BlackBerry Priv - First Android Smartphone from BlackBerry; Specs, Features, Price and Pics!

Just a couple of weeks ago, we saw so many picture leaks, specs leaks and rumours about the first pure & original Android Smartphone from BlackBerry, that is the BlackBerry Priv. There is no doubt that the phone is now a reality, I remember seeing how it was handled and reviewed by a Redditor, not only that, it even showed up officially on the BlackBerry online store some days ago when I opened the BlackBerry World. Now it's official, the BlackBerry Priv is the only BlackBerry phone that is running Android.

If you haven't seen a brief of this device. I'll like to tell you that the Phone's got a very nice design with a sliding QWERTY keypad on it, bringing back the old abandoned Sliding design on older Handsets. Also, Priv runs on a Snapdragon 808 SoC CPU with 3GB RAM, featuring a brilliant 5.4-inch display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 at 540 DPI. The rear camera is really cool at 18MP (offering features like 4k video at 30 fps, OIS, and Phase Detect Auto Focus) while the front camera looks very small, just 2MP on a late 2015 high-end Smartphone. Can you imagine? Well, moving on to the battery, the BlackBerry Priv features a 3410mAh battery which is expected to last for 22.5 hours when used heavily.

To be very sure of what the BlackBerry Priv's got to offer, here is the full Specifications, features, review and price below.

NETWORK

Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA (STV100-1), Europe (STV100-4)
4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300) - USA (STV100-1)
	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700) - Europe (STV100-4)
Speed	HSPA, LTE
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes

LAUNCH

Announced	2015, October
Status	Coming Soon. Release: November 6, 2015

BODY

Dimensions	147 x 77.2 x 9.4 mm (5.79 x 3.04 x 0.37 in)
Weight	192 g (6.77 oz)
SIM	Nano-SIM
Keyboard	QWERTY

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)
Multi-touch	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 Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 418

MEMORY

Card Slot & Internal	Yes, up to 200 GB ::: 32 GB
RAM	3 GB RAM

CAMERA

Primary	18 MP, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, optical image stabilization, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Secondary	2 MP, 720p

SOUND

Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes

COMMUNICATION

WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS
NFC	Yes
Radio	No
USB	microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort 4K)

FEATURES

Sensors	Accelerometer, altimeter, gyro, ToF proximity, compass
Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM
Browser	HTML5
Java	No
	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mics - Fast battery charging: 60% in 30 min (Quick Charge 2.0) - Optional Wireless Charging (Qi/PMA-enabled) - MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FIAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

MISCELLANEOUS

Colour	Black
Battery	Li-Ion 3410 mAh battery

Price

$700 off-contract | $250 for 2-year AT&T contract

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