Believe it or not, BlackBerry first announced the upcoming BlackBerry Priv (BlackBerry Slider) way back in March this year at MWC.
Naturally, as we get closer and closer to a release, more and more “leaks” are becoming available.
Today, derStandard in Germany has published a “Hands on with Blackberry’s first Android phone”. The device they are covering is a preproduction unit.
While they don’t really show anything that isn’t already publicly available, it is always interesting to hear another site’s perceptions on what is turning out to be a hugely important device release for BlackBerry.
“The Priv presents itself with a 5.4 inch curved display. The curves, however, are by far not as distinct as you see them on Samsung’s Galaxy Edge devices. The panel runs a 2K resolution (2.560 x 1.440 px). The extremely high pixel density of 544 PPI matters in terms of VR, but during daily use its impossible to spot a difference to regular Full HD panels with the naked eye.”
“The Android 5.1 system is powered by a Snapdragon 808, which you can also find in the LG G4. Its accompanied by 3 gig of RAM and 32 gig of onboard memory, 22 of which are free for use. There is also a microSD slot in case you need some additional space. The phone supports modern standards like LTE, Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC. The microUSB port, used for charging and data transfer, however only complies with the rather old USB 2.0 specification.”
“There also is a 18 MP main camera with a Schneider-Kreuznach blend, that slightly protrudes from the otherwise flat backside. Part of the game is also a dual-tone flash module. The front camera delivers 5 MP”
They do show some new pictures of the device from various angles and you can read the full “hands on” here.
