Update Oct 15, 2015: After few weeks of officially confirming the Blackberry Priv the first ever Android powered smartphone by Blackberry, today the company has officially announced that the pre-registrations for the most awaited smartphone are now open. As per the earlier rumors, the smartphone is expected to carry a price tag of $630
The official pre-registration page of Blackberry also confirms some key specifications of the Blackberry Priv smartphone. The device will feature a 5.4-inch Quad-HD display with dual curved edges and sports a Schneider-Kreuznach® certified camera. The smartphone comes backed by 3410mAh battery, and the Blackberry exclusive DTEK, a warning system app, to provide you with the power of privacy. The device will also feature BlackBerry’s extraordinary audio quality and both touch and physical keyboards.
Earlier Sep 25: BlackBerry today officially confirmed that it is gearing up to launch an Android-based smartphone. The new smartphone was initially known as BlackBerry Venice, the new device is now called BlackBerry Priv.
While announcing BlackBerry’s fiscal 2016 second quarter results, the company’s CEO John Chen confirmed the Priv name, also mentioning that the handset “combines the best of BlackBerry security and productivity with the expansive mobile application ecosystem available on the Android platform.” Moreover, the Priv is built upon BlackBerry’s mission of protecting users’ privacy – hence the new name.
In BlackBerry’s words, the Priv will be a “flagship slider device” targeted not just a regular users, but also at enterprise customers, and it will offer “best in class security.” BlackBerry plans to launch the Priv before the end of the year in major markets around the world. More details about the handset will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
Earlier Aug 30: Venice, the latest android smartphone from Blackberry. This new smartphone from Blackberry has been doing the rounds from quite a few months now and for all those who waiting for this one can now check out nearly perfect looks. At least if we go by the initially information, this one from Blackberry brings the right kind of specs mix along with the looks. So, for users who shifted away from Blackberry just because of the Android’s specs and features, this one is the one to go for. Let’s deep dive into the specs and features of this phone.
Specs and Features:
With 5.4 inches of screen size, this device is powered with Snapdragon 808 processor along with 3GB RAM and 18MP camera at the back along with the LED Flash. At least by the looks, this device comes with the Android 5.0 Lollipop OS and will also come with other basic functionalities like WIFI, Bluetooth and GPS capabilities. This device might come with 16GB of internal storage and might also have an expandable memory card slot of up to 32GB. This device comes with the slider keyboard option as well along with the touch keyboard. For all blackberry fans this keyboard is no less than a delight for typing.
Price and Availability:
Blackberry Venice will be available somewhere near November 2015 and will be initially available with all 4 major operators in US.
