BlackBerry Passport
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The BlackBerry Passport is a phablet developed by BlackBerry Limited. Officially released on September 24, 2014, the Passport is inspired by its namesake and incorporates features designed to make the device attractive to enterprise users, such as a unique square-shaped display measuring 4.5 inches diagonally, a compact physical keyboard with touchpad gestures, and the latest release of the company's BlackBerry 10 operating system.
Manufacturer | BlackBerry Limited |
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Slogan | Work Wide |
Compatible networks | GSM, UMTS (including HSPA+), LTE |
First released | September 24, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-09-24) |
Related | BlackBerry Classic |
Form factor | Candy bar smartphone |
Dimensions | 128 mm (5.0 in) H 90.3 mm (3.56 in) W 9.3 mm (0.37 in) D |
Mass | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
Operating system | BlackBerry 10.3 |
System-on-chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 |
CPU | Krait 400, 2.2 GHz quad-core |
GPU | Adreno 330 |
Memory | 3 GB RAM |
Storage | 32 GB internal storage |
Removable storage | Up to 128 GB microSDXC |
Battery | 3450 mAH non removable battery |
Display | |
Rear camera | 13 megapixels, 1080p video capture, autofocus, optical image stabilization |
Front camera | 2 megapixels, 720p video capture |
Connectivity | |
Data inputs | Multi-touch touchscreen, physical keyboard with touchpad |
Other | Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, Proximity sensor |
Reception to the Passport was mixed; critics praised the quality of the device's design, screen, and keyboard for meeting the company's goals of creating a business-oriented device, along with an improved application selection through the integration of Amazon's Appstore for Android (taking advantage of the Android software support provided by BlackBerry 10) alongside BlackBerry's own store for native software. Criticism of the Passport was focused primarily on its irregular form factor in comparison to other phablets, making the device difficult to carry and use one-handed due to its increased width, while its keyboard was also panned for having an irregular layout in comparison to past BlackBerry devices.