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BlackBerry Priv

BlackBerry Priv

BlackBerry Priv Manual
BlackBerry Priv - BlackBerry CEO, John Chen at last reported its all-new lead Priv cell phone in September 2015. The Priv is a first BlackBerry cell phone to pack in some overhauled equipment like the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808, however all the more critically, it is the primary cell phone to be controlled by Google's Android environment.

BlackBerry Priv

Considering that this commentator has utilized a BlackBerry Bold, a Passport and the late Classic, there was without a doubt a great deal that one would anticipate from the Priv. It has the equipment and now even the fit programming hacks, because of Android. All the more significantly, it has one major thing that no other BlackBerry has had previously, finish access to every single application in Google's Play Store (not any more side-stacking like the Passport). Something that BlackBerry fans up to this point, could just dream about. From Google Maps to Tinder, its all at long last in a BlackBerry cell phone.

So with so much equipment and programming, there is without a doubt a great deal one can anticipate. Issue is this is a BlackBerry. A brand that numerous iPhone clients would allude to as a dinosaur in the period of automatons. So will the Priv have the capacity to impel the brand from the stone age and carry it at standard with cell phones from the best Android producers today? How about we discover!

BlackBerry Priv Powered by Android

BlackBerry Priv
End compromise with the best of BlackBerry and the best of Android PRIV is the first-ever BlackBerry smartphone to run BlackBerry Android. With the best integrated messaging experience on Android BlackBerry , the added security of BlackBerry, and the full ecosystem of Android and its apps, it’s the best of both worlds.

BlackBerry Android
The power of BlackBerry is now on Android. BlackBerry brings incredible new features to the Android platform that make sharing ideas and connecting with people faster and easier. All your messages in one place BlackBerry Hub brings all of your communications into one place so you can view and respond to all your messages from one location. Connecting to your network has never been simpler. Whether it’s email, SMS, calendar, phone calls or social media1, BlackBerry Android Hub allows you to see and prioritise all your messages at a glance, so you never miss a thing.

BlackBerry Android Compose email messages and social posts1, or respond directly to messages and calendar invites.
See a curated view of your most important messages.
File email messages and manage your folders.
Automatically view grouped responses to easily open the latest message in an email conversation.
Peek into your calendar to see your next five meetings.
Snooze items and come back to them later, based on time/date, your location or your network connection.

Indeed, BlackBerry Android could say that the Priv is one of the more grippy backs contrasted with leaders we have found lately, that copy the metal iPhone and are elusive, best case scenario. It practically feels like the creators wrapped the metal skin with a fabric such as material as it flexes a lot when squeezed close to the BlackBerry logo on the back. The slight back however posed an issue when it went to the telephone's warming issues more in the execution segment.

BlackBerry Priv Assemble Quality

BlackBerry Priv
The BlackBerry Priv's outline is appealing and has more in the same manner as the Passport, contrasted with whatever other BlackBerry cell phone previously. Also, truly loved the back, to such an extent that will start with the back rather than the front of the gadget. Hold the Priv and the surface back with a carbon-fiber-like weave feels tough, as well as gives a decent grasp too.

Going to the front, we have a the ravishing Quad HD show with a double edge bends on the left and right sides. Around the showcase, is the main indication of the metal edge that keeps the cell phone together. Whatever is left of it stays covered up under a plastic skin, that converges with the textured spread at the back. At the top we have the beneficiary, vicinity and surrounding light sensors and the front confronting camera sitting on either side of the BlackBerry logo, that still feels set up not at all like HTC's that sits at the base.

On the top side we have two plate and an auxiliary mic for sound. The primary plate is for the single nano SIM card while the second plate is for the Micro SD card for capacity extension. On the left we have only a force catch while the right side has the customary BlackBerry set up with the volume rocker and the quiet catch in the middle. At the base we straightforward have a smaller scale USB port that is utilized for charging and information exchange and a 3.5mm earphone jack.

