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BlackBerry has officially announced its plans to launch Priv - the company's first Android-powered flagship smartphone. In its latest earnings report, BlackBerry has confirmed its plans to launch a flagship smartphone that will run on Android but hardened with BlackBerry security and productivity. The company calls it the Priv, "an Android device named after BlackBerry’s heritage and core mission of protecting our customers' privacy," and it is scheduled to launch at the end of 2015. CrackBerry reports that it will havea 5.4-inch to 5.6-inch screen with QHD resolution and curved glass, Snapdragon 808 CPU, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, 18MP camera, and runs Android 5.1.1. Although an Android flagship is just around the corner, BlackBerry emphasizes that they will still continue to develop and enhance BlackBerry 10 OS, with version 10.3.3 scheduled for March 2016 release. Despite the steep decline and continuous struggle to keep things in tow, Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins still has faith in reviving the once thriving Blackberry empire. Android is starting to fragment and fork". He firmly stated that they don't intend on adopting the Android platform over their very own Blackberry ecosystem due to the lack of control that handset-makers have over the platform, he wants full control of the product that he's selling. Read more in our articles including "BlackBerry officially announces Priv, an Android-powered flagship" and "RIM snubs Android, open to license BB OS instead".