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Hot handset. Opposing the trend of touch control, Blackberry still incorporates a physical keyboard with slider mechanism in its Priv top model. Our report reveals whether this balancing act between classic and modernity is successful, and what features t...
physical keyboard with slider mechanism, rigid, non-slip casing, latest Android Marshmallow, practical software adaptations, USB OTG, NFC, Slimport & Miracast, micro-SD card can be used as internal storage, fast WiFi ac, very good phone functions, decent...
no fingerprint scanner, poor front-facing camera, non-removable battery, high temperature development & throttling in some cases, below-average performance for the premium range, hollow sound when tapping front and back, USB 2.0 only...
Opinions about the physical keyboard will likely differ. An inexperienced user will hardly type faster on it than on a virtual keyboard and will thus find it superfluous. However, it is possible to type on the backlit keys without looking after some pract...
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examiner.com Updated:
2016-10-28 03:54:55
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The BlackBerry brand doesn't have the cache of an iPhone or a regular stream of new and fabulous Android devices like Samsung. However, what they finally do have is an Android device that does justice to its BlackBerry roots. Getting one through Verizon W...
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BlackBerry Priv is a clear indication of a change in strategy for the Canadian company, hence the shift from its own BlackBerry OS to Google's, massively popular, Android OS . It really wants the Priv to be a success in the mobile industry, both, in terms...
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booredatwork.com Updated:
2016-10-28 03:54:55
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Blackberry I will always love you, and you just really got to me with the PRIV. I am still a BB fan deep down, so PRIV is quite a delight. Many details still confirm my opinion that it is more efficient and logical than so many other smartphones. “Privacy...
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Hardware keyboards adorned early smartphones because of one name: BlackBerry. The Canadian company, then known as RIM, dominated the market with secure phones that sported keyboards, letting people hammer out emails at lightning speeds. Phones like the Si...
Amazing quad HD display, microSD card slot, Slideout keyboard with haptic scrolling, Snappy performance, Good speaker, Solid battery life...
Keyboard performance inconsistent, Randomly rebooted several times during testing, Slow camera with inconsistent quality, So much AT&T bloatware...
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The Priv is for a very small group of people: those who want a physical keyboard and are willing to do almost anything to get one. It's also for BlackBerry die-hards who want a device more capable than those running BBOS. The Priv may come from BlackBerry...
The Priv is perhaps BlackBerry's most well-rounded handset. It isn't a perfect fit for everyone, but it covers many of the bases that BlackBerry fans need while opening up the brand to the apps everyone wants (Android, FTW!)BlackBerry designed an attracti...
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There was a time when BlackBerry was on the peak. It was considered to provide elegant, premium and high tech phones at that time. But when a smartphone was introduced to the world, Blackberry lost the fame as quickly as it gained. The new BlackBerry Priv...
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With a DxOMark Mobile score of 82 points, the BlackBerry Priv achieves excellent results for its photography performance. Ranking inside the current top ten smartphones in our database of mobile phone image quality, the BlackBerry's Priv now ranks alongsi...
Very good exposure with a large dynamic range, Generally accurate and fast autofocus in all conditions, Details are wellpreserved, especially in bright light conditions, Colors are pleasant, Good overall flash performance...
Inconsistent white balance with yellow, pink, or blue cast in bright light, Strong ringing visible, Noise level is high in bright light conditions compared to other smartphones, Flash: Colors are slightly oversaturated with no additional light source...
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BlackBerry's failure to keep up with the changing times resulted in a dramatic shift in fortunes for the once extremely popular smartphone manufacturer. The company has struggled to make an impact over the past few years in a market that it used to domina...
So there you have it for this second look at the BlackBerry Priv! Overall, I think that the BlackBerry Priv is a solid smartphone that does a good job of bringing together the best features of BlackBerry with the Android OS.Read next:Android 6.0 Marshmall...
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The BlackBerry Priv is, in my opinion, the most important phone of the year. That's not something I say lightly. The Priv gets so many things right and has a uniquely beneficial experience that you can't get on any other device, but like every other phone...
In so many ways the Priv feels like everything the Palm Pre would have become. It makes me wonder if Palm would have done better if they had bet on large screens instead of tiny ones. The Priv features a lot of really good software ideas with interesti...
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“Wait, you got a BlackBerry?” Those were the words of so many people that I showed off the new BlackBerry Priv to, wondering why in the world an Android user like myself would bother going back in time for such a relic. Their ears perked up though when I...
Curved, accurate AMOLED display, Physical keyboard, Keyboard gestures, Enhanced one-hand use via system gestures, Lots of nice additions to Android like the BlackBerry Productivity Tab, Tons of extra security, Mostly great battery life...