Additionally at the base we can simply see the punctured speaker grille that lives in the jaw. Pushing with a thumb on the metal edge over the speaker, uncovers the physical QWERTY console. We cherished how keenly, BlackBerry figured out how to fit in a full capacitive physical console in an edge so thin, however it comes with its downsides.

The console like the one on the Passport, is a capacitive one, implying that sliding your finger over the keys will permit you to look through strings on every single local application (and even outsider ones) and makes for an awesome scrubber when you're entering content. The slider component is not slender and pops open with little compel.

While the configuration is alluring with the bended showcase, it was not an extraordinary ordeal with regards to the ease of use variable. The metallic catches on the sides felt somewhat unfinished and sharp around the edges and needed adequate travel. The most crabby piece is the button where your pinky winds up supporting the behemoth, particularly when the physical console is slid out.

The button does not feel good and we longed that it were somewhat adjusted. All the more vitally this is one of only a handful few Blackberry gadgets that has sharp corners. More seasoned Blackberry gadgets were normally adjusted and felt truly decent and agreeable in the hand, like what we have on the Classic.

Going to the downsides of the console, the keys feel firm and need venture out because of the littler width of the cell phone. To give you a thought regarding how the keys feel, its safe to say that the keys have more in the same way as the Passport than those on the Bold or the Classic, which have a considerable measure of travel. All the more essentially, the keys (again on account of the thin form) appear to be squashed together and this regularly winds up pushing down a greater number of keys than one, even with the precious stone molded example that bails every key emerge. So while we were amped up for the console toward the start of the our survey, a couple of days into the same and we immediately wound up sliding it move down since BlackBerry's product console did everything a considerable measure faster and all the more precisely.

Generally speaking, the assemble quality sparkles and this something we have generally expected from BlackBerry throughout the years. However, the sharp plan makes utilizing the console somewhat irritating and difficult on occasion.

BlackBerry Priv Highlights

BlackBerry Priv
The company really needs to make up its mind and build a better BlackBerry smartphone and not just another Android smartphone with some BlackBerry bits inside. In short, the BlackBerry Priv is recommended only to loyal fans who have been waiting for a Blackberry device that plugs into Google’s services, provided they have not moved on to Apple or Samsung already.

Take control of your privacy
Whether it’s your financial reports or your selfies, your data is encrypted on PRIV. Extra steps are taken at both hardware and software levels to authenticate the Android OS in order to help protect you from malware and any attempts to tamper with your OS.

In this world of interconnected apps and networks, controlling what is shared and with whom it’s shared can be a challenge. DTEK™ by BlackBerry® for Android™ lets you know when your privacy could be at risk so you can take action to improve it.

Know at a glance the overall security rating for your device, as well as for specific security features.
Monitor and control application access to your microphone, camera, location and personal information.
Take control and be confident knowing your personal data is being kept private.

As BlackBerry Priv proprietors, clients for once won't need to timid away with regards to elements and equipment particulars. The Priv sports a 5.4 inch Quad HD AMOLED show that games a shocking pixel thickness of 540ppi, making pixel-peeping hard without a doubt.

Inside, we get an upgraded chipset as a 1.8GHz hexa-center Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (MSM8992) with a double in addition to quad center setup and the Adreno 418 for design. There's 3GB of RAM and 32GB of inner stockpiling that is expandable by means of a committed microSD card space, that acknowledges cards of up to 200GB in limit. BlackBerry Priv Supports microSD card up to 2 TB.

Going to the camera bits, we have a 18 MP, f/2.2, Schneider-Kreuznach optics with OIS and a stage location self-adjust framework (PDAF) alongside a double LED streak for the essential camera setup. On the front we get a 2MP unit.

On the availability front we get Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/air conditioning, Bluetooth V4.1, NFC and a microUSB 2.0 SlimPort 4K that gives up to 4K Ultra-HD, high-determination content playback to shows.

