[H4zN]

The following (tech) sites covered the BlackBerry Mercury a.k.a. BlackBerry John Doe

Hands-on with BlackBerry's Android-powered 'Mercury' at CES 2017 - Android Authority

https://9to5google.com/2017/01/04/ha...cury/?pushup=1

BlackBerry 'Mercury' hands-on: Riding into 2017 on a phone with no name | Android Central

https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/04/...cury-hands-on/

http://www.androidcentral.com/blackberry-mercury

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/...ions-ces-2017/

Edit: I edited the OP to make a list of (tech) sites having blogged about the Mercury. Feel free to add more! It'd be cool if a mod edited the thread title to make 'Android Authority' generic.

[Frosty_Power]

WOW! Take my money already!

[JeromeM]

Oh my, I like it!!! It's going to be a long wait but worth it!

[naijab0y]

My next phone for sure. Gonna wait for reviews and stuff tho and maybe even till the price drops after release cos I like my dtek 60 too. Not sure i need to switch.

[JeromeM]

If I'm reading the article right we'll get more info at MWC2017 which is Feb 27th - Mar 2nd where we may see a closer to final build of the device? Then we have to wait for release so we're thinking fall perhaps?

[craftEcowgirl]

If I'm reading the article right we'll get more info at MWC2017 which is Feb 27th - Mar 2nd where we may see a closer to final build of the device? Then we have to wait for release so we're thinking fall perhaps?

Thats sad news

[ardakca]

Well I guess the specs will vary. Since they are not allowed to tell. Only good news .

[craftEcowgirl]

Thats sad news

I guess I will have to buy a Priv

[ToniCipriani]

That means QWERTY keyboard-equipped and slider phones are sticking around, too.

You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.

If that is true, I might skip Mercury.

[bensmithbortey]

Hands-on: TCL details its plans for BlackBerry in 2017, starting w/ the new ‘Mercury’ smartphone

https://9to5google.com/2017/01/04/ha...cury/?pushup=1

[JeromeM]

Thats sad news

I'm just speculating though I'm not sure what the usual timelines are for phones released at MWC but if I remember from last year several didn't come out until later in the year.

[pizzawheel]

If I'm reading the article right we'll get more info at MWC2017 which is Feb 27th - Mar 2nd where we may see a closer to final build of the device? Then we have to wait for release so we're thinking fall perhaps?

Yeah this is NOT good news.

[BriniaSona]

Maybe they delayed it so they can use a 835

[bensmithbortey]

BlackBerry 'Mercury' hands-on: Riding into 2017 on a phone with no name | CrackBerry.com

[ToniCipriani]

Hands-on: TCL details its plans for BlackBerry in 2017, starting w/ the new ‘Mercury’ smartphone

https://9to5google.com/2017/01/04/ha...cury/?pushup=1

“We look forward to unveiling details around this distinctly different and impressively designed BlackBerry smartphone around the Mobile World Congress timeframe next month,” continued Cistulli.

So we're playing the "announcement of an announcement" thing again.

[Niels B]

I absolutely love it! Also the chopped top! Take my money, I buy two!

[antonrr]

Does the keyboard look a little odd to anyone else?
I noticed in this video and the leaked "in hand image" from weeks ago that it just looks strange but it could be the lighting?
It looked way shinier / better in the teaser videos.

[BriniaSona]

Does the keyboard look a little odd to anyone else?
I noticed in this video and the leaked "in hand image" from weeks ago that it just looks strange but it could be the lighting?
It looked way shinier / better in the teaser videos.

Keys look clear to me as opposed to painted plastic like all other blackberry. They look like the Porsche bold that came out.

[ToniCipriani]

Maybe they delayed it so they can use a 835

...till right when 840 is announced, so it'll end up being a POS again.

[Bure03]

End of Feb till another announcement and it's not even the release date!! Wtf, come on we've been waiting for this phone long enough

[ominaxe]

Ugh. I really was hoping for a January release.


Also, the top is still ugly.

[asublimeday]

End of Feb till another announcement and it's not even the release date!! Wtf, come on we've been waiting for this phone long enough

Yeah. I'm going to start looking forward to the G6 and S8 (assuming Samsung can fix Touchwiz). I swap out phones every two months so this is a possibility for the future, but I'm done following the update cycle. Another delay is an insult to all of us.

[javelin]

Can we have the Blackberry name on the device? Please?


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[gallopiton]

Or just put in an 808 and then everyone will agree that it is, in fact, a POS hahaha

...till right when 840 is announced, so it'll end up being a POS again.

[IdBeats]

Love the phone, would definitely buy it. Too bad there are no specs given.

Did anyone noticed there is no micro-sd card slot on the phone? Is it not coming with expendable memory or is it not there because it's not the finished device yet? Would really suck if it doesn't.