Cheap build quality, So-so camera that's often way too slow (seconds, not milliseconds), Physical keyboard is too small, Performance is abysmal, Phone gets too hot during heavy use, Final Thoughts, The BlackBerry Priv is a phone filled with excellent idea...
The BlackBerry Priv is a phone filled with excellent ideas but marred by some pretty big stumbles too. BlackBerry's take on Android is one of no visual or functional modifications from what Google sets, rather additions to the already excellent base An...
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It's no secret that BlackBerry has faced a dramatic shift in fortunes over the past few years, but the Canadian company is now looking to make a comeback by doing what many wanted them to do for years now – to make an Android phone! The name of this high-...
Design is sleek despite the extra hardware, Physical keyboard is a throwback but still useful, Display is high quality, Expandable storage, Front facing speaker, BlackBerry's version of Android is full featured and fun to use...
Overall build quality just a little bit questionable, Snapdragon 808 bogged down by lack of software polish, Camera missing a lot of features and lacks in processing, aggressively decent, No fast charging, Battery life only slightly above average, despite...
The BlackBerry Priv is a great first attempt by the company to slide into Android, but it doesn't quite match up the competition where it truly counts...
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While Zack was mainly disappointed with the privacy and security features, I find the hardware quality lacking and the implementation of 'BlackBerry Hub' a bit blasphemous.Regular readers know I've been a fan of the BlackBerry Passport, but sold mine a fe...
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I really wanted to like the BlackBerry Priv. Cmon! Android on a Blackberry phone! Sadly, the companys latest, and possibly last, shot at appealing to users whove long since moved on falls incredibly short.A $700(!) Blackberry smartphone, and the first...
I like Android...
Laggy performance for the money. Outmoded design. Terrible carrier service, Should You Buy it?, I wouldn't, for myself, my friends, or even my worst enemy. I suppose there is a kind of person who might want a flagship quality phone that has a keyboard, ev...
I wouldn’t, for myself, my friends, or even my worst enemy. I suppose there is a kind of person who might want a flagship quality phone that has a keyboard, even if the keyboard isn’t totally useful. Some people might feel more comfortable with a dumbed d...
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After over a week with the BlackBerry Priv, I'm still not entirely convinced it's real. I was joking when I tweeted that it felt like a phone from an alternate universe, but just barely. If you told me the Priv was a prop from the set of a 2005-era scienc...
Beautiful hardware, Keyboard is more than just a keyboard, Useful software improvements, Best BlackBerry camera ever (and it's pretty good by normal standards, too)...
Build quality not up to par with previous BlackBerrys, Software needs refinement, Significant performance issues, Overpriced relative to competition...
The BlackBerry Priv is a device I really want to endorse – and not just for nostalgic reasons. It packs an innovative keyboard and a beautiful display into a unique form factor, and it brings some really thoughtful software improvements that make Andro...
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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 fac...
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The BlackBerry Priv, complete with slide-out keyboard.The BlackBerry Priv, complete with slide-out keyboard.On the top of the phone are slots for a SIM and MicroSD card.A speaker grill runs along the bottom of the device, but the actual speaker is located...
BlackBerry's Android distribution sticks very close to stock Android. It mostly only adds extra features, and those extra features can be turned off, A MicroSD slot, Tap to wake! Just double-tap on the screen and it will wake up...
This device isn't worth $700, The tiny keyboard is cramped, flat, and unpleasant to type on, The camera is gray and colorless, It has a scratchy, friction-filled sliding mechanism, It features a spongy back material that feels like a plastic frame with a...
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Hello there BlackBerry users, and welcome back! It's been quite a while since we've had a review of BB device like the BlackBerry Priv - one that's a real competitor on the open marketplace. One that feels like BlackBerry is confident in the product its d...
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Can an Android phone save BlackBerry?This is the phone that's supposed to save BlackBerry.That seems like a dire thing to say about the new Android-powered BlackBerry Priv, which in any other context would just be yet-another Android phone in what has bec...
Physical keyboard, Clever software optimizations, Improved camera...
Software bugs, Slow camera, Expensive for an Android phone...
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
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BlackBerry wants to give you the best of both worlds. But has the world already passed this brand by? The first BlackBerry to run Android, the Priv ($240 on contract through AT&T) opens up a world of apps heretofore unavailable to devotees of phones with...
Michael A. Prospero is the reviews editor at Laptop Mag and Tom’s Guide. When he’s not testing out the latest running watc, skiing or training for a maratho, he’s probably using the latest kitchen gadget.
