BlackBerry Priv hands-on report provides clear photos, camera samples

BlackBerry wants to sell 5 million smartphones this year, else it might quit the business altogether, according to a report on The Verge. Since BlackBerry Priv has not been officially released, users can expect the software to be ready for smoothened-out use in the near future. ComScore revealed that the United States market share of BlackBerry smartphones in September 2009 was at 42.6 percent. The rear camera of the BlackBerry Priv is of 18-megapixel. As Chen himself said at the Code/Mobile conference, “I’m in the handset business because I believe there’s value added and a market that is underserved”. TechRadar reported that the BlackBerry Priv will be an Android powerhouse with a Safeguard app that keeps the phone secure.

November might be one of the most important months for BlackBerry since the Canadian company plans to launch its first ever Android smartphone, the Priv. In other words, it’s a safe bet that BlackBerry is not only positioning the Priv as a premium device, but will be pricing it accordingly. If the Priv fails to get your attention, Blackberry may not try again.

The leaked images of the BlackBerry Priv are courtesy of by the enterprising folks at derStandard.at publication who obtained the pre-production unit and carried out a mini review of the smartphone.

When it comes to what the phone can actually do, the list is long, even though unconfirmed. He has a few pictures of the device see below, which is most likely a close-to-final prototype of the smartphone.

A Redditor, with the handle “iamsorandom”, is the first one to claim a face-to-face look with the Priv, after a BlackBerry executive reportedly let him play around and look at the device for a bit.

The BlackBerry Priv is expected to feature a 5.4-inch qHD screen with 2,560 x 1,440 pixels resolution, which is curved. With these specs, the BlackBerry Priv really has a chance at becoming popular, but only if the price is right – which means below $700.

If BlackBerry Priv doesn’t sell as well as the company needs, then BlackBerry might exist the smartphone business in the next couple of years.