs

Facebook parent Meta warns of 'significant acceleration' in expenditures on AI infrastructure as revenue, profits…

2 days ago

AI Helps Boost Microsoft Cloud Revenues By 33 Percent

Microsoft says Azure cloud revenues up 33 percent for September quarter as capital expenditures surge…

2 days ago