Physical keyboard a little crampe, Dim displa, Mediocre camera...
While this phone won't turn around BlackBerry's fortunes overnight, those longing for a physical keyboard with an Android device will find their fix with the Priv. You also get a pretty good quad-HD screen, as well as solid performance and battery life. W...
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Sports fans often say that their team could pull itself out of a losing streak if only it'd play that exciting but untested, kid who's usually consigned to the bench. Gadgets fans sing a similar hymn about BlackBerry, opining that it would have remained r...
Mixes the best of BlackBerry and Android, Good-looking device, comfortable to hold, Decent camera...
Keyboard isn't great, High price, Ships with Android Lollipop...
For physical keyboard devotees, there's not much choice in the smartphone world right now, but BlackBerry does a decent job with the Priv. The high price will deter fair-weather buyers, but if you can't stand typing on glass, this is your only option...
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The BlackBerry Priv reviews are in. Some are qualified raves, but many are harsh rants. Can't BlackBerry catch a break? While most love the Canadian Android smartphone's big battery and some of the apps, reviewers say the laggy, buggy software's not yet...
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You still see them from time to time—the people who carry two phones: An Android or iPhone for the fun stuff, and a BlackBerry for work. While BlackBerry's global market share may have dropped from more than 20 percent in 2009 to just half a percent now...
All the messaging strengths of a BlackBerry with all the apps of an Android phone. The software keyboard is excellent, and the physical keyboard feels great for smaller hands. Using the keyboard as a touchpad while viewing the full screen is useful. Slick...
In touchscreen mode, there's give to the screen due to the slider design. Using the physical keyboard as a touchpad doesn't always work the way you'd want it to. Setting security notifications in DTEK involves going through a list of apps, one by one. Cam...
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Blackberry Priv Review: We review Blackberry's first ever Android mobile, the Blackberry Priv, a beast of a slider phone with a strong emphasis on privacy.The Blackberry Priv has finally arrived with a world of weight already lumped on its shoulders. Afte...
Appealing blend of BB and Android, Strong camera, Sharp, spacious screen...
No fingerprint sensor...
The Blackberry Priv really is the best Blackberry phone of recent times, if not all time. By ditching its own OS for Android, Blackberry will hopefully tempt back lost followers and welcome fresh supporters to its fold, while the tweaks and bonus features...
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Hello, old friend. I can't say I've missed you, but it's still a pleasant surprise to run my digits over your surface. The bumps and ridges feel, after so much time, odd, yet strangely familiar. I honestly can't believe it's been almost five years since I...
Sharp design, Great physical QWERTY keyboard, Stellar battery life, Extensive privacy controls...
Price, Camera not as good as competitors, The back gets hot...
BlackBerry's first Android phone is a glimpse of what the once-dominant Canadian hardware giant is capable of...
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bgr.com
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2016-10-28 03:55:11
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For years now, BlackBerry has been struggling to maintain some semblance of relevancy in a smartphone market that seemingly passed them by in an instant. BlackBerry, a brand which once ruled the smartphone market with an iron fast, is now almost an aftert...
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The BlackBerry PRIV (as in PRIVacy) is the first true Android phone from the company, and it comes with exactly what made BlackBerry great: a good physical keyboard. On paper, it seems like a dream come true for BB fans: finally, a handset that merges the...
At the end of the day, the BlackBerry PRIV value comes from the fact thatIt has a good physical keyboardIt is a true Blackberry deviceThe design and camera are nice.You get all the Android and the BB strengths in one nice package. If that sounds like a gr...
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There are a handful of companies that have been undoubtedly on the decline for the last several years. The business is cutthroat, whereby things can rapidly change in a heartbeat, so if there's no substantial progress earned, it's feasible that the end i...
Rich Android experience paired with BlackBerry's legendary security, Svelte looking industrial design for a phone with a keyboard, Keyboard offers convenience in the form of tactility...
No fingerprint sensor for increased security, GPS and Bluetooth connections are finicky, Too much static noise through the earpiece...
The landscape is always evolving, that's just the reality of things, as phone companies live and die by the rising tide of demand. BlackBerry, unfortunately, has been on the decline for the better part of the last several years – they're just nowhere clos...
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In these very privacy-conscious times, BlackBerry is a brand that rings true. The company's smartphones are trusted by governments, and they infuriate governments, because BlackBerry communications are as secure as BlackBerry wants them to be. That's a st...
Physical QWERTY keyboard, Beautiful screen, Good notifications, Excellent voice quality and battery life...
Expensive, Heavy, Camera focus issues, Super-thick Android skin...
