Two Takes Balanced

BlackBerry’s first Android smartphone will be known as the Priv

via Androidheadlines

2 min read

Sep 24, 2015

Read Original Article

TECHi's Analysis

83 words

Connor Livingston

As cool of a name as Venice is, it’s just a codename for BlackBerry’s first Android smartphone, and nobody expected it to actually launch with that name. Instead, the device will be known as the BlackBerry Priv, according to well-known leaker @evleaks. Aside from that, there’s not much in the way of new information on the device, but that doesn’t really matter since pretty much everything that’s worth knowing about the Priv has already been revealed in leaks.

Androidheadlines's Report

151 words

The details come from well-known @evleaks who is commonly associated with putting out reputable information on tech devices before they launch, and while there are no other new details to learn of the device just yet besides the potential finalized name, much of what consumers can expect from BlackBerry in regards to the Venice/Priv has already been shown off and discussed in past leaks including images of the device and a more recent hands-on video briefly detailing some of the phone’s functions and features. There is still no confirmation from BlackBerry about the launch or existence of this device as they haven’t acknowledged its production, but rumors peg the phone as having an 18MP rear-facing camera with a dual-LED flash, and of course the iconic BlackBerry qwerty keyboard which users can access by sliding up on the bottom edge of the phone’s display to reveal the keys.

TECHi's Verdict: Balanced

TECHi weighs both sides before reaching a conclusion.

NOTE: TECHi Two-Takes are the stories we have chosen from the web along with a little bit of our opinion in a paragraph. Please check the original story in the Source Button below.