

Moritz von Jäger, ZDNet Germany: "For the first time BlackBerry is offering an Android based device in the rare slider form factor and full hardware keyboard. Solid quality, great camera, keyboard and smart enhancements of the OS are well received." The concept is really well thought through and PRIV has features that lifts it over competitors. Tobias Költzsch, : " The PRIV is one of the most revolutionary smartphones of the year. Design, navigation, performance, battery, camera, software, the package from BlackBerry is unique." Probably one of the best smartphones of the year.

Sascha Pallenberg, : "The BlackBerry PRIV is not only the best business handset for Android, it is the best in the entire market segment. Volker Weber, : "The PRIV looks high quality and is a surprisingly slim slider." Jan Kliczniok, : "You don´t need to miss any specialties of BlackBerry here with the integration of Hub, Productivity Tab, and Blackberry Messenger." Mal Geteilt, Android Pit: "The BlackBerry PRIV breathes new life into the dusty android smartphone market." Nils Mathieson/Christian Just, Computerbild: "The big and bright display, hardware keyboard, and great camera with 4K video are complemented by data security features."įrank, : "Our first impression: solid workmanship, well integrated keyboard, the camera is good and the display is brilliant."

Manuel Schreiber, CHIP: "You can use the hardware keyboard also as a touchpad, which is great! a fascinating device." Variety of apps with Android, easy handling, stable, high class material, sensational keys, and a dual display edge deliver one of the best Android phones out there" Winfuture: "This is the best of two worlds. They will be happy to have the BlackBerry they want back." Not a revolution for the mass market but nearly perfect for a specific target group. Martin Eisenlauer, : " Overall, a great comeback from BlackBerry with PRIV. Take a look, and then check it out at ShopBlackBerry (note that most of the excerpts here have been translated to English from their original language, and minor tweaks have been made for readability): Germanyījörn Brodersen, Areamobile: "With its slider mechanism, dual edge display, true QWERTZ keyboard and BlackBerry features like Hub, DTEK and productivity tab, the BlackBerry PRIV stands out against other current Android smartphones." Reviewers from all over the world are showering BlackBerry's first Android phone with praise, talking up everything from its keyboard to its battery to its camera.

The BlackBerry PRIV isn't just making waves in North America and the UK.
