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Investors are waiting for BlackBerry Ltd. to report earnings on December 18 to find out how many handsets it sold in the third quarter and if there was initial traction for the first Android-powered BlackBerry device.

The Android phone, called Priv, has both a physical keyboard and a curved touchscreen and offers access to millions of popular mobile applications. It went on sale at the major carriers in Canada and AT&T Inc. stores in the U.S. on November 6, became available in Hong Kong in mid-November and has since been released in the Philippines and in Vietnam. BlackBerry’s latest reporting period ended November 28.

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“BlackBerry’s new Android-powered Priv appears to have had a solid launch although depending on how much the initial production run was could limit the contribution,” said Steven Li, an analyst at Raymond James. He said the Priv’s first run sold out by November 10 and resumed shipping during the week of November 23.