BlackBerry Priv - user opinions and reviews
- AnonD-155042
- 057
I have used this phone for 11 months, in one month it will be my one year anniversary with this perfect phone. This phone is perfect for my needs, it had a great camera and the keyboard is perfect for typing, it has made me more engaging with people because i was using an iphone previously and i hated typing to people. If you are experiencing a bad battery life, please do some of the following solutions, Go to Settings, Location, Mode and select Battery Saving. Also, while in Location settings click Google Location History and turn this off it will help your phone a lot, make sure to check frequently as the Location mode can always change back to High Frequency which drains the battery faster. Also, if you want to maximise battery even more disable the Location in the permissions of the apps, some apps need permission like the Google apps including Photos, this is the one app i always allow, if you use a location based app and the permission is turned off when you open the app it will ask if you want to allow the app your location and you can accept this. I also use Battery Saver all day, this stops all vibrations on the phone which can cause the battery to decrease faster. Another thing to really help is in Developer Options in Drawing section, i turned off all Animation options and this has even made my phone faster too, i have noticed a 20% increase in my battery life, i get 14 hours out of my battery before i sleep and the battery percentage is between 20-30% after the 14 hours usage.
- nahian
- XRB
holla, 31 Dec 2017its a very nice phone, been using it for over a year and its as smooth as you could imagine pl... moreIm also using a PRIV since 6 months, not satisfied with battery performance atall but yes its a unique phone for official purpose, so I kept it only for email and other official communication purpose but for heavy browsing and for playing game I kept a xiaomi :))
- HOLLA
- S1U
The phone is a very nice phone that I would recommend to anyone anytime and anywhere. to those feeling bad for the stopped updates, I doubt people actually know what such update does to phones and if it makes any specific and noticeable change to the running of the phone. the phone is exquisite but cheap phone and whether marshmallow, nougat or kitkat, everything gets outdated in 2018.
- holla
- S1U
nahian, 26 Dec 2017still have doubt about it !!!its a very nice phone, been using it for over a year and its as smooth as you could imagine plus it stronger than it looks
- Anonymous
- Nu7
AnonD-690879, 27 Dec 2017Yes, it will, but it might not be as secure as it once was.Thanks
- AnonD-690879
- hBr
Anonymous, 27 Dec 2017I really do not understand you guys. Can one still buy this phone even without the android upd... moreYes, it will, but it might not be as secure as it once was.
- Anonymous
- Nu7
I really do not understand you guys. Can one still buy this phone even without the android updates? Would it still be useful?
- AnonD-726215
- vG8
Cole Kirchoff, 17 Dec 2017Honestly I love the Priv. It has a beautiful screen (with a PPI higher than most flagship phon... morethanks alot brother i'm planning to upgrade my blackberry z30to priv your review was helpfull
- nahian
- XRB
nnabazz, 20 Dec 2017Pls when it says that support for this phone will be discontinued,what does it mean? Is it tha... morethat means its totally useless
better go for xiaomi in this price range with OS 7-8
- nahian
- XRB
it became useless
go for xiaomi in this price range, lots of features
im using both priv and xiaomi ;)
- Anonymous
- Nu7
Anonymous, 22 Dec 2017In otherwords,no point going for itSo,should I forget about buying it?
- Anonymous
- Nu7
yort11, 21 Dec 2017This phone will no longer receive Android updates. It came with Android 5.1. The black box int... moreIn otherwords,no point going for it
- yort11
- g@y
Anonymous, 21 Dec 2017Can I still buy this phone? Or has it become useless because of the recent news from its maker?This phone will no longer receive Android updates. It came with Android 5.1. The black box international version will get the Nougat update but the carrier branded phones will not, they cant. Phone is good and usable but sadly not supported by manufacturer in keeping software updated. For Blacberry with Adroid 7, look at the KeyOne.
- Anonymous
- Nu7
Can I still buy this phone? Or has it become useless because of the recent news from its maker?
- Anonymous
- Nu7
Pls when it says that support for this phone will be discontinued,what does it mean?
- nnabazz
- Nu7
Pls when it says that support for this phone will be discontinued,what does it mean? Is it that the phone will become wortheless or what? Can one still go for it, and why if so?
- AnonD-655518
- nFx
Anonymous, 19 Dec 2017Down to 199 and no top up in Curry's :)Thanks. :)
- Anonymous
- sXb
AnonD-655518, 16 Dec 2017Down to £199 plus 10 top up at Carphone Warehouse,very good phone.Down to 199 and no top up in Curry's :)
- Cole Kirchoff
- q8k
Honestly I love the Priv. It has a beautiful screen (with a PPI higher than most flagship phones today), the keyboard is solid and clicky, and the back of it is very grippy and does not slide. I am bummed about not getting the upgrade to Nougat, but Marshmallow will do. The features BlackBerry added are very nice too. I would highly recommend this phone to anybody, even if they don't like the physical keyboard!
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