BlackBerry has made its presence felt in the market once again. This time around, it has come around with the new BlackBerry Passport handset that has already made a few headlines with its sort of outlandish design.
Although BlackBerry is still facing a great loss globally, the new device might be the only hope for the company to lead its way to the secure status this year. Now the device has been officially launched in India at the price of Rs. 49,990 via Amazon.
Going through the specs, the BlackBerry Passport offers a square shape screen and physical keyboard comes with a 4.5-inch display offering a resolution of 1,440 x 1,440 pixels that translates to 453ppi.
It is powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor coupled with a 3GB of RAM. The BlackBerry Passport runs on BlackBerry 10.3 OS. The Amazon Appstore come pre-installed on the device itself. Users can also download apps from the BlackBerry World.
In the imaging department, BlackBerry Passport surprisingly features a 13-megapixel camera with auto focus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and an LED Flash. The rear camera is also capable of recording video in Full HD. There's a 2-megapixel front-facing shooter as well. It houses a 32GB of native storage and also takes in a microSD card.
Connectivity options include NFC, Miracast, Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi and 4G LTE/3G among others. Being a high-profile phone, the makers have added a large 3,450mAh battery. The phone's battery should last up to 30 hours on a single charge.
But then again, which are the rivals the handset will facing in the long run? We take a loot at the 10 most potential rivals for the new BlackBerry Passport.
Sony Xperia Z3:
Buy At Price of R 49,090
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Key Features
5.2 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, LCD
Android v4.4 (KitKat)
Quad core 2500 MHz processor
20.7 MP Primary Camera, 2.2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi
16 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 128 GB
3 GB RAM
3100 mAh, Li-Ion battery
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact:
Buy At Price of Rs 42,990
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Key Features
4.6 Inch, 720x1280 px display, IPS LCD
Android v4.4 (KitKat)
Quad core 2500 MHz processor
20.7 MP Primary Camera, 2.2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA, NFC
16 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 128 GB
2 GB RAM
2600 mAh, Li-Ion battery
Oppo Find 7
Buy At Price of Rs 37,990
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Key Features
5.5 Inch, 1440x2560 px display, IPS LCD
Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 2500 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 5 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA, NFC
32 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 128 GB
3 GB RAM
3000 mAh, Li-Polymer battery
LG G3:
Buy At Price of Rs 39,200
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Key Features
5.5 Inch, 1440x2560 px display, IPS LCD
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Quad core 2500 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 2.1 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, NFC
16 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 128 GB
2 GB RAM
3000 mAh, Li-Polymer battery
HTC One M8:
Buy At Price of Rs 41,100
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Key Features
5.0 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, S-LCD 3
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Quad core 2500 MHz processor
4 UP Primary Camera, 5 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, NFC
16 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 128 GB
2 GB RAM
2600 mAh, Li-Polymer battery
Sony Xperia Z2:
Buy At Price of Rs 39,990
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Key Features
5.2 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, IPS LCD
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Quad core 2300 MHz processor
20.7 MP Primary Camera, 2.2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA
16 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 128 GB
3 GB RAM
3200 mAh, Li-Ion battery
Samsung Galaxy Note 3:
Buy At Price of Rs 37,999
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Key Features
5.7 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, Super AMOLED
Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 1900 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi
32 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 64 GB
3 GB RAM
3200 mAh, Li-Ion battery
Nokia Lumia 1520:
Buy At Price of Rs 35,988
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Key Features
6.0 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, IPS LCD
Windows v8
Quad core 2200 MHz processor
20 MP Primary Camera, 1.2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA, NFC
32 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 64 GB
2 GB RAM
3400 mAh, Li-Ion battery
Motorola New Moto X
Buy At Price of Rs 31,999
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Key Features
5.2 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, AMOLED
Android v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Quad core 2500 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi
16 GB Internal Memory
2 GB RAM
2300 mAh, Li-Ion battery
Oppo Find 7a
Buy At Price of Rs 31,990
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Key Features
5.5 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, LCD
Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 2300 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 5 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi
16 GB Internal Memory
2 GB RAM
2800 mAh, Li-Ion battery