BlackBerry confirms it will end in-house hardware development

Re:BlackBerry confirms it will end in-house hardware develop... by nathcd on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @12:20PM (#12598931)

Blackberry's own Priv from late last year is the only modern choice. Reviews generally indicate that it was good, but not great. Had minor issues with heating up and having a clicky back I think. Was mostly stock Android aside from a few small tweaks.

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Re:BlackBerry confirms it will end in-house hardware develop... by ultramancool on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @12:22PM (#12598946)

I looked at it but both price and lack of root and bootloader unlocking are extremely prohibitive for me. The keyboard is really its only appealing feature.

I can get a device like a OnePlus 3 for about 60% of the price and it has better hardware to boot. In terms of storage, RAM and CPU it's more comparable to a OnePlus 2 which is about 40% of its price.

Keyboard is nice, but not double the price and lose features I rely upon like AdAway and XPrivacy kind of nice.

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Re:BlackBerry confirms it will end in-house hardware develop... by nathcd on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @12:34PM (#12599059)

Agreed, those are among the reasons I haven't picked one up either. Not sure what price One Plus 3 is, but it's worth noting new Privs on Ebay generally fluctuate between 299 and 350 USD, which I'm guessing may be similar to OP3.

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