Blackberry Passport Announcement Thread 24/09/14

[Anonymous]

Good Afternoon!

With less that 30 minutes until the launch of the BlackBerry Passport I decided to setup this announcement thread as I'm not expecting an official thread from O2!

Please leave your constructive thoughts here to try and keep this launch info and members thoughts all in one thread. (If possible )

Please try to remain On Topic.

You can follow the launch in the BlackBerry Live Stream here: http://live.blackberry.events/

[Anonymous]

There's alot of comparisons to the iPhone 6 at the moment...including the need to turn the iPhone to landscape view to get the same screen width as the Passport

[Anonymous]

The touch enabled keyboard looks Magic!!! swipe gestures direct on the keyboard!!

[Anonymous]

Wasn't sure I would like the passport, defo feel more interested in looking at one over the iPhone 6 now

[Anonymous]

BlackBerry 10.3 brings a new design, 100's of new features designed to boost productivity:

BlackBerry Assistant  - A personal assistant built for work - stating it is better than Siri and Google. Siri/Google can't access info secured on work devices, but Blackberry Assistant can do so. 

Blackberry Assistant will interact hands free with you at the wheel

Touch enabled keyboard: users were 4 times more accurate with less typos in tests

(sorry I had numerous phonecalls at work there, I'm trying to catch up!)

[Anonymous]

So will we be able to get it from O2?

[Anonymous]

BlackBerry Passport has the largest battery of all major smartphones and phablets on the market. Up to 30 hours of use - 350 milli amp hours. Put the Passport face down on a flat surface and it goes into standby mode to conserve battery.

Device Switch app will take all data from your old phone, transfer it to your new one.

passport has a mic and earpiece that can sense the distance between the device and your ear to enhance the sound. Natural Sound Technology for clearer audio for phone calls. Passport speaker 350 per cent louder than Samsung S5. 

4.5inch full HD Gorilla Glass display

13Mp camera

2.2Ghz quad core processor

3Gb RAM

32Gb memory

moving on to address apps...

[Anonymous]

http://youtu.be/eXH5UDFMHfE

Design video

[Anonymous]

BlackBerry Blend announced - http://us.blackberry.com/software/desktop/blackberry-blend.html

The power of BlackBerry now on your computer and tablet! - available in the Google Play and Apple App stores

[Anonymous]

http://youtu.be/IHc3TY5n8sI

Official unboxing

[Anonymous]

CrackBerry BlackBerry Passport Review - http://crackberry.com/blackberry-passport-review