This is the Blackberry PRIV

"  I wrote last month that Blackberry was bringing the android-powered PRIV to Nigeria, months after it launched everywhere else. I remember looking at the spec sheet and screaming on the inside. 18MP camera, Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor, 540 ppi display and all that jazz. Well, the device is here now, and I’ve started interacting…"

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Must be nice to use a qwerty device again

If BlackBerry should launch a sub 35k Android device, I tell you they are on their way to a solid bounce back, at least in Africa.

I personally will buy it over any of those Chinese OEMs - TECNO, Infinix et al…

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They are doing exactly that with the second android device. Its bad on the aesthetics but is a major, awesome device.

What device is that? My radar is clearly faulty.

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@lordbanks lol.

If spec sheets don’t attract the Android community, then what does? Value for money? LOL.

I don’t mean it that way, I mean there has to be something Blackberry is bringing to the table that no one has brought yet.
It can be an all around great device with decent specs but that doesn’t make it ‘awesome’.

Oh, I get it now. Well, they’re saying it’s security. PRIV: Privacy. Privilege. (._. )

I will ignore the fact that you were talking to the friendly radar bot (@techcabal). S/he doesn’t talk much.

Anyways you may have to confirm from @lordbanks if he’s a she or she’s a he. Who knows s/he may have time for interviews if the guest posts come up short.

LMAO. The TechCabal bot is gender fluid.