The BlackBerry Motion is an
Android smartphone manufactured by
TCL Corporation
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under the brand name of
BlackBerry Mobile
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. It was launched on 9 October 2017 in
Dubai
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at the Gitex Technology Week, and first went on sale in the
United Arab Emirates
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and
Saudi Arabia
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on 22 October 2017.
Specifications
Hardware
The BlackBerry Motion is a mid-range phone. It is powered by the
Qualcomm
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Snapdragon
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625
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processor, backed by 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB flash memory. It has a 12
MP rear camera with a
f/2.0 aperture, capable of recording
4K video. The front camera is an 8 MP sensor capable of recording 1080p video.
The Motion sports a 5.5-inch display with a
Full HD (1080p) resolution. It has a large 4,000 mAh battery with Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0. Additional features include
IP67 water and dust resistance, a 3.5mm
headphone jack, a
USB-C
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charging and data transfer port, and a front-mounted fingerprint reader.
Software
BlackBerry Motion originally shipped with Android 7.1 Nougat.
However, during August 2018, Blackberry started to roll out Android 8.1 Oreo updates.
References
Android (operating system) devices
Mobile phones introduced in 2017
Motion
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Discontinued smartphones
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