BlackBerry has started sending invites for the launch of its first Android phone BlackBerry Priv in India. Launch has been scheduled on January 28th. This phone was originally announced back in October last year.
BlackBerry Priv features a 5.43 inch Quad-HD AMOLED dual curved display with Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It also features a slider QWERTY keyboard. It runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. It is powered by Hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor with Adreno 418 GPU. It comes with a 18-megapixels rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, object image stabilization, 4K recording and video stabilization. At front, it has a 5-megapixels front camera.
It offers various connectivity features including 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz) MIMO, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS, NFC and USB 2.0 with Slimport. It comes with 32 GB internal storage which is expandable up to 2 TB with microSD card slot.
It is packed with 3,410 mAh battery which claims to offer up to 22.5 hours battery life with mixed use. Fast charging is also supported.
BlackBerry Priv specifications
- 5.43-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD AMOLED dual-curved display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection
- Hexa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 ( 4x 1.44GHz ARM A53 + 2 x 1.8 GHz ARM A57 ) 64-bit processor
- 600 MHz Adreno 418 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
- 18-megapixels rear camera with dual-tone Flash, Object image stabilization, Phase detection autofocus, f/2.2 6P lens, 4K video recording, 6DOF video stabilization
- 5-megapixels front camera, f/2.8 aperture
- 4-row BlackBerry slider keyboard
- 32GB of internal storage, expandable up to 2TB with microSD
- Front speaker and 3 microphones system
- 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz) MIMO, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS, NFC, USB 2.0 with Slimport
- 3,410 mAh battery
