BlackBerry is fighting a battle to remain relevant in the smartphone space, and it has two new products in the pipeline that it hopes will reverse its fortunes. While the company has shown off both the new Classic and the Passport, it’s the latter that has garnered the most attention.

Until now, we didn’t know much about the Passport other than the fact that it featured a wide QWERTY keyboard and an unusual 4.5” 1440x1440 display. For the BlackBerry fans out there that cling on to any new release from the Canadian company, CrackBerry has posted a user-written, pre-release review of the Passport.


On the “square” screen:

The screen is one of such elegance, that it even made the most diehard iPhone user smile. It's got one of the sharpest screens out there and the UI that felt cramped on the Q10 now is unleashed in a fashion that renders you hopelessly in love…

The screen is everything on the BlackBerry Passport. They finally figured it out. It's the focus here and also takes over a large amount of the duties of the keyboard. At a whopping 1440x1440 pixels, the screen is pleasantly bright and gives everything more space.

Processors specs are unavailable at this point, but other hardware features were revealed:

This model has 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of on-board memory, though I did add a 64 GB SD card myself. Finally, there is an easily accessible nano SIM slot to allow for easy SIM switching without the battery interfering. With it having an internal battery which lasts forever, BlackBerry put the SD card slot and SIM slot on the top of the phone inside of a removable panel.

About that new keyboard:

So how does this work? It works in a fashion never witnessed before. The symbols, characters, numbers and everything else is on screen and intuitively changes depending on where you are. If you are on the compose panels contact list, you will get the numeric buttons on the screen and if on the body portion, the symbols and character can be invoked.

This was of course a prototype device and not every feature was functioning properly. It was also running an older version of BlackBerry’s flagship operating system (10.3.0.428), so performance and software features should be further fleshed out by the time it is officially released.

Is the Passport enough to get folks out of their Apple iPhones and Samsung Galaxies? Probably not. But it’s at least nice to see BlackBerry looking to differentiate itself in the market with the Passport.

Source: http://crackberry.com/exclusive-pre-release-review-blackberry-passport

Source 2: http://revos-vision..com

Its a very nice phone,can't wait to get one.....blackcerry user will smile again :DIts a very nice phone,can't wait to get one.....blackcerry user will smile again

.I will like to buy the phone tho but it will be indoors only. its strictly for businesses so I dont expect students to fancy it. BTW im a student

Hmm it will be same poor battery life which is associated with all smart phone. I won't buy it, I Dont like the design. The screen is too small for me. I love phablet phones with 5.5" screen. It makes browsing enjoyable..

Say 'NO' to any phone with hanging syndrome

Hmmmm waiting for it.

phone whala

BlackBerry syndrome. Hope it will be affordable. Waiting for the arrival.

So these people are still producing phone?

Aitee1: Say 'NO' to any phone with hanging syndrome

You obviously don't use OS 10

HOW MUCH FOR THE PHONE OP?

angela98: Hmm it will be same poor battery life which is associated with all smart phone. I won't buy it, I Dont like the design. The screen is too small for me. I love phablet phones with 5.5" screen. It makes browsing enjoyable..

You can always get a 3rd party battery, at the moment i am using the ''ZEROLEMON'' Battery for my Samsung Galaxy S5 and with full battery charge with heavy daily use this battery last me 3 solid days and on average use it last approximately 5 days, i order it on Amazon from the US and receive it after 3weeks, i don't worry about low battery anymore, People should google it, you won't regret buying one !

hope its the same price with ma tecno n3

If e like make e be OS 100 bb na bb it must have issues

bigx:


You obviously don't use OS 10

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Give me one jawe.............

Nice try....might work for them
#teamtec-YES!!!

As long as there is no mouse, i think it will end up
like z10

Am new on NL please bro and sis welcome. How can i create a topi ?. But in the order news i don't like bb but i prefer pingberry

heryyy:

You can always get a 3rd party battery, at the moment i am using the ''ZEROLEMON'' Battery for my Samsung Galaxy S5 and with full battery charge with heavy daily use this battery last me 3 solid days and on average use it last approximately 5 days, i order it on Amazon from the US and receive it after 3weeks, i don't worry about low battery anymore, People should google it, you won't regret buying one !

pls how much does d battery cost?and can it b used wit blackberry too?thanks

The screen is a no no for me jare

Wow. Dis is luvly. Can't wait to get my hands on dat

RIM its too late, may consider it if and only if android apps can work on it.

cool

Aitee1: Say 'NO' to any phone with hanging syndrome

and lack of apps

team Android

IF NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ANDROID OS, I'M NOT INTERESTED.

Aitee1: Say 'NO' to any phone with hanging syndrome

It's obvious you have never used a blackberry10 phone. Pls do...

Bb10 phones do not hang and they dont take time to boot too.....

The period of blackberrys is fast depreciating

Wow...looks good,how much does it cost?