High on top of our rundown most loved components about the Priv, is the showcase. The Display is an AMOLED board with a Quad HD, 2560×1440 pixels exhibit. It is truly sharp and you truly can't look at the individual pixels regardless of how hard you attempt. The shading immersion was exact and BlackBerry's Color Adjustment highlight permitted us to change the immersion and white parity to our preferring. Corning's Gorilla Glass 4 makes an awesome showing of ensuring the presentation and a far and away superior employment at shielding it from smears and grime because of the oleophobic covering. Utilizing the gadget outside did not turn out to be an issue as it was sufficiently splendid and ready to showcase hues precisely in direct daylight too.

BlackBerry Priv Programming

The BlackBerry Priv packs in Google's Android 5.1.1 alongside some decent customisations from BlackBerry. While the interface unquestionably looks stock and more in accordance with Google's Nexus gadgets, it packs in some intriguing bits that try BlackBerry's endeavors beneficial.

The notices plate that typically flaunts each and every warning at the same time, now has channels on account of BlackBerry. The plate will as a matter of course demonstrate all you warnings together, yet tapping on the symbols over (that additionally demonstrate the notice mean each application) will isolate the notices by application giving you a chance to read just what you have to and overlook the rest. A convenient trap surely. Next up we have another convenient choice for the individuals who like gadgets yet prefer not to have them on their homescreen. BlackBerry has a remarkable method for giving you a chance to access application gadgets (if they bolster them). The applications that bolster gadgets are demonstrated by three spots beneath the symbol. You should simply swipe up or down on the application symbol and the gadget in a flash appears. Makes for an incredible approach to look into your Gmail inbox without opening the Gmail application.

Other helpful programming customisations incorporate the capacity to redo the long push on the home catch that is normally held for the Google Now launcher. BlackBerry gives you a chance to add up to three choices in all and this can incorporate anything from BlackBerry Device Search (default standard) to Google Now, to the BlackBerry Hub or whatever other outsider application. Read here BlackBerry Priv Manual and User Guide.

Discussing long-presses, the physical console has another programming trap separated from looking over. Long pushing on a key can dispatch any application introduced on the telephone. To put it plainly, BlackBerry gives you a chance to link any key from the physical console to any application that will dispatch after being pushed down.

Going to the BlackBerry bits of the product, we have the BlackBerry Hub, the all vital aggregator of your BlackBerry informing background that BlackBerry has figured out how to convey on to its Android gadget.

So, BlackBerry clients won't be excessively upbeat, as the swipe alternatives inside the center point are constrained and will just give you a chance to schedule a notice to appear later or erase a message or warning from the application. While the thought of the Hub worked truly well on BlackBerry OS 10, on Android, it has neither rhyme nor reason.

This is on the grounds that there is as of now a notices plate that improves work (all the more so with BlackBerry's customisation said above). Additionally BlackBerry has included another component that at last exploits the bended edges of the presentation.

BlackBerry has moved overhauls to a few key applications for the Priv, now accessible on the Google Play Store. Camera, Launcher and Keyboard have been enhanced, with new elements and refinements advancing toward BlackBerry's first Android-running cell phone.

Camera has been graced with a moderate movement video recording mode, which shoots at 120fps, and plays back at 30fps, so you're getting 1/4x speed recordings. BlackBerry doesn't express the determination, yet it's conceivable 720p.

Launcher now gets Recent, Personal and Work sees, and other minor changes like easy route evacuation with a flick and turned gray out application symbols when you uproot the microSD card the application has been introduced on. Console has seen enhancements in expectation where it can now learn words and numbers, and also filter through messages and social messages to better comprehend its client.

You can see the complete rundown of overhauls in the connections to the Play Store beneath, yet just those with a Priv can really profit. Called the Productivity Tab, the modest, (practically unnoticeable) tab stows away on the left or right half of the presentation. Swiping on it uncovers a skimming (semi-straightforward) gadget like element, that gives you a chance to add an occasion, check your logbook, include a contact, or even call somebody without leaving your current application. The thought is that the Productivity Tab skims above everything else on your cell phone's screen so it can be gotten to from anyplace, aside from inside a diversion (that goes full screen). To be perfectly honest talking, this what the center point ought to have been similar to with all the force, adaptability and decency of an Android notices bar.

