BlackBerry Passport review: This is the only truly innovative smartphone of 2014 In a world of cookie cutter rectangular smartphones, the BlackBerry Passport definitely stands out. With a square 4.5″ screen and a three-row physical keyboard, you get mixed reactions at first glance, with some thinking it’s a beauty and others certain that it’s an ugly beast. But whether people love its looks or hate it, everyone gives the BlackBerry Passport a second glance. Form factor and shape are definitely out of the ordinary, but even the target audience for the BlackBerry Passport is anything but ordinary. It’s a purpose-built smartphone, not aimed at the average Joe, but at professionals who want to be more productive. Although this is a premium smartphone with a hefty price tag, it is not a smartphone you can realistically compare with the new Apple iPhone 6 family or high-end Android warriors like the HTC One M8, Galaxy S5 or the LG G3, and the like. You can certainly compare specs and features, but when the form is not cookie-cutter rectangular, it’s not exactly wise to compare a form factor built for a specific purpose, along with a physical keyboard. Form Factor & Keyboard First up, if you want to know how it feels like, take two Indian passports and hold them together. Almost the same size specifications of an Indian passport, but thicker and heavier. BlackBerry is well known for building tough smartphones that can take more than a knock or two and the BlackBerry Passport seems built in the same mould, but is perhaps even tougher than its predecessors. The company claims that the Passport’s unique one-piece, joint-less steel frame (that also extends inside the phone to give it strength) is inspired by the building techniques used in the Toronto Dominion Centre designed by Mies van der Rohe. You can be certain that the Passport will face no for more information visite tech.firstpost/news-analysis/blackberry-passport-review-this-is-the-only-truly-innovative-smartphone-of-2014-237206.html
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 09:15:10 +0000
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