God knows what they were smoking when they designed that monstrosity

New version due.

I carry two phones (well sometimes more) but I have a Galaxy S7 for personal (having come from a long line of iPhones) and this BlackBerry Passport for work. I was against it before I got one but having used it, that keyboard is just amazing for bashing out emails and messages with accuracy and speed, the phone software is efficient and power frugal (even better with that huge battery). It's well built and more practical than you might imagine. It won't be for everyone but before you knock it, you should try it and at this price it's very reasonable for what's on offer.

I tried the PRIV but it's massive and the slider makes it really hard to protect, plus the keyboard just isn't as good as the Passport or Classic.

Can confirm Whatsapp sideload, basically anything you can get in apk format will work.
Just had mine delivered, excellent phone. The killer application is the message hub though, abslutely perfect piece of software engineering!

Cheers

As already mentioned the SE is still available, might prices fall even further or are we likely looking at final stock now?..

Er I did and only made the observation that the SE Verison of this model is still around. Sorry(Not) for posting information that may of been of some help to others more greatful !
Some people!

OH GAWD. Read the description of what this is hotdeal is in relation to. Some people.

Not quite true the silver edition is still available it seems

Expired. They've flown out. The people have spoken.

Z30 or Leap are better phones than the classic.

i don think whatsapp is a bit buggy though compared to stock bb version... the screen automatically adjusts - its obviously related to the keyboard text input.

If the classic would just drop a bit id move back to blackberry. WhatsApp and Facebook I never use anyway.

​awesome.when did you order

don't get it from Google play get get it from a mirror site

Strange, mines working fine with USB on windows 10.
Blend working fine, had to download updated blend v1.2 from softpedia to get it to work though, blackberrys website seems to be a bit broken.
I downloaded the maps apk from google play then transferred it to pc and used cobalts patcher to patch it then transferred new apk to phone and installed it but hasnt worked for me or something is causing to crash. Will remove it and try again

Thats strange, audio streaming seems to work fine for me.
So far I've had a mixed success with apps. Got all the google play stuff installed. Some google apps work, some dont. Google maps doesnt work (crashes as soon I start the app), google drive loads but shows no files, android whatsapp doesnt work(shows: "Something is wrong with your version of whatsapp" then closes). Bank app opens then closes when it tries to "Authenticating your device", and the facebook and messenger apps dont load at all.
But a lot of other apps do work. Different web browsers like chrome and opera work. BBC apps all seem to run fine, Amazon apps are all good.
A lot of apps require patching to make them work with google play services but this is easy enough to do.

got mine haven't managed to install Google play services yet but have the play store working. getting used to keyboard. bluetooth audio streaming doesn't work for me in the car which is annoying

i have google maps working 9.38.1

with my google login, so it looks like it has all my settings


google photo was a big buggy

there is a google maps available on blackberry world i believe.



google chrome doesn't allow sign in but loads fines, so cant do bookmarks


installed latest youtube and patched myself using a guide cobalt and that now allows casting...


im going to try whatsapp now because if the google play one doesn't work that means it wont on the device after december 31st

Just a quick FYI, Clove won't price-match these, they say the price-cuts/discounts/promotions haven't trickled down to the suppliers and retail channels.

ah it seems I just missed my delivery. will get it tomorrow now . hope the phones good ordered se edition. will check out sideload of whatsapp

Friday last week. Was despatched on monday, reached germany on tuesday and arrived today.

Mine was delivered at 9am this morning after arriving in the UK at midnight.
The passport is still as good as I remember. Using it to type this comment!

UK website so UK law or eu at least

"BlackBerry Stops Development of Smartphones, Set to Outsource Hardware Development" - LINK.

Same here. Ordered at the beginning of the week and was wondering after what you said as to if the price drops after Blackberrys announcement how does the uk consumer stand on cancelling the goods under distance selling,or is that only Uk items?

The priv improves alot with marshmallow upgrade.

Are you still on lollipop?
Also have you done the blackberry updates from the play store?
they update a lot and have ironed out most things now.

mines in germany too
i wonder if there will be further price drop as blackberry is leaving the hardware industry announced today

Ordered a passport in this deal last week. I've had a passport before and its a great device but I got rid of it when I got the priv, which turned out to be a massive let down.
Didnt realise when I ordered that their warehouse for these devices is in Austria and so far has made it to Germany according to the tracking. Here's to hoping it still arrives this week!

priv is slow and buggy not the fastest performance. im going to return mine back
ordered the passport to trial...

