{"id":2643,"date":"2016-07-29T06:55:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T06:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unlockbase.com\/?p=2643"},"modified":"2016-07-29T06:56:04","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T06:56:04","slug":"blackberry-dtek50-secure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unlockbase.com\/blog\/blackberry-dtek50-secure\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s hot: BlackBerry DTEK50 – The most secure Android?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BlackBerry<\/p>\n

BlackBerry is still trying to play catch up with the smart phone some nine years after Apple iPhone started the revolution. Last year it launched Priv, its first high-end smart phone powered by Android, but it was matched with a high-end price of $700, which priced it above arguably the most admired smartphone of them all, the Samsung Galaxy Edge and the iPhone 6s.<\/p>\n

Even BlackBerry CEO John Chen admitted that introducing such a high ticket phone was not the best thing the struggling manufacturer could have done. Sales of the Priv were understandably muted and disappointing. So it\u2019s not often these days that the name BlackBerry and \u2018what\u2019s hot\u2019 go together in the same sentence. But now BlackBerry has launched its first touchscreen-only Android handset, in a bold bid to diversify its range of devices, and for now at least, it is causing something of a stir in the mobile phone market.<\/p>\n

The new phone is called the BlackBerry DTEK50<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s a smartphone \u2013 you can have any color as long as it\u2019s black – which the company claims to offer improved security over rival Android devices, and, at $299 will cost significantly less than its previous handset, Priv.<\/p>\n

It is the Canadian firm’s second Android handset after switching focus away from its struggling BB10 platform \u2013 for which many of the most popular apps such as Whatsapp have simply given up providing versions. One analyst has described the new phone as the “right move” but that the company still faced an “uphill battle” with devices. And unlike the Priv, the DTEK 50 does away with BlackBerry’s signature physical keyboard and opts for a full screen.<\/p>\n

The company said it would go beyond selling the phone through carriers and offer the DTEK 50 through security resellers and other distributors as it angles for more business customers. While the Canadian carriers will sell the phone, in the US the DTEK 50 will be sold through Best Buy, B&H and Amazon.<\/p>\n

The DTEK\u2019s main claim to fame is as the most secure Android smartphone you can buy. It features a 5.2-inch scratch resistant display, runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and there\u2019s a convenience key which you can map to your favorite app and much more. BlackBerry has hardened the OS on the DTEK50, and added a secure boot process to ensure that it is the most secure it can be.<\/p>\n