BlackBerry Leap AKA Rio Appears In Pictures

BlackBerry's next smartphone, the BlackBerry Leap, has been spotted in leaked photos

Following on from the BlackBerry Passport and BlackBerry Classic, BlackBerry’s next handset is pegged to be the BlackBerry Rio, which according to some sources may appear in stores as the BlackBerry Leap instead. Either way, a report from CrackBerry gives a $200 (US) or lower price tag, and the spec line-up, as you can see below:

295 PPI on a 5-inch 1280 x 720 display

2MP front facing, 8MP rear facing cameras

2800 mAh non-removable battery

MSM 8960 Dual Core 1.5 GHz processor

2GB RAM, 16GB Flash + Micro SD

Penta Band LTE + 4G Hotspot

Wi-Fi 2.4GHz 802.11 b/g/n

BT 4.0 / DLNA / Miracast

Dual Microphone

Speakerphone

9.5 mm profile

As you can see, that's looking like a bit of a mid-ranger spec, hence the lower price tag.

The handset is expected to arrive in the Spring, around April or May, following a Mobile World Congress announcement in early March. The photos meanwhile, emerged via N4BB - check ‘em out!