BlackBerry PRIV REVIEW

Key features


  • 5.4" 1440 x 2560 pixels AMOLED (540 ppi) capacitive, curved edge touchscreen
  • Slider form factor, complete with a hardware 4-row BlackBerry keyboard
  • Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 chipset - Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Adreno 418 GPU; 3GB of RAM;
  • 18MP 4896 x 3672 pixels phase detection autofocus camera with OIS, dual-tone LED flash, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, 2160p video recording.
  • 2MP front-facing camera, 720p video recording, selfie panorama mode
  • Android OS v5.1.1 Lollipop with a custom BlackBerry launcher
  • 32GB of built-in storage; dedicated microSD card slot
  • Cat. 9 LTE (up to 450Mbps); Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; Wi-Fi Direct; Bluetooth 4.1; A2DP, EDR, LE; GPS/GLONASS/; NFC; microUSB port with USB On-The-Go; 4k @30 fps video out supported with standard SlimPort adaptor
  • Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
  • 3,410 mAh sealed in battery with wireless charging and Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 support


Main disadvantages


  • Non-removable battery
  • No quick charger in the bundle
  • Wireless charging available only on the US model
  • Underwhelming front-facing camera
  • Quite a handful but for a better reason than most

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