I was in the audience when BlackBerry announced the BlackBerry Z10. The CEO at the time, Thorsten Heins, proclaimed “BlackBerry is back!”. Of course, that was just the start of BlackBerry 10, which didn’t do much to change the company’s fortunes in the face of competition from iOS and Android. BlackBerry wasn’t “back” and while it’s still sticking with that operating system, it’s also finally and rightly, trying something new.
That’s where the Priv comes in. It’s the company’s first foray into a smartphone that runs a full version of Android. But it doesn’t compromise on what some of us still love about BlackBerry – the hardware keyboard, the dedication to security, and top-notch hardware design.
Jon Rettinger and I have been testing two BlackBerry Priv units, both on AT&T, for the past couple of weeks. One is a review unit and the second I bought on my personal AT&T account. Yes, like others out there, I’ve been antsy for a BlackBerry that runs Android.
We’re not here to report back on whether or not this device will “save the company “ as so many people have asked, but rather to report back on how well the phone executes on BlackBerry’s attempt to build a good Android phone.
Specifications
LAUNCH
- Announced: 2015, October
- Status: Available. Released 2015, November
- Body: Dimensions 147 x 77.2 x 9.4 mm (5.79 x 3.04 x 0.37
- Weight: 192 g (6.77 oz)
- Keyboard: QWERTY
- SIM: Nano-SIM - Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard
DISPLAY
Type: AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors- Size: 5.4 inches (~71.9% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels (~540 ppi pixel density)
- Multitouch: Yes, up to 10 fingers
- Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - Curved edge screen
PLATFORM
- OS: Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
- Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808
- CPU: Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz
- GPU: Adreno 418
- Memory: Card slot microSD, up to 200 GB
- Internal: 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
CAMERA
- Primary: 18 MP, f/2.2, 27mm, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, OIS, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality
- Features: 1/2.4'' sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
- Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, check quality
- Secondary: 2 MP, 720p
- Sound Alert: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
FEATURES
- Sensors: Accelerometer, altimeter, gyro, ToF proximity, compass
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM
- Browser: HTML5 support
- Java: No
- - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- - Fast battery charging: 60% in 30 min (Quick Charge 2.0)
- - Optional Wireless Charging (Qi/PMA-enabled)
- - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
- - MP4/H.264 player
- - Photo/video editor
BATTERY
- Non-removable Li-Ion 3410 mAh battery
- Stand-by: Up to 420 h (3G)
- Talk time: Up to 24 h (3G)
- Music play: Up to 73 h
Applause! Huge thanks to my buddy, Hisham, for the article and for being my best friend. I take no credits, all credits goes to him for motivating me to start this blog, and also for writing such a wonderful and detailed article on iPhone 6S. Truly without him this website and the article itself would have been impossible for me to bring it up to you. So if you were to thank anyone for the useful information in the article, you should be thanking him. If you have any question regarding Blackberry or if you wish to contact him, you may inbox him directly on his personal Facebook profile. You may also comment if you have any suggestion or question. We would love to hear it from you! May the force be with you. ;)
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