BlackBerry Passport Review: A Smartphone That Could Alter BlackBerry's Fate

Rating:

4.0/5

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PROS

• Innovative Design
• Return of the Keyboard
• Mega Battery

CONS

• Will Only Capture Select Audience
• Too Costly

BlackBerry Passport Review: Processor and Benchmark

As far as specs and numbers are concerned, the Passport houses a 2.2GHz quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor under the hood, paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of on-board storage, which can be further expanded via a microSD card. We feel it's anyway okay to perform day to day activity.

On paper, the Passport has enough power under the hood to go up against some of the best smartphones in the market. And although the handset has a specific set of audience, a normal user will indeed appreciate the power.

For instance, multitasking works great. This obviously is due to the amount of RAM on offer and the tiled homescreen that shows currently running apps. This lets you quickly dive in and out of programs that are currently active.

In terms of connectivity, users will get Bluetooth 4.0 LE, NFC, Wi-Fi and LTE in terms and a single physical microUSB port. BlackBerry also provides a SlimPort HDMI adaptor in the box that plugs into the port and lets you connect the handset to a monitor or TV.