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BlackBerry is making headlines as its upcoming Blackberry Venice smartphone was spotted in the public via a leaked photo.

The Canadian tech company was drowned by Google and Apple in the smartphone wars. However BlackBerry is now planning to re-enter the mainstream smartphone market with its upcoming Android-powered handset.

BlackBerry was silent about the new phone and provided very little details. Most of the information came from leaks and other unofficial sources. However, the new BlackBerry Venice leaked photo, which was uploaded by BerryFlow, just adds weight to the already solid rumors.

The image doesn't really show much because it's quite blurry. BlackBerry's logo can still be clearly seen on the top of the said phone. 9 to 5 Google also reports that the screen was clearly showing the stock Messenger app from Android Lollipop, which further confirms the past rumors.

BlackBerry's new Venice Android slider is anticipated as the game changer for the very low smartphone global share of the company. Android and iOS devices have long been dominating the smartphone and tablet market with flagship Nexus devices, iPhones and iPads.

Besides Google themselves, there are also a lot of tech giants that manufacture smartphones: Samsung, LG, Sony, Huawei, HTC and even the newcomer Xiaomi are just some of the few that use their Android models to stay on the top of their game.

Techno Buffalo reported that the BlackBerry Venice is expected to run both Android and BlackBerry apps. This means that the user may be able to choose which apps they will be using for the device, but they won't be limited with choices from BlackBerry.

Specs-wise, the BlackBerry Venice isn't so bad. In fact, it can trump most mid to high-end Android Devices. It is rumored to have a 5.4-inch QHD screen along with a 1.8Ghz hexa-core 64-bit Snapdragon 808 from Qualcomm, according to NDTV.

BlackBerry was very popular before the Android era a couple of years ago. The company stayed true to their own designs and operating system, but it seems that they are now straying from their own formula and joining the league of Android smartphones.