We saw the upcoming BlackBerry Mercury handset make an unexpected debut on US prime time TV earlier this month, with a clear shot of the device:

The ‘DTEK70′ Mercury device is predicted to be released on Saturday 25th February, days before Mobile World Congress 2017. We’ve rounded up the rumoured specifications* at a glance:

Connectivity: GSM / HSPA / LTE

Announced: Exp. announcement 2017, February 25th

KeyboarD: Capacitive touch 3-row BlackBerry keyboard

Display: 4.5 inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 1080 x 1920 pixels (~490 ppi pixel density), Multitouch

OS: Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821

CPU: Quad-core (2×2.15 GHz Kryo & 2×1.6 GHz Kryo)

GPU: Adreno 530

Memory Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB

Internal Memory: 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Primary Camera: 13 Megapixel, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama

Video: 1080p@30fps

Secondary Camera: 8 MP, f/2.2, 1080p

WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth: v4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR

GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Radio: No

USB: Yes

Sensors: Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM

Browser: HTML5

Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion battery

*these specifications are based on rumours and leaked information. Confirmed specs will be added upon release.

Register your interest in the BlackBerry Dtek70 Mercury today, to ensure you are the first to hear news of release and pre-order details.

We are all aware the product placement is a huge marketing tactic, but imagine our surprise to see the yet to be released BlackBerry Mercury pop up on ABC’s The Last Man Standing. The ‘DTEK70′ Mercury device is predicted to be released on Saturday 25th February, days before Mobile World Congress 2017.

The latest episode shows the QWERTY handset features plenty of screen time, being held and used by Michael Baxter, Allen’s character. The phone also showed a photo of “Brother Jimmy” with animated horns and smoke spewing out of his ears.

From the appearance we can confirm that the device will have a QWERTY keyboard underneath a 4.5-inch touchscreen display. Rumours are circulating that the QWERTY keypad will also act as a trackpad, will run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor and house a fingerprint sensor in the Space Bar.

Register your interest in the BlackBerry Dtek70 Mercury today, to ensure you are the first to hear news of release and pre-order details.  This handset will be available with UK or international delivery.