BlackBerry DTEK50 Hands On Review

[Aquila]

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[Golfdriver97]

I'm kinda curious about some of the specs versus the price point. Moto has the G4 for $70 less and more internal. Granted it has less RAM, but that's still very competitive, on Moto's part.

 

[medic22003]

I guess it depends on if you want the BlackBerry software. I for one do so the other stuff is irrelevant as long as it's close.

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[Aquila]

Can't speak for others, but I definitely do not want the BlackBerry software.

 

[Chuck Finley69]

I have a PRIV and I also have several non-blackberry Android phones. I actually like the Blackberry software on top of Android. My favorite Blackberry add-on is the Hub.

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[vVick3d]

One thing I miss from having a bb10 phone years ago is the virtual keyboard. By far in a way the best and fastest virtual keyboard I've ever used. Wish they would release their app for Android for any phone.

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[little09]

Anyone who owned this device? How was this device goes?

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[zedten]

Actually I have the BlackBerry keyboard on my LG G3...download from the Internet

Posted via my LG G3 here in Canada eh

 

[Chuck Finley69]

Anyone who owned this device? How was this device goes?

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How can anyone own the device? It's just announced being sold preorder.

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[auditman]

I currently own s7 international version. Will definately order this phone as my backup phone.

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[Dunt Dunt Dunt]

I'm kinda curious about some of the specs versus the price point. Moto has the G4 for $70 less and more internal. Granted it has less RAM, but that's still very competitive, on Moto's part.

If security is something you place a value on... And if the type of security features that BlackBerry has added to the Idol 4 is something that makes the DTEK50 of interest.... I think many here probably don't like a locked device so they can't root it.

For the average person that if fine with Android security (who knows anyone that has been hacked?), then not on specs along this phone isn't going to interest many. It is an enterprise/goverment play, and that is who their customers will be... just probably not in the US.

 

[Aquila]

If security is something you place a value on... And if the type of security features that BlackBerry has added to the Idol 4 is something that makes the DTEK50 of interest.... I think many here probably don't like a locked device so they can't root it.

For the average person that if fine with Android security (who knows anyone that has been hacked?), then not on specs along this phone isn't going to interest many. It is an enterprise/goverment play, and that is who their customers will be... just probably not in the US.

I've been trying to get some clarity on the security picture here, but so far it seems like the only difference between regular Android and BlackBerry Android is the different kernel and the fact that it can't be rooted. Some Android OEMs do similar things, but I was unable to locate anything other than those two things that is definitely being done differently than all the stuff that everyone does. For the way that the vast majority of users use devices, the effective security is exactly the same on a Note 7 vs a Nexus 5 vs a Priv. The theoretical security could be different, and clearly is in two areas, but the rest of it seems to be, "we use Android, Google Play Services, a SnapDragon processor, etc".

 

[Crisdean]

I like the added features that remind me a bit of cyanogenmod. Also BlackBerry knows security very well and as an ex BlackBerry owner I like to see them producing solid hardware and like the fact that they don't mess around with Android as much.

The BlackBerry Hub also is a very nice touch. I didn't realise how much I was missing this until I recently went back to bb10 because I managed to break my Nexus5.

That being said I miss Android a lot.

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[badelhas]

I just won one of these phones, did not received it yet, though. I currently have the HTC One M8. I hope I can accept all the cons of this smartphone.

 

[Jared DiPane]

It'll be an upgrade from your One M8. Once you get it be sure to drop some notes on how you find it to be.

 

[badelhas]

It'll be an upgrade from your One M8. Once you get it be sure to drop some notes on how you find it to be.

Why are you so sure that it will be an upgrade? In what departments?

Cheers