What's more, there is more. With the attention on security and protection (that strangely passes up a major opportunity for a unique mark peruser) we have an application called DTEK that will filter your Priv for security-related issues and offer recommendations to enhance the same. Different applications incorporate a Content Transfer and Password Keeper that gives you a chance to store your passwords safely. Aside from the Hub there are different applications that originate from BlackBerry also. These incorporate Notes, Tasks, Calendar and Contacts. Unfortunately what is missing is the Gallery application which is supplanted by Photos and a Music application that is supplanted by Play Music. While we didn't miss a custom Music application, we felt the squeeze with Photos as the application by Google will just give you a chance to access the DCIM envelope (Camera Images) and that's it. To share spared records, recordings and reports we wound up downloading an outsider document chief, which was a touch of killjoy considering that numerous will utilize this cell phone an efficiency machine.

With upgraded equipment inside we didn't falter to put the BlackBerry Priv through its paces. The cell phone performed genuinely well on benchmarks however was not a contender for the Snapdragon 810 chipsets inside most at present accessible leaders.

While the cell phone ran amusements and applications genuinely well with insignificant falter, and no slack, we noticed the gadget warming up rapidly. We do comprehend that most Android leaders do heat up a bit while gaming and expected the same from the Priv too. What we didn't expect, is the cell phone to warm up while downloading information on Wi-Fi.

The Priv is surely one of the more smoking cell phones we have tried as such. Truth be told, we even figured out how to get a temperature perusing of 91 degrees centigrade from one of the centers while downloading a 1.2 GB application from the Play Store.

Thankfully, we encountered such high temperatures just while downloading information on Wi-Fi and less on a 3G association. Be that as it may, the cell phone remains warm more often than not and will just stay cool in aerated and cooled situations.

BlackBerry Priv Performance Hot

BlackBerry Priv
The textured back improves with regards to the cell phone's warmth related issues. The warmth issues that manifest while downloading information could make an enduring urging your forefinger since the material utilized on the back is somewhat thin. Now and again it felt like you finger was put straightforwardly on the processor making it excessively hot, making it impossible to touch. The warmth issue could in reality be because of a portion issue as the cell phone stayed warm through out our audit and just chilled off when it was not being used. BlackBerry could settle the same in a product redesign, however we figure the organization is taking a shot at the Marshmallow upgrade at this moment, so clients will need to hold up somewhat more.

Going to the next execution related bits, sound quality while setting calls was to be sure a major in addition to. The Priv conveyed prevalent voice quality and the guest on the flip side could likewise hear us with any issues. Sound quality while listening to music was essentially spot on and the same can be said in regards to the speakers that were truly boisterous. Actually they could be sufficiently boisterous to put a telephone call by means of the cell phone speaker.

Another fine component of the BlackBerry Priv is without a doubt its camera. The camera conveyed shockingly sharp pictures on account of the f/2.2, Schneider-Kreuznach optics. The pictures demonstrated next to zero purple bordering with great immersion levels. Shading generation was really exact and we seldom expected to utilize the camera's inherent channels.

Note: Images have been resized beneath. To see the high determination pictures please tap on the pictures. Then again, you can likewise look at the BlackBerry Priv collection on Flickr

Picture shot in HDR mode.

Pictures shot in HDR mode (above) were sharp and the cell phone figured out how to catch pictures one after another prompting next to zero ghosting.

The camera rushed to secure concentrate even low light. Discussing low-light, the camera figured out how to get some gorgeous pictures (above) in auto mode with the clamor under control.

BlackBerry Priv Camera Interface

The camera's interface was straightforward and offered negligible manual capacities, however with such an extraordinary setup we seldom expected to change anything. Indeed this is the best camera cell phone to originate from BlackBerry in long time. Also, the same can be said in regards to the telephone's video recording abilities that shoots 4K recordings at 30fps and 1080p recordings at up to 60fps without a hiccup. In reality the camera is one component that could put the BlackBerry Priv up there with whatever is left of the leaders.

BlackBerry Priv Battery Life

Subsequent to unpacking the Priv we truly had our questions that the cell phone would even score a 6 out of 10, because of its warming issues. In any case, as we searched online for answers, we understood that it takes a couple of days to adjust to the client's use designs. Also, fortunately it did only that.

