BlackBerry finally showed their first mobile phone that uses the Android operating system, BlackBerry Priv.
Priv, according BlackBerry CEO, John Chen, taken from the word “privacy”. This smartphone will be using a typical BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard. Following the trend, it has touchscreen. Priv is a slider phone concept, the concept of full touch screen phone with a keyboard that slide-out.
Quoting the website Digital Spy, this smartphone has a large screen, which is 5.4 inch QHD. Using Snapdragon 1.8 GHz processor, 3 GB RAM, and 18 MP resolution camera.
In a video uploaded to YouTube, Chen said, “is that you get the privacy, security is that we provide, have it is a privilege for you.”
Chen also had Priv demonstrated by showing that black phone model. Look fit in the palm of an adult hand, and presents the added value of a QWERTY keyboard that can be shifted to the outside as a complement to the user.
“This keyboard can be your mouse, it has capacitive touch capability. You can operate it while surfing in the browser or reading e-mail messages,” said Chen.
Priv will combine Google’s Android operating system and the privacy of the BlackBerry system itself. In the video, Chen also mentioned, that everyone really liked the BlackBerry OS 10, but just can not accommodate many applications.
“If I could provide all applications to the BlackBerry 10, it will generate a massive success. Unfortunately, could not be due to technical and financial reasons,” he continued.
Still not certain when Priv BlackBerry will launch into the market, but the news circulated in November are likely to come.