Any other fruits you dislike?

I really want a phone with physical keyboard but cant justify the Blackberry prices, never understood why there arent any decent Android phones with keyboard either.

Please update, very interested on details of performance etc.

Love how this deal has gotten heat, it shows there is a place for Blackberry if they priced themselves more competitively.

I'm after something a bit different so might give this a try, although the Priv for £399 is also tempting. Can anyone comment on the camera performance?

I tell you what, if I was a sporting young business executive that wants to stand out from the crowd, I will be highly tempted by this. To go with my beard and skintight suit.

As a tool for work, I should imagine that screen is fantastic for websites and documents.

Factcheck: Correct.

order the silver will see how it is.

Right you are good sir, the Hub and the active frames are the wasp's elbows and I for one won't be moving on to Android-running Blackberries before these 2 features are properly implemented.

Can confirm Whatsapp sideload, basically anything you can get in apk format will work.
Just had mine delivered, excellent phone. The killer application is the message hub though, abslutely perfect piece of software engineering!

Ask Dixons Carphone if they will price match?

Sideloading the Android version of WhatsApp DOES work, anyone can try it so saying it won't is a touch silly.

Anyone seen these for a similar price elsewhere? Blackberry "EU" store is very limited in where they deliver and where they won't.

mixed reports on this.. obviously not an ideal sitation either way

I have been eyeing this phone too, reading comments and yesterday my screen smashed. So I would be sold if it run Android OS.

no. Whatsapp will not work.

A much safer option is the Priv at the moment. As an android user heading to a blackberry phone I love it. The keyboard is such a great addition that when using the phone I spend more time with it slid out than not.

I have been eyeing a passport though for the unique form factor, it just has to run an OS that's actually supported. Give me Android on it and I'm sold.

but sideloading via google play may be an option. but can anyone confirm?

Whatsapp will no longer support blackberry software

any codes for delivery seeing as if you return it you will be charged £11

The Blackberry store has the Passport Silver BB10 version for a shade under £300 delivered, would be interesting if it could be updated to full Andriod at a later date, for now its a long shot based on rumours.

it seems only the silver edition has an apparent android version floating around. not sure if anything is ever released if it would work on non silver variants .anyone with this phone now ? can you install whatsapp via Amazon store or Google play as sideboard

As you are using email it means you are all right till eternity (discontinuation is irrelevant to you as these are for new features Whatsapp will bring out to exploit later OSs.

for 284£ you can get the Passport SE which has a better look. great phone for productivity, not for gamers and movies

​i view like 6 email accounts at a time on my android too

Me aswell but I couldnt check if Amazon app store has whatsapp

Says 30 day money back guarantee, they sell unlocked on Fleabay for this money +

The full list of operating systems WhatsApp will stop supporting at the end of 2016 is:
Android 2.1 and Android 2.2
Blackberry OS 7 and earlier
Blackberry 10
Nokia S40
Nokia Symbian S60
Windows Phone 7.1

i was under the impression that BB10 users should uninstall the Whatsapp version they downloaded from the native BB store and reinstall it from the from the Amazon Android app store that is inbuilt to the BB10 OS and thus have access to Whatsapp beyond 31st December 2016.

there were rumours of the silver version running full android .why is the price steeper for this model . can you try forn30 days and return if required?

can you install whatsapp on this even when it's terminated at the end of the year. what is android experience

BB is going other OS software apps, BB10 hardware users will be dumped like Playbook owners, BB Android is facing the chop too btw. BB Software.



The prime example of CEO's who cant do their job, classically BB.

Factcheck: Can still be used until Jan 2017 & after that be sideloaded. Goodbye

Ive owned two of these phones. Great for email but thats about it. Theyve discontinued whatsapp on it.

Factcheck: It's still supported. Goodbye.

Back pocket and jacket pockets fine, its same size as a UK passport width wise and quite thin, battery life is amazing 2 days on average, makes Iphone look skinny and you get a great typing experience unlike IOS and Android where the keyboard floods the screen! Great for business people with emails and security, less so for gamers and people that watch whole movies on their phone!

Blackberry products are still solid. My Playbook tablet still going strong 4 years later and the speaker sound is brilliant

what are the dimensions, does it even fit into standard trouser pockets?

People still getting these?

