Bekuvele kunodlame ngesikhathi iBlackBerry imemezela ukuthi izokwethula ama-smartphones amaningi e-Android, ikwenza kucace lokho uzobeka eceleni i-SO yakhe kulo nyaka. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule sifunde ukuthi lokhu kuzoqhubeka ukwenzeka lapho sazi ku-CEO yenkampani, uJohn Chen, lokho izokwethula ama-smartphones amabili amasha I-mid-range ye-Android.
UChen uphinde wathi lawa ma-smartphones amabili azoba nemininingwane ethile yokuhlukanisa njengalena enesikrini esigcwele sokuthinta ngenkathi enye izobonakala ngekhibhodi ephathekayo yeQwerty. Akukho okunye okukhulunyiwe ngalezi terminals ngaphandle kwenani elizoba cishe ngama-dollar angama-300 kanye nama-400.
Ngaphandle kokumemezela lawa matheminali amabili, u-Chen uphinde wavuma ukuthi i-smartphone esekwe ku-Android eyi-Priv ukuphela okuphezulu kakhulu kumakhasimende ibhizinisi. Le nkampani ize yehlise nentengo yesiginali kuleli sonto iye kwinani lika- $ 649 ngosikwe u- $ 50.
IPriv iyisifoni esine-5,4-inch QHD (1440 x 2560 pixels) AMOLED screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 hexa-core chip, 3 GB RAM, 32 GB of memory yangaphakathi, 18 MP rear camera kanye ne-2MP front camera. Ngaphandle ukhohlwa ibhethri layo le-3.410 mAh. Ngalokhu kusho, singazi ukuthi kungani leyo ntengo ephezulu futhi ngoba manje iBlackBerry iyabhekisa maqondana namatheminali amabili amasha maphakathi nebanga.
Ama-Smartphones amabili ukuthi eyodwa izocaca ngokusobala ukuthi yimaphi amanye amatheminali we-Android nenye ezofana kakhulu ne-Priv noma leyo BlackBerry yakudala. A isinyathelo esihle senkampani AbaseCanada abanethemba lokuthuthukisa izibalo zokuthengisa ze-Priv ngeBlackBerry yakudala futhi engathengwa ngabasebenzisi abaningi abahamba ngaphezulu phezulu lapho, ngokwesilinganiso, ikhwalithi enhle itholakala kuyo yonke i-smartphone namuhla. Kepha batshela abakwaSamsung ngaleyo minyaka emibili lapho okuphezulu kusezimbondweni.