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  • 23 Mar 2017

Dg, 20 Mar 2017Have priv for 5months or so.. Bought it as price was low an... moreMaybe the problem is with you and how you use the phone. I've played with one plus 3, i've owned an lg g flex 2 with more powerfull SD 810 and before that i've used cyanogenmod 11 to 14.1, which belive me, can get faster than anything with android on it on much lower specs than the priv. PRIV is not that slow. Mine opens apps (not games, games load significantly slower) as fast as or sometimes 0.5 of a second faster or slower than other flagships (i actually compared it with an S7). The only problem that i see with it is the slow read/write speeds. Again you should upgrade to 6.0.1 if you haven't already or you should go to the doctor and check if you are ok. Maybe you have something in your system that doesn't let you to properly use a phone.

Just my honest opinion!

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    • 20 Mar 2017

    Have priv for 5months or so.. Bought it as price was low and I like how it looks..I love how it looks..but..
    What a disaster phone spec wise, its not slow, its a snail lol.. honestly slowest phone I ever used by mile.. everything lags, crashes, one day this other day that, doesn't work this, doesn't work that lol. keeping as my work phone as I barely use it, no way it could be my day to day use phone, I probably end up killing my self lol..
    Don't even ask about battery as its just embarrassing......
    Wtf blackberry was thinking, my brains can't understand...
    Atleast few years behind spec wise.
    9 points for how it looks, -10000000 points for everything else!
    To describe it in a few words- cheap dog shitt!
    If anyone saying its a good phone, then you should go and see a doctor, as I'm concerned about your health lol
    Just my honest opinion!

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      • nCd
      • 20 Mar 2017

      Just got my bb priv, it was slow af out of the box. Then I experienced the "saved" wifi network issue after the marshmallow update. After restarting my fiber optics box, it started working again and it is a magnificent beast. Im telling you its hella fast, i transfered from a samsung s7 cause it keeps disconnecting from any wifi signal, Stating "connected, no internet" and this thing was on sale. Its a beast, its not at par with the snappiness of s7 though, id say its equal to a 6month old iphone 6s performance wise. Its fast and doesnt lag. The battery doesnt last as long as s7,which is a nother bad point but i like its solid build quality and style. Its fast charging anyway so im good with it

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        • a3x
        • 19 Mar 2017

        AnonD-650980, 08 Mar 2017does blackberry priv support usb OTG ?? yes it does

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          • 18 Mar 2017

          AnonD-605167, 16 Mar 2017I got mine a few days ago, because it was dirt cheap (as us... moretry to reinstall marshmallow, android 7 is in BETA testing right now for PRIV, I have had mine for 2 months straight and no problems whats so ever.

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            • jSp
            • 16 Mar 2017

            I got mine a few days ago, because it was dirt cheap (as used).
            The phone constantly overheats just by browsing the web or _____ (insert anything regarding using the phone).
            The battery drains fast. I don't know what the other people smoking, but it took me forever to type a response on facebook with the physical keyboard. The on-screen keyboard isn't the best either. Compared to swiftkey keyboard app, it's worse.
            There seems to be a software issue going on, because the cleaner program I have running frees up 1GB of RAM every 3 hours, even though i have disabled most apps and now the phone is no better than a texting/calling phone with hardly any "smart" to it.
            Even if it has 3GB of RAM, it feels like it only has 512MB for some reason.
            The cleaner app reports, that 85% of that RAM is constantly being utilized and no matter how many apps I disable, the utilization barely drops. If you ask me, it's a serious memory leak issue, probably the buggy OS. Android is buggy on its own, Blackberry touching it didn't help much.
            I had phones with 1GB and cost 100 bucks brand new (search amazon for cheap androids) and performed better than this phone.
            The camera is not bad, but neither good. You can get a better camera on another phone in this price range (as of right now $200-300 range).
            Here is my final word:
            If you don't care about physical keyboards, look elsewhere, this is not worth it.
            If you care about physical keyboards, look elsewhere, possibly wait for the Keyone or wait longer for something else, because older BB models with their OS are lacking with app support and even BB is abandoning support for them.

              Anonymous, 06 Mar 2017Soon it's going update to nougat there is no official declaration yet,
              rather they are releasing new model key one with android7.1

                Anonymous, 13 Mar 2017still no connection. also tried different usb cable but not... moreit happened to me several times,
                try changing USB port of your PC.

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                  • CAy
                  • 14 Mar 2017

                  I will rather use android with Samsung.I go for class what is it with blackberry and android????

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                    • 13 Mar 2017

                    OG.Notail, 10 Mar 2017Are you still having this problem? Can you try restarting y... morestill no connection. also tried different usb cable but nothing happens. also do the debugging still the same problem. dont know what to do

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                      • T6r
                      • 10 Mar 2017

                      pc connectivity , 10 Mar 2017guys help. last week i connected my priv to my pc and trans... moreAre you still having this problem? Can you try restarting your BlackBerry PRIV by holding down the power button for 32 seconds?

                      Also restart your computer. Once both devices have restarted, please attempt to connect the PRIV again. Once a notification comes up on the PRIV saying that a connection was established, make sure to tap on it and change it to Transfer Files. Wait for a bit and see if your computer now detects it as a USB.

                      Let me know if this works!

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                        • t7X
                        • 10 Mar 2017

                        guys help. last week i connected my priv to my pc and transfer all my photos and music. everything was fine then suddenly an hour ago, i tried to connect my priv to pc and it doesnt recognize at all. as if it on charging mode. i tried file transfer (mtp), phot transfer (ptp) and MIDI nothing happens. and also did the factory reset and still nothing. pls help

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                          • 09 Mar 2017

                          AnonD-650980, 08 Mar 2017does blackberry priv support usb OTG ?? yes its support otg

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                            • 09 Mar 2017

                            R, 22 Feb 2017You say "very poor quality finishes" i know exactly why you... morePreach fahm! :)

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                              • 09 Mar 2017

                              Jayjay, 09 Mar 2017Can you please tell me about its front camera performance i... moreFront camera.....unless you are by a lamp the image quality is horrible.....but the priv is a fantastic device....the front camera is the only major flaw:)

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                                • 09 Mar 2017

                                Can you please tell me about its front camera performance in low light does it still clear?

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                                  • Nka
                                  • 08 Mar 2017

                                  does blackberry priv support usb OTG ??

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                                    • g3P
                                    • 07 Mar 2017

                                    Guys is dtek 60 a better option than priv kindly suggest I wanna buy priv is it a good choice

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                                      • 07 Mar 2017

                                      adeh, 05 Mar 2017The front camera performs good in good light...it's 2mp but... moreCan I buy priv and is worth the buy now

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                                        • 06 Mar 2017

                                        naser, 24 Feb 2017Does Priv going to get Nougat update?Soon it's going update to nougat