Had a blackberry torch 6yrs ago, build quality was awful, barely lasted the 2 yr contract. The Nexus 4 I'm using now has lasted me nearly 4 yrs and still going strong. IMO Blackberry is way way overpriced, it's no longer a premium product or brand, it's the MG of phones.

i had passport for 15 months then decided to move to Android OS- now i am missing my passport and changing android phones every month as can not find alternative for that one

Nice, but i am not brave enough to buy it.

There has been talk to release the Passport with Android operating System as the shape has been so well received by business people wanting to use it as a small phablet, great if the existing Passports with BB10 can be upgraded, its a long shot.

If there is no support for this anymore I would buy this for £100 as a back up no more cos I like the phone as it is unusual shape/size

I agree, also its a 2.5 year old phone !!!!!!! Pahahah, seriously? and it looks like an actual BRICK. its way too wide* if it was 1-2cm less wide I would probably buy it, also the keyboard it too LOW. who came up with this crap? seriously, if it doesn't run android then whats the point?! or even Ios but I hate apple but just saying you'd be silly not to get one of the two largest app paltforms* unless ALL you do is email clients and text people and make calls, then sure buy it for Work

but i'm sorry a 2.5 year old phone at this standard should cost no more than £180 **

As someone who is non-biased to any brand but goes through a seriously high amount of phones, i'd say this: consider this purchase very, very, very carefully.

Blackberry's BB10 OS is dead in the water. Of course, this isn't official, but they have less than 1% of the marketshare. See here: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2358108/blackberry-s-global-market-share-shrinks-to-less-than-one-percent

It's predicted to drop to 0.3% by 2018 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-05-28/blackberry-market-share-to-fall-to-0-3-in-2018-idc-says

Essentially, BB10 is a dead OS at this point. There is a rumour that there will be ONE LAST update to the OS before it is officially dead. What does that mean? Well, it means that many app developers will cease to program for it, so you'll see apps pulled from the App Store and no new mainstream apps will hit the store.

Blackberry users have already been told to upgrade to an "iPhone, Android or Windows Phone" if they want to keep using WhatsApp: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/02/29/whatsapp-kills-blackberry-app-and-tells-owners-to-upgrade-their/

Honestly, in my non-biased opinion, buying a phone with BB10 on is pointless right now unless you have a damn good reason. Blackberry have made the Priv and DTEK50, both of which run on Android and receive monthly updates like the Nexus range, so if you have to have Blackberry, you'd be better running those.

It's a real shame because Blackberry used to be so good, but their innovation, or lack thereof and their reluctance to go to Android earlier has cost them greatly. I'm not voting either way, but as good as the battery may be, the OS is dead so once you buy the phone, just note that it will probably never change and any bugs will *NOT* be getting fixed.

they are finally coming out of the handset market completely in 2017, 2 or 3 models left (1 this year).

what does support for android apps even mean? does it run android and can you get android apps or NOT ??!

haha can't tell if blackberry is being sarcastic or the OP .. ?!

don't get me wrong, the market could do with phones that have more screen width* but this is just too far

the rumour is John Chen will shut hardware on the 28th. having said that BB10 is already dead - no development, no apps, no new phones.

Having used a BlackBerry phone exclusively for about 10 years (7230 through to Z10, 9100 is still the greatest phone ever made) I was devastated when they dropped the keyboard and moved to iPhone, having picked up a very cheap second hand Q5 I've fallen in love with BB again, you cannot beat one it for messaging/emailing.

This is hot! Sadly it's too big for me, a modern day 9100 and I'd bite your hand off.

I was going to purchase this last year but was put off because of the price and ended up buying a S7 Galaxy instead - it now still looks over priced - maybe if they brought it down to £100 people will start buying more

I have an Android phone for personal use and a Black Berry Classic (keyboard and touch screen) for work. The Black Berry keyboard is ace, way more accurate than a touch screen pad, and the build quality is also great, but the OS is a mess, just doing simple things on it can be hard work.

Enjoying flick up words on my priv pkb. The BlackBerry Hub is great on this android BlackBerry with all messaging whether txt or email or other in one place

I've just tried an android phone after being a blackberry user for years. I spent 3 days with it and have just reurned it for a Passport.
Android was a nightmare, things you take for granted on a blackberry like 1 glace overview of new messages on multiple email accounts that comes as (get ready for this Android fans) STANDARD!!! I went on forums and just get told oh install multiple third parts email clients and you can get that. Well how about taking a phone out of the box and it doing all you need from the moment you turn it on?
Also you have to keep your android on all night to use the alarm? The whole thing reminds me of when a friend of mine was telling me how they didn't need copy and paste on their iPhone, you get used to what limitations are enforced on you. Now I'll admit the Passport looks fairly odd, but my word, productivity wise it is unreal. True it isn't for Youtube channel watchers and Facebook game freaks.

