When the BlackBerry KEYone was fully introduced, we told you that its release had been scheduled for April. Pre-orders have been live since the start of March (in some countries), but BlackBerry just confirmed to a trusted source that units will not ship until May. The release of the KEYone has been pushed back one month.

From what we’ve heard, the KEYone has changed what many people think about the current BlackBerry brand. It’s a shame that we won’t be able to get our hands on the device until May, though it gives us more quality time to spend with high-end flagships such as the LG G6.

According to Steve Cistulli of TCL and John Chen of BlackBerry, the delay is partially due to the fact that full production of the KEYone hadn’t begun until mid-March, which puts us at nearly a full month after MWC 2017 had concluded. Anyhow, BlackBerry CEO informed followers on Twitter that the device is indeed coming, and confirmed the smartphone will arrive in both the U.S. and Canada this May. The phone has remained up for pre-order, which goes for $549 unlocked.

Read up on all you need to know about BlackBerry’s Android-powered KEYone smartphone here in our official launch post.

SOURCE [MobileSyrup]