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BlackBerry Priv

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Released · Nov 06, 2015

This device is also known as BlackBerry STV100-1

7.2

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7.1

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Design
Dimensions	5.79 x 3.04 x 0.37 inches 147 x 77.2 x 9.4 mm
Weight	6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Features	Notification light, Full keyboard

Display
Size	5.4-inch
Resolution	2560x1440px, 541 PPI
Technology	AMOLED
Screen-to-body	71.58 %
Features	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	5 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992
Processor	Hexa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 418
RAM	3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage	32GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS	Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)

Battery
Capacity	3410 mAh
Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	18 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash	Dual LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) OIS, Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	2 MP, Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.1
WLAN	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible	M3/T4
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors	Accelerometer, Compass, Gesture
Other	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share,SlimPort
Additional microphone(s)	Yes

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
3G	Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Oct 22, 2015 FCC ID value: L6ARHK210LW
Measured SAR	Head: 1.05 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg

Buyers information
MSRP	$ 699

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Carrier Availability

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News

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Overall User Rating

(23 reviews)

7.1

Build quality

6.7

Camera quality

6.2

Performance

6.8

Display

8.9

Battery life and charging

6.3

ouija33

Arena Apprentice

From a long time ago....

Edited: Sep 13, 2020, 8:02 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

A unique old partner of life. Really not a flagship but à daily phone of 2015, 2016, 2017 .... After this is more complicated. Software update is missing, hardware cpu run just To much hot and drain the battery. Performance are missing but for email, web, call, and video the screen is beauty.

Fabricius

Arena Apprentice

A real head turner

Edited: Feb 23, 2017, 10:22 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

The phone just can't compete hardware-wise with the likes of the Pixel, iPhone 7 or Galaxy S7 but that's only natural, it's a 15 months old device now. Anyone who expects a last year flagship to compete with the current gen ones is a fool. But it can compete in design (blows everyone away except maybe de S7 Edge, both are gorgeous phones) and productivity. The physical keyboard is something no other bran offers, and it's prety good. Also, in everyday life you won't notice any lag and it will perform just as you would expect, but it will get warm pretty fast if you're doing games or updating lots of apps at the same time. The front camera is meh, but the rear facing it's amazing

judalion55

Arena Apprentice

Productivity Machine!

Posted: Sep 16, 2016, 8:47 AM

Phone owned for less than 3 months

In my opinion there is no other smartphone other than BB10 which could match the productivity of the Priv for emails and business. If you are looking for a serious performer to stay connected out of the office, look no further.

Seriously underrated phone, especially after Android Marshmallow upgrade. It really deserves a better rating, and much better sales volumes.

Few people even know that Blackberry made an Android phone, nevermind how good it is. I highly recommend it.

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