Reports of BlackBerry’s death have been greatly exaggerated, with the 5G smartphone still to come … someday
In many ways, and for many die-hard fans who dedicated years of their lives and thousands of dollars of their hard-earned dollars to the company, BlackBerry passed a predictable but painful death in 2016, when TCL became the global licensee of the brand.
Sadly, we still have no idea what exactly this “ultra-secure” 5G-enabled handset will be like, and it’s certainly not encouraging that OnwardMobility has removed the plural from its buzz-making messages to refer to just one smartphone that may or may not hit store shelves this year.
That’s right, the new BlackBerry brand licensee isn’t ready to commit to any schedules or launch schedules this time around, just promising to deliver “more regular updates from this month “which should” clarify and answer many of your questions “regarding the legendary future of the name in a market that is more competitive and more difficult to penetrate than ever before.