All about Priv - the first Android-smartphone from BlackBerry
Devices / / December 19, 2019
BlackBerry to Android... Hearing that a couple of years ago, I would have laughed, but now do not want to laugh. Canadian smartphone maker really joined the Android-club, and to do so effectively. BlackBerry Priv - is on all counts top-end device, which combines the latest technology, style and originality inherent in the company's products. If you breathe unevenly to the expensive high-quality smartphones and think about the security of their data, Priv surely will interest you.
When you first look at BlackBerry Priv striking two things:
- The size. Priv - PHABLET is large, major smartphone. Dimensions - 147 × 77.2 × 9.4 mm, weight - 192 g Screen size - 5.43 inches, with rounded edges as you know from what. In addition to aesthetics and convenience, rounded on the left and right side of the screen and carries the functional load, but I'll tell you about it below.
- physical keyboard. Yes, yes, BlackBerry has not changed me and has provided Priv physical keyboard. The smartphone is made in the form factor "slider". Outer housing portion pulls up (technology called SmartSlide), and opens chetyrohstrochnaya QWERTY-keyboard to the user. In such a smartphone length increases to 184 mm. You need a keyboard or not? Good question, who better to ask users to BlackBerry-phones. Unsubscribe, please, in the comments.
Official BlackBerry Priv cost in the US is on pre-order $ 699. If the current course it is expensive, very expensive. For the money you expect to see a top-end filling materials, and Priv here does not disappoint.
Screen
The trend of increasing the size of mobile devices still wins, and BlackBerry, too, relies on PHABLET. The user will get accustomed to the 5.43-inch QHD AMOLED display with a resolution of 2560 × 1440 dots at a density of 540 ppi. screen provides protection for the last window generation from Corning under the name Gorilla Glass 4. The fourth version of the glass, the assurances of the manufacturer, as effectively resists scratches, and in addition to this, more and beats with bumps and dips.
The screen surface is curved to the left and right sides, which, firstly, increases comfort and ease of use of your smartphone (I wonder what they think of this user Edge), and secondly, allows to realize a chip called Productivity Edge.
Productivity Edge - is a special customizable widget for quick preview and access to applications and notifications using the swipe on the bending of the screen. Thanks to one Canadian operator for a while to place on your site Priv simulator in the network appeared screenshots demonstrating Productivity Edge.
Looks interesting, but really appreciate the convenience and relevance of this function will only close when using the device.
Also, due to bending of the screen it has been realized a graphic visualization of the level and expected time until the end of the charging titled Battery Edge. The strip on the border of the screen is visible even when viewed at an angle to the device, and allows you to determine the current battery charge remotely.
Desyatitochechnym multitouch is nothing new, but the recognition of touching the screen when using the device while wearing gloves surely come in handy in cold weather.
Filling
As BlackBerry chosen powerful processor and cold 64 six-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 808, and is responsible for the graphics chip 418 Adreno. Together with 3 GB of RAM performance Priv abundant enough for any application-and 3D-gaming now and in the foreseeable future.
Priv internal storage volume is 32 GB and can be extended microSD memory cards (card supports up to 2 TB). Available hot plug function.
Priv nonremovable battery, but quite capacious. In theory, 3410 mA⋅ch should be enough for a full day at a moderately active use.
Provides wireless charging for Powemat and Qi standard, but the USB Type-C in Priv not, and that's too bad. Apparently, the device development started long ago, when the USB-C has not yet been in the trend, and on the move to change something and modify BlackBerry did not dare.
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With the new chips is the difference between the American and world-wide-versions of mobile devices has almost disappeared. I was no exception and Priv. In the US version contains support for LTE seventh range, which means that the smartphone will work in most Russian 4G networks. Peripherals connected via energy-efficient Bluetooth 4.1, has A-GPS, NFC, supported by work in the 5-gigahertz Wi-Fi-networks.
Camera
BlackBerry Priv camera promises to be outstanding, and the reason for that - the 18-megapixel module, consisting of six lens with optical stabilization (including the case of a movie), phase autofocus and dual LED flash. The camera is certified by the oldest and highly reputable German manufacturer of optics schneider Kreuznach.
Priv writes the 4K-video at 30 fps and Full HD at 60 frames. Especially for such a feature-rich BlackBerry camera set up your own photo supplement that allows to unlock the potential of the optical module more fully.
System, security and application
If we are talking about the software components necessary to tell about what Android is the smartphone. BlackBerry has decided not to kink and opted for Priv ground and very stable Android 5.1.1, almost anything in no changing it. No curves custom skins, no brake launcher, full Google Play without any limitations.
The absence of strong changes in theory, should have a positive impact on the speed of rolling out updates, but because it is the first smartphone Android on BlackBerry, policy-makers in terms of software support will become clear only after some time after the appearance in Priv sale.
Familiar with the BlackBerry philosophy should be aware that one of the main priorities of the Canadian company has been and remains the safety and confidentiality of data, and even the name is a contraction of Priv privacy.
Priv for the security of the service responsible DTEK - is a monitoring tool that closely monitors every process and application on the system. The user in real-time to receive a warning on the activity of a particular application and can choose different actions at will.
The process of monitoring and behavior management can be fully automated: the applications that you trust, get a blank check, and the other when trying to crawl off somewhere, or something will pass stopped. DTEK also allows batch to authorize or prohibit certain actions of applications. For example, you can completely disable the wiretap microphone in the background, or to deny access to the camera all but the camera application.
Considering the BlackBerry meticulousness in security matters, DTEK is going to be high-quality means of control and protection of user data.
In addition to DTEK, the Google Play already lined almost two dozen BlackBerry ApplicationRepresenting the major and minor development of the company. All this, of course, only works on Priv.
BlackBerry did not open its own Android-shop, which is good. Priv owners will not be restricted in the choice of applications and get all the best from Google and BlackBerry.
Your opinion?
What is the result: a unique hi-end-smartphone with a physical keyboard, cool the filling, top-end camera, great screen and glass, memory expansion, nearly pure Android, Google Play complete freedom plus brand buns BlackBerry... but for $ 700. Verdict?