What was once rumored to be the "Blackberry Venice" is now officially called the "Blackberry Priv" and new reports lead us to a BB phone with a 64 bit processor and 4K recording.The "Blackberry Priv" isn't just another overrated flagship, this phone is Blackberry's first phone to run a proper Android operating system.
But keeping up with the company's brand, the BB Priv still got the conventional qwerty keys, which is no longer a thing in current smartphones. It comes with a sliding design so you can hide the keys if you want to use the screen instead. If that already amused you, get this - this latest Blackberry phone is also said to be packed with impressive and high end specs, making th "Priv" possibly the best BB phone in years.
"Blackberry Priv" Release Date And Price
Reports suggest that this new BB phone will be out by November 2015 with a price of around $600.
"Blackberry Priv" Design
The "Blackberry Priv" is said to have a 5.4 inch QHD screen. Basing on the leaked images of the "Blackberry Priv", what we can see is a stunning phone with a plain black design. Also, there appears to be a speaker occupying the entire bottom part of the smartphone. A leaked video also showed how simply you can slide the screen up to unleash the qwerty keyboard.
According to TechRadar, the "Blackberry Priv" is also similar to the "Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge" as the new Blackberry phone appears to have slightly curved edges.
"Blackberry Priv" Camera And Battery
Now that the company has gone mainstream and has decided to release an Android smartphone, consumers expect the "Blackberry Priv" to be very competitive. Seeing how spectacular newly released phones are, it's exciting to know what Blackberry has in store for us. So far, rumors has it that the "Blackberry Priv" will have an 18 MP primary camera with OIS and 4K video recording support. With than info in hand, we can say that the "Blackberry Priv" has a shot in competing with flagship phones of 2015.
"Blackberry Priv" Additional Specs Info
Now that BB has gone Android, we expect the "Blackberry Priv" to take a big leap from the specs that Blackberry has been known for before. It is expected that the "Blackberry Priv" will have high end specifications that can set it apart from the non Android releases of the company. There are words about having a 1.8 GHz hexacore Snapdragon 808 processor and a RAM of 3 GB. This is basically what most new phones have, allowing the "Blackberry Priv" to mark the company's reinvented competitiveness.
As for the operating system, the Android version that the "Blackberry Priv" will have is the Android Lollipop. Previously, the nearest thing BB users can get to Android apps is through Amazon. Now, they'd be able to get a full Android experience within their Blackberry phone.