BlackBerry makes great utilization of the Priv's bended edges utilizing it as a battery marker.mThe cell phone effortlessly got us through a work day and had some battery to save toward the day's end also. Indeed, even with is lithium-particle 3410 mAh battery life is not stellar but rather essentially reasonable as should be obvious from the PC Mark battery life test results beneath.

While the cell phone scarcely went on for 5-6 hours at first, following a decent 3 days the Priv at last discovered its sweet spot. With a lot of calls, WhatsApp informing and two email accounts on push alongside a touch of hot-headed gaming and photography, we figured out how to keep the Priv running for up to 7 and a half hours. Skip on the photography and gaming and staying associated with Wi-Fi, we figured out how to keep it running for a decent 16-17 hours.

BlackBerry Priv Price
BlackBerry PrivAt its expensive Rs 62,990 sticker price, the BlackBerry Priv stays in a truly tight spot. This is on account of it has a bigger number of cons than masters despite the fact that the professionals are better than average. Right now the Priv does not appeal to a BlackBerry fan thanks to badly implemented Hub, average keypad and not so thumb friendly interface like on previous BlackBerry devices. Neither does it appeal to an Android fan since the keyboard is nothing to talk about and neither are any of its features good enough to bring it on par with the offerings from Samsung, Sony or Motorola. Motorola for example offers a better package with its Moto X Style that comes with similar hardware at less than half the price (Rs 26,999). And then there are other business oriented smartphones like the Note 5 (Rs 47,900) that do really well as all rounders in the Android realm by working with its S pen stylus.

We like the stock-like interface and the plethora of customisations options that the company has pulled off well for its first shot at Android. What we did not like was the BlackBerry Hub, as we expected to be a replacement for the notifications bar, which it clearly is not. BlackBerry should have stuck with just one way to deliver notifications to the user instead of providing three in the form the of the tabbed notifications tray, the Hub and the Productivity Tab. Oh, and let’s not forget lockscreen notifications as well. We really like the implementation of the Productivity Tab and hope that BlackBerry builds on it (or even renames it as the Hub for that matter) and kills the notifications tray altogether.

BlackBerry Priv Specs


NETWORK Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, October
Status Available. Released 2015, November
BODY Dimensions 147 x 77.2 x 9.4 mm (5.79 x 3.04 x 0.37 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY - Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard
SIM Nano-SIM
DISPLAY Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.4 inches (~71.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~540 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- Curved edge screen
PLATFORM OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808
CPU Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 418
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
CAMERA Primary 18 MP, f/2.2, 27mm, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, OIS, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality
Features 1/2.4' sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, check quality
Secondary 2 MP, 720p
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort 4K)
FEATURES Sensors Accelerometer, altimeter, gyro, ToF proximity, compass
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Fast battery charging: 60% in 30 min (Quick Charge 2.0)
- Optional Wireless Charging (Qi/PMA-enabled)
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
- MP4/H.264 player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM
Browser HTML5
Java No
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 3410 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play Up to 73 h
MISC Colors Black
Price group 9/10
TESTS Camera Photo / Video
Battery life Endurance rating 62h

BlackBerry Priv Camera & video recording
REAR CAMERA
18 megapixel auto-focus camera
Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Phase Detect Auto Focus (PDAF), Fast focus lock
HDR
6-element f2.2 lens
Back Side Illumination (BSI2) Stacked Sensor
Dual Color, Dual 2 mm2 LED Flash – Enhanced photo color balance
4X digital zoom
Continuous & touch to focus, face detection, image stabilization
Panorama, Burst, Live Filters
4k Video Recording at 30 fps
1080p HD video recording at 60 fps
6DOF video stabilization combined with OIS for incredibly smooth video

FRONT CAMERA
2MP Fixed-Focus, f2.8
Large 1.75um pixel size
Image & video stabilization
720p HD video recording
2X digital zoom
Wide Selfie Mode (also known as Selfie Panorama)
Multi-Frame Low Light Enhancement
Multimedia