The unlocked Priv brings BlackBerry's basic strengths—a physical keyboard and notifications—to Android in a big, heavy, pricey package, making it a niche buy...
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wsj.com
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2016-10-28 03:55:13
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I don't know anyone who owns a BlackBerry BBRY 0.27 % anymore. Not a single person.Had BlackBerry's new Priv been released five years ago, things could be different. I'd own one. You'd own one. Obviously bankers, lawyers and salespeople would have them. M...
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It turns out BlackBerry can make one hell of an Android phone.A quality mobile experience means different things to different people, but a universal core to those experiences is the ability to enjoy using your phone without it feeling like work, even whe...
Amazing battery life, Smooth, mostly Google interface, The best physical keyboard ever, Decent camera, Fantastic frontfacing speaker...
BlackBerry software occasionally gets in the way, Frontfacing camera is a little weak, Launching with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop...
This may not be the experience for everyone, and that's ok. Some folks are limited by cost, while others are perfectly happy with Google's Nexus 6P (as well you should, it's an amazing phone in its own right). Anyone looking for something a little different, or any...
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When I was in high school, BlackBerry was still an up-and-comer in the US cell phone market. The sleepy suburb I grew up in really had no widespread knowledge of them until after I had left for college. And when you start college in 2006, a year before th...
Display A topoftheline QHD Super AMOLED panel likely sourced from Samsung. It looks great, Battery life Definitely aboveaverage. I found the 3410mAh of capacity easily got me through any day, Camera BlackBerry's postprocessing and HDR quality really make...
Performance Unpredictable, sometimes slow, sometimes fast, sometimes inbetween. Lollipop RAM management doesn't help...
The Priv isn't the sort of phone I'd ever buy - I have no real interest in physical keyboard phones. And it's hard for me to judge in a meaningful way how the Priv compares to slider phones of the past in that regard (or present, counting current BlackBer...
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The last BlackBerry smartphone I held was the Z10 in 2013, and it seemed like that was the company's last hurrah in this industry. But here we are, nearly three years later, and I'm holding an Android-powered BlackBerry device. I never thought I'd see the...
Consistent, capable 18-megapixel camera, Long lasting battery life that can make it through a whole day...
Phone construction is a little flimsy, Physical keyboard requires a bit of a learning curve...
At a Glance BlackBerry's attempt at an Android device is pretty great, but the addition of a physical keyboard may not be enough to justify its high price point...
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The last BlackBerry smartphone I held was the Z10 in 2013, and it seemed like that was the company's last hurrah in this industry. But here we are, nearly three years later, and I'm holding an Android-powered BlackBerry device. I never thought I'd see the...
Consistent, capable 18-megapixel camera, Long lasting battery life that can make it through a whole day...
Phone construction is a little flimsy, Physical keyboard requires a bit of a learning curve...
BlackBerry's attempt at an Android device is pretty great, but the addition of a physical keyboard may not be enough to justify its high price point...
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The US AT&T and unlocked GSM model have 3 gigs of RAM and 32 gigs of storage. There's a microSD card slot to expand storage for multimedia files and other documents. The phone ships with Android 5.1.1 rather than 6.0 Marshmallow, which should be available...
Lovely design and build, pleasing QHD curved display, has a QWERTY keyboard, brings some BlackBerry goodness to Android. Great call quality...
Expensive for the specs, occasional performance hiccups, battery life just OK...
For their first foray into Android, BlackBerry has made an impressive phone. It has an elegant and unique design and it brings some of that BlackBerry OS goodness to Android. Build quality and design elements are top notch and this is pretty much the only...
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about.com Updated:
2016-11-16 14:06:43
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BlackBerry Priv is a clear indication of a change in strategy for the Canadian company, hence the shift from its own BlackBerry OS to Google's, massively popular, Android OS . It really wants the Priv to be a success in the mobile industry, both, in terms...
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BlackBerry Priv is a clear indication of a change in strategy for the Canadian company, hence the shift from its own BlackBerry OS to Google’s, massively popular, Android OS. It really wants the Priv to be a success in the mobile industry, both, in terms of...
The BlackBerry Priv is the best smartphone the company has ever made. Despite that, it’s not the best Android smartphone out there. Priv is definitely a step in the right direction for the Canadian company. It has some great and unique ideas, it just needs to work on...
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topnewreview.com Updated:
2018-04-08 09:02:30
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It's expensive and could be faster, but the Priv is a return to form for BlackBerry, elegantly combining a keyboard with a modern phone.BlackBerry finally makes its first Android phone, but the keyboard it's famous for remains intactYes, BlackBerry...
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