"The Priv runs Android Lollipop, and comes with the suite of BlackBerry apps"

Last year, BlackBerry introduced its first Android-powered smartphone called the Priv. Now the company has sent out invites for a press event in India on January 28th where the company will launch the Priv. The smartphone comes with a slide-out keyboard along with the four-row BlackBerry keyboard.

To recap the BlackBerry Priv runs Android Lollipop, and comes with a suite of BlackBerry apps. It offers a 5.43-inch WQHD AMOLED display with a pixel density of 540ppi and a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 4.

The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 CPU, aided by 3GB of RAM. The phone's other specs include 2TB microSD support, an 18MP rear snapper, a 2MP front shooter, and global 4G LTE support. In the US, the Priv costs $699.99, roughly Rs 47,396.