I've just tried an android phone after being a blackberry user for years. I spent 3 days with it and have just reurned it for a Passport.
Android was a nightmare, things you take for granted on a blackberry like 1 glace overview of new messages on multiple email accounts that comes as (get ready for this Android fans) STANDARD!!! I went on forums and just get told oh install multiple third parts email clients and you can get that. Well how about taking a phone out of the box and it doing all you need from the moment you turn it on?
Also you have to keep your android on all night to use the alarm? The whole thing reminds me of when a friend of mine was telling me how they didn't need copy and paste on their iPhone, you get used to what limitations are enforced on you. Now I'll admit the Passport looks fairly odd, but my word, productivity wise it is unreal. True it isn't for Youtube channel watchers and Facebook game freaks.

whats app and Facebook support will be end in December for blackberry platforms
i wonder who on earth will buy these old time gadgets despite the fact people being cleaver to side load the play store and even download the android apps but not like the way they are on traditional android devices

I have this phone, an android phone and an iphone 5. My other half has an 1phone 6s ( she cracked the screen ) and after seeing how good mine is has decided she wants a BB Passport so this offer is timely. It is hands down the best phone I have ever used ( and trust me I am a gadget junky!). The operating system is smooth as silk. Feature wise it is immense, I have barely scratched the surface, I can get and reply to my work emails/whatsapp/texts etc on my laptop/monitor via bb link, the battery life is excellent, when I sync my music files via the dreaded i-tunes it includes my playlists, blackberry blend/hub are awesome, it has a built in back up system, emails and texts are rapid due to the amazing predictive text system - I will never tire of flicking words up onto the screen via the keyboard ( doubles as a cursor ), it takes 128gb sd cards and I can sideload android via SNAP.

The looks can be divisive to say the least but I love it. It is solid, functional and in my eyes quite distinctive :stuck_out_tongue:

I am seriously tempted to buy another as back-up..

I like Blackberry and Apple Pie!

Would buy this before I bought any apple

Wow do people still buy black berrys

I had one, it was a lovely device and it looks pretty cool in my opinion and whilst the screen size and device size made email and websites very ergonomical it Made media consumption a nightmare, also whilst android apps were easily installed, a few key apps wouldn't install for me

It's very sleek.....

Agree with the above, Blackberry devices with keyboards are vastly superior to most of the competition when it comes to typing out e-mails.

I thought the bottom of the picture was missing! what an ugly phone

I carry two phones (well sometimes more) but I have a Galaxy S7 for personal (having come from a long line of iPhones) and this BlackBerry Passport for work. I was against it before I got one but having used it, that keyboard is just amazing for bashing out emails and messages with accuracy and speed, the phone software is efficient and power frugal (even better with that huge battery). It's well built and more practical than you might imagine. It won't be for everyone but before you knock it, you should try it and at this price it's very reasonable for what's on offer.

I tried the PRIV but it's massive and the slider makes it really hard to protect, plus the keyboard just isn't as good as the Passport or Classic.

Shouldn't this be in a morgue somewhere :innocent:

Mate of mine has one and really rates it as a tool if you need a mobile device to work on. Not if your phone is a fashion accessory.

I'd love one as a second phone....or maybe third...

Waiting for the Priv price drop! BB passport, how is even still a thing?

I'm a big fan of BB10. Shame it's just not supported any more, it had a lot of potential. Best price I've seen for a passport anyway so voted hot.

The Blackberry Priv Unlocked Brand New is now on offer at £399 + del at Blackberry shop, if it were around the Passport price I would have no hesitation to buy! Perhaps in a few months. There was talk of making a version of Android Passport no BB 10, anything is possible, I do like the Passport screen width, its great for reading and doing figures, maybe not so good for watching movies.

New version due.

Use BlackBerry priv full android marshmallow with a physical keyboard

blackberry? seriously? who use this brand these days??

Hence why i wouldn't even purchase one unless it comes down to the price of a back up phone.

https://youtu.be/eXH5UDFMHfE Bunch of stoners!

God knows what they were smoking when they designed that monstrosity