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the recently released BlackBerry motion is here on my desk BlackBerry hasn't always passed my durability test with plastic camera lenses on the BlackBerry Prive and a screen that falls off on the BlackBerry key one it'll be interesting to see what happens this time around let's get started blackberry claims to be a secure smartphone software wise and that's fine but I'm here to test the hardware the motion is a much lighter phone than I anticipated the first thing I noticed was the large extra button on the side I thought was the power button but it's actually customizable it could be a mute switch open the camera or any other app it's almost like blackberry heard the complaints about Samsung's bixby and then fix the problem the part I'm most interested in though is the screen on BlackBerry's website they claim to have a proprietary nano diamond anti scratch coating which is a pretty bold claim my most pics do a pretty good job of differentiating between diamonds and just regular glass and looking at the scratch marks I still see damage done at a level six which means it's normal glass it might be my imagination that there's a little less damage than normal but still damage happens at a6 blackberry could be talking about the little micro abrasion resistance that happens in your pocket though if you look at my unprotected Galaxy s8 that's been in my pocket for about a year it's got abrasions all over it maybe BlackBerry's proprietary nano diamond coating will protect against those micro operations one of you guys will have to come back in a year and leave a comment about that scratch resistance only time will tell or just add a screen protector sometimes it's better be safe than sorry the menu and back buttons are both embedded under the glass and therefore protected along with that eight megapixel front camera the white earpiece grille is made from metal and solidly attachment frame perfect for curing metal and dirt out of the earpiece and now for the home button which turned out to be surprisingly resilient the mark you see here from my razor blade is actually just a smudge my razor left no physical damage on the home button I tried out the fingerprint scanner just for kicks and giggles and it registered and unlock the phone every single time with my thumb so thumbs up for that blackberries on a roll so far blackberry comes in all your favorite colors if you like black and the sides of the phone are made from aluminum flipping it over to the other side and checking the buttons we get more metal on the volume rocker the power button and the button that Bixby wishes it was the top of the phone is made from plastics but covered in a shiny metallic paint that kind of flakes off a bit when damaged down at the bottom of the phone we have more metal next that USBC slot and thankfully a headphone jack it's almost like someone over at blackberry was like listening to customers or something when they made this foam the material next to the camera lens is still that same plastic wrapped around from the top not a big deal plastic is totally fine as long as it doesn't compromise the build structure the lens itself is made from glass protecting that 12 megapixel camera underneath the camera protrusion is minimal as well not too bad blackberry was basically the number one in a smartphone world before the iPhone was released 10 years ago after that they kind of basically declined to nothing and then started their comeback a few years ago with the Android operating system integration there have been a few bumps in the road but it's nice to see them competing again this smooth rubber back doesn't add a whole lot of extra grip but it does keep the phone from sliding off a smooth table keys and coins don't do any damage to the surface the little droops we see on the back panel are inlaid and can pop off I imagine after a year or two in your pocket you might be missing one or two of these but only time will tell one feature I thought was unique was this privacy shade thing which basically dims down the entire screen except for one little circle or rectangle that you can drag around with your finger to unveil whatever sensitive information or sensitive individuals might be on your screen then lifting up your finger it makes it all disappear again until the privacy shade is turned off and the screen goes back to normal and now for the burn test the BlackBerry motion has a 5.5 inch 1080p IPS display and just if by chance your phone comes in contact with direct flame it'll last about 6 seconds before the pixels start going black remember try to avoid the temptation of doing this to your own phone intentionally damaging expensive electronics would be dumb and now for the bin test the ultimate refueler of structural flaws this phone is ip67 water-resistant and survive the first flex but somehow managed to pinch my finger between the glass and the frame I've never had a blackberry try to eat me before but other than that there is no permanent damage or kinks along the frame and it even looks like someone remembered to glue the screen on this time impressive with the programmable side button for a thousand milliamp hour battery life metal frame and headphone jack blackberry has done a fantastic job with this one I'll be entering to see what makes this thing water-resistant when I do the teardown video come hang out with me on Twitter to stay updated and thanks a ton for watching I'll see you around and if you made it this far in the video what is your favorite berry you know the edible kind I'm curious