Shahriyar Ali
Year 2015 is almost ending and the market have received almost every company’s high-end devices of the year. Even BlackBerry have rolled out the PRIV yesterday, so let’s compare how it takes on its competitors – Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+, Apple iPhone 6s Plus, LG G4, HTC One M9 and recently launched Sony Xperia Z5.
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| BlackBerry PRIV | SAMSUNG GALAXY EDGE + | iPHONE 6S PLUS | LG G4 | HTC One M9 | Sony Xperia Z5 Premium | |
| Display | 5.4 inches (13.7 cm) | 5.66 inches (14.4 cm) | 5.5 inches (13.9 cm) | 5.5 inches (13.9 cm) | 5.0 inches (12.7 cm) | 5.5 inches (13.9 cm) |
| Resolution | 1,440 x 2,560 (540 PPI) | 1,440 x 2,560 (518 PPI) | 1,080 x 1,920 (401 PPI) | 1,440 x 2,560 (538 PPI) | 1,080 x 1,920 (441 PPI) | 2,160 x 3,840 (806 PPI) |
| Keyboard | Touchscreen keypad, Full-QWERTY physical keyboard(touch-enabled) | Touchscreen keypad, physical keyboard available only as an accessory | Touchscreen keyboard | Touchscreen keyboard | Touchscreen keyboard | Touchscreen keyboard |
| RAM | 3 GB | 4GB | 2 GB | 3 GB | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory | 32 GB, microSD slot expandable up to 2 TB | 32/64/128 GB, no microSD support | 16/64/128 GB, no microSD support | 32 GB, microSD support | 32 GB, microSD support | 32 GB, microSD slot expandable upto 2 TB |
| Battery | 3,410 mAh | 3,000 mAh | 2,915 mAh | 3,000 mAh | 2,840 mAh | 3,430 mAh |
| Camera | 18 MP with Phase focus, dual flash. | 16 MP with Phase focus, dual flash. | 12 MP with Phase focus, dual flash. | 16 MP with Laser focus, dual flash. | 20 MP | 23 MP with Phase focus, single flash. |
| Security features | DTEK BlackBerry, certified OS Boot. | Samsung Knox | no | no | no | no |
Clearly, BlackBerry PRIV holds a tight competition in terms of hardware with others. And when it comes to software, PRIV runs the same Android OS (excluding iPhone) while the update of Android 6.0 Marshmellow is on its way. There’s no compromise on apps now, neither on security as BlackBerry states. The prices of all these phones are also identical with iPhone being the most expensive. BlackBerry and Sony Xperia Z5 wins the competition when it comes to battery size, memory storage and rear camera. However, Xperia Z5 wins by vast with its 4K display which actually runs on 1080p resolution unless you play a 4K video. On the other hand, BlackBerry features the most unique design with full physical qwerty keyboard slide-out & dual-curve screen similar to Galaxy Edge. Keep in mind, the keyboard is capacitive as seen on BlackBerry Passport which enables to navigate and flick predictive words as shown below. The phone has much more software features which are undefined yet.
Flick typing on the #Priv by #BlackBerry pic.twitter.com/moLEwBrhGM
— DJ Reyes ? (@djr3yes) October 16, 2015
This was a quick comparison of all leading high-end Android smartphones of 2015 and a waking call to you who think BlackBerry has overpriced the PRIV against its competitors. Refresh your mentality 😉
Perfect comparison!! That’s what is is supposed to show to all
Good Job!
Being there first android phone I think a little high priced. What if they don’t sell are they going to update to marshmallow. Or you drop $1000 on a phone you don’t even know will be supported in a year?
Being the first secured android phone by reputed brand, it’s not high at all. Update is already in works
I hold Q5,son Z3,wife 6520,Daut plan for Pricv,waiting to launch in India,
Your actual comparison sheet does NOT render properly on the passport.
Best viewed on desktop. Sorry for inconvenience
Do I see an aggressive “Comeback” here? 😉
Excellent. At last BlackBerry has decided to embrace competing technology while maintaining its own identity!
BlackBerry PRIV Simulator online https://telus.simulators.modeaondemand.com/en-ca/blackberry/smartphone/bb_priv/
Your table also needs an off-contract price, in USD.
Thanks for comparing apples to apples and oranges to oranges.
The Blackberry Priv looks to be the best smartphone of 2015 with amazing specs and features!
sometimes blackberry shows a little personality & comes in colours… is this model only going to be available in boring black?
As far as we know, it will be in black. Still we know very less about the device.
Shared this with many, thanks BBin.
Had to choose Leap because the keyboard keys are too small on PRIV. I am having a problem getting louder notice on rec’d messages…….suggestions plse. My Z10 was downloading something, and halfway through it fried. Is there a possibility of getting reimbursed for some of my costs for BlackBerry’s faulty equipment? Hopefully I didn’t make a mistake by choosing BlackBerry again!
Claudia Devoe