Cancelled my 6P Pre-order and Pre-ordered a BlackBerry Priv

[bhrgvr]

If I take the Priv it will be my first Android Phone... Have so far been extremely happy with my passport but the lack of apps sometimes does me in...

 

[freedomx20a]

If I take the Priv it will be my first Android Phone... Have so far been extremely happy with my passport but the lack of apps sometimes does me in...

it will be hard to go from the Passports Mercedes benz type large luxury keyboard to the smaller narrow priv keys and screen. Reading online will become a chore like it is on all phones on earth except the passport.

I'd wait for a Passport 2.0 with android since it seems the priv will do VERY VERY VERY well. Theres no need to worry or rush in.

 

[bhrgvr]

it will be hard to go from the Passports Mercedes benz type large luxury keyboard to the smaller narrow priv keys and screen. Reading online will become a chore like it is on all phones on earth except the passport.

I'd wait for a Passport 2.0 with android since it seems the priv will do VERY VERY VERY well. Theres no need to worry or rush in.

If the passport 2.0 comes with the same form factor... I am jumping with joy already thinking about it

 

[pgg101]

I would rather choose Blackberry Priv over Note 5 or 6P why ?? why do we need better specs and camera ?? Don't you ever thought that blackebrry is the the most secure phone than Apple or any other smartphones? for blackberry with android software is the best ever happen for many Blackberry users in a long time.

I'd wait and see the adoption rate with enterprise users - BYOD or Company owned. I work for a bank, and only BlackBerry 10/7 and Apple are allowed. Not even Samsung Knox. Just looking at my peers at other financial institutions, I have yet to see an Android or WinPhone. Until then, I'd say the most secure Android line is more marketing than anything else.

Posted via the Android Central App on my BlackBerry Passport

 

[Christophe Piquemal]

1/ No, you can buy it unlocked
1/2/ A little delay to fix every flaw in droid code
2/ No, as first answer
2/2/ If you know a phone running on AT&T AND Verizon, please tell me... they simply don't use same kind of technology.
3/ on the beginning of 2016, time they need to enforce original code

And Blackberry announce that will directly throw OTA security updates plus usual month to month android ones.

 

[shabbs]

And Blackberry announce that will directly throw OTA security updates plus usual month to month android ones.

This is why I'll be looking to get an unlocked PRIV direct from BlackBerry and not tied to a Carrier. Hopefully we see Marshmallow earlier in 2016 than later...

 

[RionDunn]

Blackberry Priv. Since the Passport came out I've wanted to try Blackberry again but was always scared off by the lack of a decent eco system and the funk screen shape/size. With the Priv, it seems Android/BB fans can have it all.

I was very excited initially to rejoin the Nexus family but based on the less than stellar reviews of the 6P, I'll sit this generation out and see if they fix things next time out. I already have the Note 5 and it seems the 6P falls short in the the areas that matter most to me, namely:

1. display: all reviews agree it's good, but not as good as the Note 5
2. sound quality thru headphones not very good compared to Note 5
3. Camera good but not as good as Note 5
4. Battery, decent, but not as good as Note 5

I'm sure the 6P will be a decent device but it just seems to fall a little short to me. Enjoy them!

I know this post is older but that's a good call cancelling the order. I have both phones and the 6P is rough. It makes me super sad because the phone is amazing but the reception is very poor and the noise cancelling mic is bad. The Priv however, wow, very impressed with Blackberry and how they pulled it together. This phone is leaps and bounds over the 6P as far a reliability goes. Hopefully the battery life gets as good as the 6P or the Note 5. How do you like the Priv so far?

 

[bitek]

Good for you. Priv is unique phone and the keyboard is really good

 

[Dunt Dunt Dunt]

I'd wait and see the adoption rate with enterprise users - BYOD or Company owned. I work for a bank, and only BlackBerry 10/7 and Apple are allowed. Not even Samsung Knox. Just looking at my peers at other financial institutions, I have yet to see an Android or WinPhone. Until then, I'd say the most secure Android line is more marketing than anything else.

Posted via the Android Central App on my BlackBerry Passport

Well as BlackBerry really hasn't given enterprise a reason to even consider the PRIV... I doubt your going to see the PRIV anywhere that Android already isn't. Now maybe there are more changes coming with the Marshmallow update that will improve the PRIV's security features (so far it's been about consumer privacy).

Most companies I know of have gone BYOD... and they allow most anything. Do know of one that supplies employees with a company owned phone - that is only for company use. They are only doing iPhones, and they are very much locked down devices... no games or apps can be installed. Pretty much their corporate app, email and browser (which they have been warned is monitored).

 

[LocationDudeNYC]

I know this post is older but that's a good call cancelling the order. I have both phones and the 6P is rough. It makes me super sad because the phone is amazing but the reception is very poor and the noise cancelling mic is bad. The Priv however, wow, very impressed with Blackberry and how they pulled it together. This phone is leaps and bounds over the 6P as far a reliability goes. Hopefully the battery life gets as good as the 6P or the Note 5. How do you like the Priv so far?

I'm a little confused why you would call the 6P 'rough'. It's the finest smartphone I've owned, hands down, and I've owned every one that's ever been released. It's fast and incredibly polished. The Frost Color is a work of art. Pure Android is a dream. My reception is 2nd to none, but I'm also on the Verizon network. My data speeds are faster than DSL at work. So to call it 'rough', I think, does this masterpiece a great disservice.

 

[Puzzlegal]

I bought the priv when it came out, and my husband bought the 6p at about the same time. So I feel qualified to compare them.

They are both great phones. They are about the same size, and both larger than what conveniently fits in my pocket. The 6p has an ever-so-slightly prettier screen. It's a lot cheaper. The priv has a physical keyboard and an SD slot and wireless charging. The 6p does Google FI. Those are the major differences from my perspective.

The problem I have with the Blackberry Slider is that:
it is still tied to a carrier -- delays any Android updates
it is not carrier independent --- I can't take the phone with me if I want to move from Verizon to AT&T
and it is still running Lollipop 5.1.1 -- when will it update to 6.0?

No, I bought mine from blackberry, it's an unlocked GSM phone, currently running on net10, and I've gotten an update from blackberry every month, promptly near the start of the month.

It doesn't run on Verizon or sprint, you pretty much have to buy from them to get a phone that works with them.

Niche phone means poor support and sloowwww software updates.

Seriously, the Android 'Field' is already extremely muddy. We really didn't need a Blackberry/Android phone. HTC is about to kill their mobile division because investors deem the company worthless, LG's mobile is barely hanging on, and people were surprised Sony is still releasing phones after their mobile group has posted year after year losses. This last ditch 'hail Mary' from Blackberry sounds like their final death twitch. With poor marketing and carrier support, the sales people in your AT&T and VZW stores will tuck the Priv promotionals away into a dark corner of the showroom, and 6 months from now it'll be replaced by an expansion of the iPhone display case.

I've never had better user support than with this phone. I got a lot of help moving in, research as to why a charger didn't work. Calls back at times convenient to me... I was really impressed.

 

[anon(19759)]

I'm a little confused why you would call the 6P 'rough'. It's the finest smartphone I've owned, hands down, and I've owned every one that's ever been released. It's fast and incredibly polished. The Frost Color is a work of art. Pure Android is a dream. My reception is 2nd to none, but I'm also on the Verizon network. My data speeds are faster than DSL at work. So to call it 'rough', I think, does this masterpiece a great disservice.

Yeah, ok, you've owned every smartphone ever released.