Earlier this month we spotted a BlackBerry with a square screen rumored to be Windermere and despite all disbelief, this oddly proportioned device will be one of the Canadian company's new handset next year.
The squarely proportioned handset appeared in BlackBerry's latest financial results presentation labeled the Passport. According to the presentation the Blackberry Passport will feature a 4.5-inch 1440 x 1440 resolution display that's as square as an Instagram photo.
This isn't the company's first square screened device - BlackBerry has already released the BlackBerry Q10. That said, the Passport will be significantly be wider at 3.18-inches, which is even wider than the pocket busting 3.12-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 3 even though the Passport has a much shorter screen.
What's more, an accompanying photo shows the handset will have BlackBerry's shortest keyboard yet featuring only three rows of physical buttons. The Passport also appeared along two other handsets named the Z3 and Classic.
Windermere is coming
Up until now the BlackBerry Passport has been rumored with the code name Windermere and it could potentially be BlackBerry's most Innovative smartphone yet.
Previous rumors have said the Passport's keyboard is capacitive making it usable as a touchscreen surface, perhaps to make up for the handset's short and stout screen.
Internally, the Passport is said to be packing a quad-core Snapdragon MSM8974 processor backed by an Adreno 330 GPU and 3GB of RAM. The phone will also supposedly be powered by a 3,450mAh battery.
If BlackBerry truly plans to release the Passport next year, it could be a while before we see the phone officially announced. Until then, stay tuned to this space as we report on any more BlackBerry oddities that leak out.
- Apple's also planning to change up the screen on the iPhone 6
Via SlashGear
James Potter