BlackBerry's first Android smartphone, the BlackBerry PRIV, is now available! Also features a QWERTY keyboard

The BlackBerry Priv, a BlackBerry smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard, is now on sale at the Iosys Akiba Chuodori store.

The "BlackBerry Priv" is equipped with Qualcomm "Snapdragon 808" (operating clock: 1.8GHz/dual core + operating clock: 1.44GHz/quad core), 5.4-inch display (2,560 x 1,440 pixels), and 3GB memory, This is BlackBerry's first Android smartphone.

A slide-type physical QWERTY keyboard is mounted on the bottom of the device, enabling comfortable text input as only a BlackBerry smartphone can.

The main specifications areAndroid 5.1 OS, Qualcomm "Snapdragon 808" CPU (operating clock: 1.8GHz/dual core + operating clock: 1.44GHz/quad core). The display is a 5.4-inch OLED display (2,560 x 1,440 pixels). Memory is 3 GB and internal storage is 32 GB. Other features include wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac), microSD slot (up to 2 TB), front (2 megapixel) rear camera (18 megapixel), Bluetooh 4.1, SlimPort, NFC, GPS NFC, GPS, etc.

Supported communication systems areLTE ( 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/20/25/28/29/30/38/40/41 ), 3G ( 850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz), and GSM ( 850/900/1800/1900MHz).

The device measures 77.2 (W) x 147 (D) x 9.4 (H) mm and weighs 192 g.

Price:

BlackBerry "BlackBerry Priv" (model number: STV100-3)
119,800 yen (including tax): IOSYS Akiba Chuodori store