Evel
Well-Known Member
So it's official - BlackBerry is making an Android-powered device: http://crackberry.com/blackberry-officially-announces-blackberry-priv
It's called the Priv (pronounced like 'give'), which seems like a terrible name to me. But I do like the idea of a physical keyboard on a phone with a proper ecosystem.
Still very few details right now, the confirmation came during their quarterly earnings conference call in response to recent leaks of the device. But rumours suggest a Snapdragon 808, 3GB of RAM, Quad HD 5.4-inch display, 18MP camera, and 5MP front-facing camera. It's also supposed to use grsecurity to harden the kernel for security, though I'm not sure how that compares to Google's use of SELinux on Nexus devices.
If they can launch it with Marshmallow, or deliver an update shortly after launch, I might be game - though I'm still deciding between this and the iPhone 6S for my next upgrade.
It's called the Priv (pronounced like 'give'), which seems like a terrible name to me. But I do like the idea of a physical keyboard on a phone with a proper ecosystem.
Still very few details right now, the confirmation came during their quarterly earnings conference call in response to recent leaks of the device. But rumours suggest a Snapdragon 808, 3GB of RAM, Quad HD 5.4-inch display, 18MP camera, and 5MP front-facing camera. It's also supposed to use grsecurity to harden the kernel for security, though I'm not sure how that compares to Google's use of SELinux on Nexus devices.
If they can launch it with Marshmallow, or deliver an update shortly after launch, I might be game - though I'm still deciding between this and the iPhone 6S for my next upgrade.