Yize bembalwa kakhulu abakhiqizi okwamanje abanikeza isisombululo ngesimo sekhibhodi ebonakalayo njengesesekeli (i-Samsung), empeleni akekho umkhiqizi onama-Smartphones anekhibhodi ebonakalayo. IBlackBerry isacabanga ukuthi ikhibhodi iyindlela efanelekile yokuxhumana ne-smartphone Futhi noma ngubani osebenzise iBlackBerry enalolu hlobo lwekhibhodi uzobona ukuthi ishesha kakhulu, iyashesha futhi inethezekile ukwedlula ukubhala esikrinini, yize sesivele sakujwayela futhi nejubane lokubhala nalo liphakeme kakhulu, kodwa hhayi ntofontofo.
IBlackBerry yamemezela uSepthemba owedlule ukuthi iyamisa amadivayisi okukhiqiza, inikeze ilayisense yokukhiqiza neyokusebenzisa kumuntu wesithathu, i-TCL, kepha ngokuya ngemiklamo yabakhiqizi baseCanada. Imodeli elandelayo yokungena emakethe, namanje asazi ukuthi kuzoba nini iBlackBerry Mercury, okuyiyona izokwethulwa cishe ngawo wonke amathuba e-CES elandelayo, ebanjwa ngoJanuwari eLas Vegas. Ngezikhathi ezithile besilokhu sishicilela izithombe noma okuqoshiwe kokuthi le divayisi izoba kanjani, kodwa akukho kulezi ebesingabona noma yisiphi isithenjwa esilinganisekayo ukuthola umbono wokuthi sizoba sikhulu kangakanani.
Lezi zithombe zisivumela ukuthi sithole umbono wokuthi iBlackBerry Mercury izoba kanjani, idivaysi esiyibona ezithombeni izongena emakethe nge-Android 7. Isikrini esingu-4,5-inch sizosinika isisombululo esingu-1620 x 1080, nge-420 ppi, inzwa yezigxivizo zeminwe izohlanganiswa nebha yesikhala. Ngaphakathi kubonakala sengathi ekugcineni ngeke siyithole i-Snapdragon 821 kepha ukuthi inkampani izokhetha i-Snapdragon 625, ukuze ukusetshenziswa kwebhethri kunwetshwe okungenani izinsuku ezimbili. Okwamanje akukho lwazi ngentengo nokutholakala okuveziwe, kepha kucatshangelwa iprosesa nokuthi i-DTEK ene-Snapdragon 821 iku-599 euro, kungenzeka ukuthi lesi siginali sizoba phakathi kwama-400 nama-500 euros.