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24-10-2015, 09:06 PM
BlackBerry’s Android smartphone Priv now available for pre-order; starts at $699
BlackBerry has announced its latest Android-powered handset the BlackBerry Priv is available for pre-order and starts shipping early November. According to a post on the official BlackBerry blog, the company said that the device brings ‘the best of BlackBerry security, privacy and productivity to the Android ecosystem.’
The Priv is the first smartphone by BlackBerry that is powered by an operating system other than its own. The device is now listed on the BlackBerry website and is available for pre-order starting at $699 and will ship from 6 November in the US.
The Priv comes with added security to let you know when your data could be at risk, so you can take action to improve it. In terms of specifications, the Priv features a slim design with a slide out physical keyboard, similar to the earlier BlackBerry Torch, but with a more elegant design.
It has a 5.4-inch dual-curved WQHD Plastic AMOLED screen similar to the Samsung Galaxy Edge series. The display has a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels with a density of 540 dpi. In addition, the device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Hexa-Core, 64 bit processor with an Adreno 418, 600MHz GPU.
An 18 MP dual-flash Schneider-Kreuznach certified camera is expected to deliver crisp images. The device has 3GB low powered RAM and internal storage of up to 32 GB, but is expandable via the microSD card slot of up to 2 TB.
BlackBerry has announced its latest Android-powered handset the BlackBerry Priv is available for pre-order and starts shipping early November. According to a post on the official BlackBerry blog, the company said that the device brings ‘the best of BlackBerry security, privacy and productivity to the Android ecosystem.’
The Priv is the first smartphone by BlackBerry that is powered by an operating system other than its own. The device is now listed on the BlackBerry website and is available for pre-order starting at $699 and will ship from 6 November in the US.
The Priv comes with added security to let you know when your data could be at risk, so you can take action to improve it. In terms of specifications, the Priv features a slim design with a slide out physical keyboard, similar to the earlier BlackBerry Torch, but with a more elegant design.
It has a 5.4-inch dual-curved WQHD Plastic AMOLED screen similar to the Samsung Galaxy Edge series. The display has a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels with a density of 540 dpi. In addition, the device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Hexa-Core, 64 bit processor with an Adreno 418, 600MHz GPU.
An 18 MP dual-flash Schneider-Kreuznach certified camera is expected to deliver crisp images. The device has 3GB low powered RAM and internal storage of up to 32 GB, but is expandable via the microSD card slot of up to 2 TB.
