BlackBerry has launched its new flagship smartphone, BlackBerry Passport in India for Rs 49,990. Blackberry Passport announced last week internationally and India is one of the first countries where the phone will be available. Right now Blackberry Passport available on Amazon India store as pre-order and Blackberry website at $850.
BlackBerry Passport will be available to pre-order starting Monday on Amazon India. Consumers who will pre-book will receive an Amazon gift card worth Rs. 5,000 and 5000 miles from Jet Airways. The Passport smartphone will be also available for pre-booking at BlackBerry stores.
The BlackBerry Passport has a large square touch screen that provides an amazing viewing and reading experience, giving you wider vision that unleashes your capabilities. It is designed for a better web browsing, reading, apps, editing and maps experience.
The BlackBerry Passport takes our iconic keyboard to the next level. The physical keyboard gives you more typing accuracy and leaves you more screen space for viewing. It is also touch-enabled, so you can perform many functions right on the keyboard
BlackBerry Assistant allows you to manage your email, contacts, calendar and other BlackBerry 10 features through voice and text commands. It helps you to execute tasks quickly such as responding to important emails, scheduling a meeting or getting directions.
Apart from India, BlackBerry plans to launch the Passport smartphone in 29 other countries through its carrier and distributor partners before the end of the year including Saudi Arabia and the other parts of the Middle East, Singapore, Austria, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, South Africa, Australia, Vietnam, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Mexico, Venezuela, Philippines, Russia Slovakia, Spain, Romania, and Colombia.
Specifications
| Release date | October 2014 |
| Form factor | QWERTY |
| Dimensions (mm) | 128.00 x 90.10 x 9.30 |
| Weight (g) | 196.00 |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 3450 |
| Removable battery | No |
| Colours | White, Black |
| SAR value | NA |
| Screen size (inches) | 4.50 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Touchscreen type | Capacitive |
| Resolution | 1440×1440 pixels |
| Pixels per inch (PPI) | 453 |
| Processor | 2.2GHz quad-core |
| Processor make | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Internal storage | 32GB |
| Expandable storage | Yes |
| Expandable storage type | microSD |
| Expandable storage up to (GB) | 128 |
| Rear camera | 13-megapixel |
| Flash | No |
| Front camera | 2-megapixel |
| Operating System | BlackBerry OS 10.3 |
| Java support | Yes |
| Browser | HTML |
| Browser supports Flash | No |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac |
| GPS | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared | No |
| DLNA | Yes |
| Wi-Fi Direct | No |
| MHL Out | No |
| HDMI | Yes |
| Headphones | 3.5mm |
| FM | No |
| USB | Micro-USB |
| Charging via Micro-USB | Yes |
| Proprietary charging connector | No |
| Proprietary data connector | No |
| Number of SIMs | 1 |
| SIM Type | Micro-SIM |
| GSM/ CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | Yes |
| Compass/ Magnetometer | Yes |
| Proximity sensor | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Barometer | No |
| Temperature sensor | No |
