BlackBerry's budget 'Americano' phone reportedly caught on camera

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/09/blackberry-c-series-leak.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/21/blackberry-americano-leak/)There have been rumors that BlackBerry would introduce a touch-only parallel to the Q5 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/18/blackberry-q5-review/), and we may have just glimpsed that smartphone in the wild. Both BBin (http://www.bbin.in/en/2013/09/21/pics-first-look-at-blackberry-10-c-series-smartphone/) andCrackBerry (http://crackberry.com/blackberry-c-series-caught-camera-looks-slightly-familiar) have photos of what's reportedly the "Americano," the first device in the low-end C-series. The handset appears to be a smaller, more rounded counterpart tothe Z30 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/18/blackberry-z30-official/). There's nothing to support claims that the "Americano" will use the Q5's Snapdragon 400 processor and 5-megapixel camera, but there is a Verizon logo hinting at the possibility of a US launch. We also haven't heard of a release date for the phone, assuming it's released at all. We won't be surprised if it launches relatively soon, however; when BlackBerry is discounting the Z10 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/20/bad-news-from-blackberry-4-500-jobs-to-be-cut-expected-q2-net/), there may be a hole in the lineup before long.

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