Canadian smartphone company, BlackBerry launched DTEK 50 and DTEK 60 on Monday. BlackBerry DTEK 50 is priced at 21,990 and the DTEK 60 is priced at Rs 46,990. The company also announced a new distribution partnership with Optimus.

DTEK 50 Features:

3GB RAM

13MP rear camera

5.2-inch full HD display

Android Marshmallow

octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor

Adreno 405 GPU

16 GB ROM (expandable up to 2TB).

8MP front camera with flash

2,610 mAh non-removable battery

DTEK 60 Features:

5.5-inch Quad-HD display

Snapdragon 820 processor

4GB RAM

32GB internal memory (expandable up to 256GB)

21MP rear PDAF camera with f/2.0 aperture

8MP front camera

3,000mAh battery

Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS

Both BlackBerry DTEK 50 and DTEK 60 has DTEK Security App in-built. The app constantly monitor the use of other applications installed in the device. The app sends users notifications whenever their privacy is at risk.

“The company now has four pillars: enterprise solutions, technology solutions, secure messaging and secure handsets,” explained BlackBerry India head Narendra Nayak.

Alex Thurber, senior VP of global device sales, said "the company takes its tagline of securely connecting the world very seriously. Now, this function spears across all operating systems and platforms and is not limited to BB OS like before. What you have on your phone is your life."

Thurber said "to underline the importance of privacy these days.

The DTEK phones come with inbuilt cryptographic features along with a secure bootloader and the DTEK app that secures the apps downloaded on it. At the end of the day your are interacting with the software and that is our expertise.”

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BY M. DIVYA SRI