[MWC 2015] BlackBerry Leap is a 5 inch budget smartphone

BlackBerry has launched a new phone out of the blue at the Mobile World Congress 2015. The troubled Canadian company has launched the BlackBerry Leap, a 5 inch budget smartphone running on the secure BlackBerry OS 10.3.1 platform.

BlackBerry Leap was never rumoured or leaked, so it comes as a little bit of a surprise even for those following the company. The Leap comes with a 5 inch LCD display of HD resolution, a dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus processor and an 8 MP camera on the back.

• BlackBerry OS 10.3.1
• 5 inch HD LCD display
• 1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus processor, Adreno 305 processor
• 8 MP camera, LED flash, auto focus, 1080p recording at 30 FPS; front facing 2 MP camera
• 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal memory, expandable with a microSD card up to 128 GB
• LTE, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, FM Radio
• 2800 mAh battery

BlackBerry has not yet announced the markets it will be available in, but the Canadian maker has said that the Leap will be launched in April for a price of $275.

Here’s a promo video you can watch to know more about the BlackBerry Leap.