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BlackBerry Aurora with Snapdragon 425, 5.5-inch HD Display, 4GB RAM, launched in Indonesia

BB Merah Putih has launched the BlackBerry Aurora, in Indonesia. This is the first  BlackBerry phone to be made in Indonesia, and is also the first Dual-SIM phone from the company. This is the device which was called the BBC100-1.

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The Aurora is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 quad-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz, with 4GB of RAM, and runs on Android 7.0 Nougat. The phone sports a 5.5-inch 720p HD display with a pixel density of 268 PPI. The phone has 32GB of internal storage, and two SIM card slots which support 4G LTE.  The BlackBerry Aurora has a 13 megapixel rear camera with a Dual tone LED Flash and an 8 megapixel front-facing camera with an LED Flash. The device is backed by a 3,000mAh battery, and will be available in three colours: Gold, Silver, and Black.

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BlackBerry Aurora Technical Specifications

  • Processor: MSM8917 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
  • Operating System: Android 7 Nougat
  • Display: 5.5 inch, HD 720p, 268 ppi
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Storage: 32 GB ROM, expandable up to 256 GB
  • Rear camera: 13 megapixels, phase detection auto focus, dualtone LED flash, CMOS sensor
  • Front camera: 8 megapixels with LED flash
  • Battery: Lithium Ion 3000 mAh
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n WiFi-Direct, USB v2.0, microUSB, Dual Micro Sim card, LTE B1 (2100MHz), B3 (1800MHz), B5 (850MHz), B7 (2600MHz), B8 (900MHz), B26 (850MHz), B40 (2300MHz), WCDMA 850/900 / 2100MHz; GSM 900 / 1800MHz
  • Dimensions: 152 x 76.8 x 8.55 mm
  • Weights: 178 grams

The BlackBerry Aurora has been priced at IDR 3,499,000, which is around Rs. 17,500.