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| Manufacturer | BlackBerry Limited |
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| Type | Smartphone |
| Slogan | Privilege Privacy. |
| First released | November 6, 2015 |
| Related | BlackBerry KeyOne |
| Form factor | Slider |
| Dimensions | H 147 mm (5.8 in) H 184 mm (7.2 in) (opened) W 77.2 mm (3.04 in) D 9.4 mm (0.37 in) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Operating system | Original: Android 5.1.1 "Lollipop" Current: Android 6.0.1 "Marshmallow" |
| System-on-chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 |
| CPU | Dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex A57 Quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex A53 |
| GPU | Adreno 418 |
| Memory | 3 GB |
| Storage | 32 GB |
| Removable storage | Up to 1TB microSDXC |
| Battery | 3410 mAh Li-Po non-removable battery Qi wireless charging supported on (STV100-1),(STV100-2) and (STV100-5) |
| Rear camera | 18 megapixels, 2160p video capture, phase detection autofocus, OISsmiled QLED |
| Front camera | 5 megapixels, 720p video capture |
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| Connectivity | List
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| Data inputs | Multi-touch touchscreen, physical keyboard with touchpad |
| Codename | Venice |
| Website | blackberry |
The BlackBerry Priv is a slider smartphone developed by BlackBerry Limited. Following a series of leaks, it was officially announced by BlackBerry CEO John Chen on September 25, 2015, with pre-orders opening on October 23, 2015, for a release on November 6, 2015.[1]
The Priv is the first BlackBerry-branded smartphone that does not run the company's proprietary BlackBerry OS or BlackBerry 10 (BB10) platforms. It instead uses Android, customized with features inspired by those on BlackBerry phones, and security enhancements. With its use of Android—one of two smartphone platforms that significantly impacted BlackBerry's early dominance in the smartphone industry—the company sought to leverage access to the larger ecosystem of software available through the Google Play Store (as opposed to BlackBerry 10 devices, which were limited to native BB10 apps from BlackBerry World and Android apps from the third-party Amazon Appstore running in a compatibility subsystem), in combination with a slide-out physical keyboard and privacy-focused features.[2]
The BlackBerry Priv received mixed reviews. Critics praised the Priv's user experience for incorporating BlackBerry's traditional, productivity-oriented features on top of the standard Android experience, including a notifications feed and custom e-mail client. Some critics felt that the device's physical keyboard did not perform as well as those on previous BlackBerry devices, and that the Priv's performance was not up to par with other devices using the same system-on-chip. The Priv was also criticized for being more expensive than similarly equipped devices in its class.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Priv, The Android Phone With A Physical Keyboard, Goes Up For Pre-Order". TechCrunch. AOL. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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