BlackBerry, in collaboration with the Chinese phone maker TCL, presented its Motion Android-based smartphone. The device has some nice features but BlackBerry made an unusual move.
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BlackBerry Motion looks for a slice of the market share with the iconic brand name. The device is similar to the KEYOne smartphone, which the company had launched earlier this year. The BlackBerry Motion is a dual-SIM Android 7.1.1 Nougat smartphone. It features a 5.5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) display with DragonTrail Glass protection and a physical home button below the display. Nice touch but Android 7 devices don't really need it, so it stays just that: a nice touch.
The BlackBerry Motion is powered by a Snapdragon 625 SoC processor with 4GB of RAM. Today where there are still 1MB smartphones out there - a number of them - 4GB is the number will like very much. The phone has 32GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via microSD card up to 2TB if you need more space. There is a large 4000mAh non-removable battery with Quick Charge 3.0 support, and a USB Type-C port for all thing connectivity.
The BlackBerry Motion is a water-resistant device. The company known by its secure device added a 12-megapixel rear camera with a f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash capability and ability to record videos in 4K at 30fps. There's an 8-megapixel front facing camera with Selfie flash feature. It seems like BlackBerry made a device for spies because that's what security + good camera means. It shows clearly that the company doesn't know to which market it speaks.
There is also a fingerprint scanner on the front side. The device also features a range of security suites. There's DTEK security suite feature on the device and there are several unique features too, such as Smart Convenience Key. But... BlackBerry launched the smartphone in Dubai and clearly stated it is meant to be solved in the Middle East. We really can't figure out why because a) the device is not the kind of "best in the universe" things every sheikh would want, and b) what's wrong with the American market? ■