IMAGE FORMATS
BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, WEBP

AUDIO & VIDEO FORMATS
AAC, ADTS, AWB, FLAC, IMY, MID, MP3, MPEG-4, MXMF, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, VOBSUB, WAV, WEBM, XMF

AUDIO & VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING
MPEG-4, AAC+, AAC-LC, AC-3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, DivX, EVRC, FLAC, H.263, H.264, H265/HEVC, MIDI, MJPEG (mov), MP3, MPEG-2, OPUS, PCM, QCELP, VC-1, VORBIS, VP6, VP8, VP9, WMA, WMA 9/10, WMA Pro, Xvid, eAAC+

STREAMING PROTOCOLS
HTTP, HTTPs, RTMPe, HTTP Progressive Download, HTTP Live, Streaming (HLS) version 3, RTSP

Pre-loaded apps
BLACKBERRY APPLICATIONS
BBM®, BBM® Meetings, BlackBerry® Camera, BlackBerry® Content Transfer, BlackBerry® Device Search, BlackBerry® Keyboard, BlackBerry® Password Keeper, Calendar by BlackBerry®, Contacts by BlackBerry®, DTEK™ by BlackBerry®, Help, Notes by BlackBerry®, Tasks by BlackBerry®, Yahoo!® Finance, BlackBerry® Hub

GOOGLE APPLICATIONS
Android Device Manager, Clock, Gmail™, Google Chrome™, Google Drive™, Google Maps™, Google Photos, Google Play Movies & TV, Google Play Music, Google Play™ Store, Google Street View™, Google+™, Hangouts™, Messenger, News and Weather, Play Books, Play Games, Search, Setup Wizard, YouTube®

GOOGLE SERVICES
Contacts Sync, Calendar Sync, GMS Essentials, Android System WebView, Google Play Services, Widevine DRM libraries, FaceLock, Google Text-to-speech, Google Talkback, Exchange3Google

BlackBerry Priv ANDROID OPEN SOURCE PROJECT APPLICATIONS
Phone, Calculator
Alerts & notifications
Tone
Vibrate
On-screen or multi-color LED indicator
(Notification options are user configurable)

Networks & connectivity

BlackBerry Priv NETWORK BANDS 2
United States
FD-LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, 29, 30 (2100/1900/1800/1700/850/2600/700/700/800/
700/2300 MHz)
HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5/6, 8 (2100/1900/1700/850/900 MHz)
Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
Canada, Latin America, Asia-Pacific
FD-LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30 (2100/1900/1800/1700/850/2600/900/700/700/700/800/1900/700/700/2300 MHz)
TD-LTE 38, 40, 41 (2600/2300/2500 MHz)
Europe, Middle East and Africa
FD-LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20, 28 (2100/1900/1800/1700/2600/900/700/700/800/700 MHz)
TD-LTE 41 (2500 MHz)

BlackBerry Priv WI-FI
802.11a/c 5GHz
802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz
802.11a/n 5GHz
4G Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct
2x2 MIMO

BlackBerry Priv BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth 4.1 Low Energy (LE) and EDR

BlackBerry Priv GPS
Assisted, Autonomous and Simultaneous GPS
Support for User Plane and Control Plane GPS
GLONASS Support2
OTDOA
Pre-loaded Google Maps

NFC
NFC technology is used to create a connection to share information between your BlackBerry device and other NFC-enabled devices or NFC tags. Features on PRIV by BlackBerry that use NFC technology include Android Beam, Tap and Pay, and Tap and Go.

BlackBerry Priv Sensors
Accelerometer, Activity Monitor, Altimeter, Ambient light, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, Proximity, Time of Flight (ToF)
Accessibility
Google TalkBack screen reader for audible output
Face-to-face video chat with Google Hangouts
Google Now voice assistance to answer questions and perform actions
Magnification to zoom in or zoom out
Closed Captioning support
High contrast text, color inversion and color correction
Braille support using BrailleBack
Scalable fonts, customizable alerts and notifications and keyboard shortcuts
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