... Die Hardware ist verdammt potent, weist aber noch einige Verstimmungen auf. Die Hardware-Tastatur ist ein wenig zu eng und klein geraten, hier ist noch Luft nach oben. Doch es ist unterm Strich ein BlackBerry, dessen DNA nicht zu verkennen ist. ...

The Priv is a well-made Android phone with a unique feature set. We commend BlackBerry for tuning its hand to being an Android OEM, and the result is a fast phone with a great display, hardware keyboard and solid build and design. ...

Das Priv ist ein gelungener Android-Einstand für BlackBerry und führt den Umschwung in Richtung Android und schwarzen Zahlen gekonnt an. Die Qualität kann die Weichen stellen. ...

Wer mit Android als Betreibssystem leben kann, bekommt mit dem Blackberry Priv nun das Beste aus zwei Welten. [...]

Das Blackberry Priv ist konkurrenzlos: Android + mechanische Tastatur + Blackberry-Funktionen, diese Kombination gibt es nirgends sonst....

The PRIV by BlackBerry is a unique phone, running the Android Lollipop OS together with BlackBerry apps and security software. It has a unique design too, with a slide-out keyboard, and a double curved edge display, rather like the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. ...

The Priv is the phone that Blackberry should have made three years ago. It’s the perfect mix of sticking to the company’s historic strengths and getting on board with recent innovations, and all the things that need to work here, do...

Das Blackberry Priv beweist im Test, dass die Kanadier auch Android-Smartphones bauen können: Die Hardware-Tastatur ist fein, die Kamera gut und die OS-Anpassungen meist gelungen. ...

The BlackBerry Priv is the mullet of the smartphone world. It's still business in the front, but now there's a party in the back too. ...

The Priv is the best BlackBerry phone in over half a decade, but its performance doesn't justify its price tag.

[...] As it stands now, it's a good effort and with the best of intentions. But with so much room for improvement, it's a tough sell for its high price point.

For physical keyboard devotees, there’s not much choice in the smartphone world right now, but BlackBerry does a decent job with the Priv. The high price will deter fair-weather buyers, but if you can’t stand typing on glass, this is your only option.

The only real problem with the Priv is its extortionate price. At £560 SIM free or £49-per-month on contract, the Priv is one of the most expensive phones currently available, topping both the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and iPhone 6S. That's a lot to pay when it isn't quite the complete package you'd expect from a top-end smartphone, but that's not to say the Priv doesn't earn its stripes in other areas.