We had already seen several press renders and videos of the upcoming BlackBerry Venice smartphone, now live images have surfaced (via) showing the smartphone from different angles. It also shows the smartphone running on Android Lollipop, but this is still a prototype, and the final version will run on forked version of Lollipop with important BB10 features and its own apps to differentiate the phone from other Android devices.
These new images also show separate SIM and microSD card slots located on the top.
It also shows an 18-megapixel rear camera with OIS and dual LED flash. It is also said to come with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) for quick focus.
The power button is present on the left side and volume rockers along with BlackBerry’s signature mute button are located on the right side. Based on earlier rumors, the BlackBerry Venice will have a 5.4-inch Quad HD display, powered by a 1.8 GHz Hexa-core Snapdragon 808 64-bit SoC and 3GB RAM. It is rumored to launch on all the four major U.S. carriers, Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon in November.