BlackBerry Limited, Canadian smartphone maker, has announced the availability of BlackBerry® Leap in the United Kingdom (UK) and roll-out in major markets. Beginning on Wednesday in the UK, young power professionals who want to get things done and companies looking for enterprise fleet renewals can now purchase BlackBerry Leap on ShopBlackBerry.com and through select carriers and partners. BlackBerry Leap is a new five-inch all-touch smartphone supports consumers and enterprise users who value security and privacy while pushing their productivity to the next level. BlackBerry Leap will continue to roll-out over the next few weeks across countries like Germany, France, United States, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and India.
Ron Louks, president, device and emerging solutions at BlackBerry, said: “With an all-touch screen, the BlackBerry Leap rounds out our portfolio of BlackBerry 10 devices, offering an affordable choice to mobile professionals who require a Smartphone that safeguards sensitive communications and keeps them productive.”
BlackBerry Leap features the latest BlackBerry® 10.3.1 operating system, a brilliant edge-to-edge five-inch HD display and more than a full day’s battery power. Top features of the BlackBerry Leap include: Security to Maintain Privacy. With this feature, you can feel safe in the knowledge that BlackBerry Leap was designed with the highest standards of security in mind to protect your privacy. It is equipped with support for encryption, plus built-in malware protection and back-up, wipe and restore. All to give you control and help secure your data against the next embarrassing and potentially costly cyber attack.
The Leap boasts of a battery that powers through a full day. With up to 25 hours of heavy use, the BlackBerry Leap will power through even your most demanding day. The impressive 2800 mAh battery and optimisation of power consumption in BlackBerry 10 gives users more than a full day of productive usage. The device also possesses best-in-class keyboard that allows you to type faster and more accurately on a touch screen keyboard that learns how you write.
With superior error correction, multi-language support, customised adaption and flow, BlackBerry’s touch screen keyboard helps to reduce the mistakes and missteps that can hold you back. BlackBerry Leap comes preloaded with the new BlackBerry 10.3.1 operating system, offering a fresh look that incorporates updated icons and an instant action bar so that users’ most commonly accessed functions are in the centre of their screen.
Ben Uzor
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