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The BlackBerry Priv bets on Android and a novel, slide-out keyboard

2015-11-05
this is the blackberry print and it's built to get stuff done now it's my voice first Android phone but it's hitting all the right notes with a crisp curved display speedy hardware and a solid metal body that isn't too thick or heavy but it's still a blackberry you'll find favorites like the BlackBerry hub to help you manage all your messages and it's pill from the ground up security and privacy or privacy in mic and then there's the keyboard I could do this all day the sliding mechanism is rigid enough that it won't pop up an accidentally but smooth enough to do casually with one hand and the slider means you get a nice 5.5 inch high-resolution screen and a full four roll keyboard no need to compromise but whether or not you need a physical keyboard of a smart phone in 2015 is still up for debate a keyboard leaves you more room on the screen to see the things you're working on and the physical keys are spaces enough to type on accurately but the keyboard is also really narrow and the sign design can be a bit top-heavy especially if you've got smaller heads have you been itching for a phone with a physical keyboard this is pretty much the only game in town the sick design will turn heads and the hardware lines up neatly with the 600 $99 price tag that's unlocked without a contract things aren't - a clear cut for everyone else this is blackberry finest effort in years thanks in part to the switch with BlackBerry OS to Android lollipop but many of the elements that make blackberry special like the hub or bbm just seem to get in the way of googles apps or third-party tools for Google Play the previous important step for blackberry and the side design is an exciting stand out in a sea of flat slabs but the competition remains fierce and the keyboards novelty coupled with promises of secure Android OS might not be enough to move the masses and make blackberry back into the limelight
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