Passport 32GB Factory Unlocked (SQW100-1) GSM 4G LTE Smartphone - Black (International Version, QWERTZ Keyboard)

Wow, this is the most under-rated phone of the 21st century. Lots and lots of screen real estate but not a tab. The physical keyboard (a BB exclusive) is simple and as good, or better, than any on-screen model. Very sweet if you need more working space on your phone than an iPhone or Samsung. The price was unreal (CDN$500).

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Blackberry is cool and completely relevant again with this phone but that is not the main reason to buy one!1. General. The Passport is a stunning communication device that is elegantly designed and very well built. For some people, it could quite credibly render your tablet and even your home PC obsolete because it is so efficient and practical; an all-in-one computer in your pocket.2. Design - Once you quickly get over the unusual size and square aspect ratio of the screen (genius idea), you will likely find it the most productive phone you have ever used. It's actually very thin and not that wide in my small hands; fine for one-handed normal phone use and for scrolling documents, internet pages or photographs, but it does definitely require two hands for any typing tasks. It will certainly fit into your pocket or purse and it is ONLY heavy if, like some media, you insist on comparing it to other fashionably thin but weaker phones which have a small, short-lived battery. This thing is built with a beautiful sturdy steel frame, a massive 3450mA battery and bullet-proof Gorilla glass 3.3. Phone Features (the most important features) - This is a brilliant phone and communication device with excellent call quality (both ends), strong antenna reception and awesome battery life to get you easily through 1-2 days, without worrying. This is built for secure emailing and does social media equally well. There is no more paying extra for BlackBerry services either (used to be about £5 per month) as that stopped with the introduction of BB 10 last year.4. Fun Factor - The Passport is actually a lot of fun to use too and you will not get bored with its features or the brilliant gesture based OS. It's so easy to manage and navigate around your apps and the hub is a completely unique and joyous experience for managing all of your emails, social media messages and notifications. It does genuine multi-tasking brilliantly and better than any other phone with it's QNX based processor that has powered NASA computers and Mercedes Formula One race cars, so there is no messing around with loading or fluidity of BlackBerry Apps.5. Entertainment - As a multi-media device it excels, with its rich sounding stereo speakers, great connectivity (DNLA, HDMI Slimport, Bluetooth, NFC, Miracast) and vibrant screen are best in class. If you must watch movies or youtube videos on your phone and are fussy about the black bars top and bottom, there is a third party youtube app that lets you resize movie images to better fit the screen (not square though). Netflix also allows you to zoom in to a 4:3 ratio format which is a great compromise but you will still get black bars. The Passport's screen is actually wide enough to deliver a perfectly useable movie image (same size viewable image as the iPhone 4/4S in widescreen format) for any hand held device, without having to twist profiles each time because it is square (again genius). Gaming is brilliant with the fast processor and there are many good free games on the Blackberry App store alone but google clearly offer the best and they mostly work brilliantly. It makes a great Kindle, magazine and newspaper reader too.6. Apps - Blackberry World is very well furnished with quality exclusive apps and many cross-platform offerings (or very good third party apps). Amazon App store is also pre-installed and they give you a free app every day. You can now also very quickly install Google Play Store by searching youtube or just copy and paste this link into your browser:http://forums.crackberry.com/android-apps-amazon-store-apk-files-f413/google-play-store-blackberry-10-read-first-post-instructions-985344/I now have 3 app stores to choose from. You will likely find everything you need but, because of the square screen, some apps may not be perfectly rendered, although you'll be surprised how many work brilliant or at least fine. When you swipe down in any google app, you can select the format to optimise the running of the app by changing how it is viewed. I have not had any problems with Instagram, Viber, Flipboard, Spotify, Netflix and many more. You may also find that third party apps from the BlackBerry World are better optimised for the PP e.g Igrann, an Instagram client, I find just works better for the square screen than Android's native Instagram that I downloaded from Google. Instagram in general is perfect on this square screen and is enhanced by the Passport's very high resolution (453 pixels per inch(PPI)) which far out-performs the iPhone 6 and 6 plus (both 326 PPI). Images are genuinely stunning on Instagram and for any picture/photograph based apps!7. Camera Features - The camera takes great photos, even for a high-end smart phone, although occasionally a little slow to focus but it has the best and simplest panorama feature i have seen on any phone (even from Sony) and I recently brilliantly captured the whole of Stonehenge from inside the circle during the Winter Solstice. You can also shoot by pressing the space bar or one of the volume keys which makes taking pictures with an extended arm much easier (for selfies or awkward, high angles). There are lots of options and features that let you get creative before easily sharing to social media or email. The pre-installed Story Maker app is very useful; a lot of fun and is simple to use. You can easily add photos, music and edit/add video clips to really make a fantastic family memory within minutes and then save them as an Mp4 before sharing them quickly to other platforms or apps.8. Accessories - There are now many more accessories for the Passport and Amazon sells the lion's share of them. Initially, I would advise you to get the BlackBerry standard hard shell case as it is cheap, compliments the design of the handset, is very lightweight, fits really well and comes with a screen protector. To add a touch of style and luxury, Stilgut make a beautiful leather stitched case which although pricey (on amazon) is much better in quality and at protecting your PP than Blackberry's own leather cases. Update Feb 15: There is now a new Blackberry Leather Shell Flex case which offers a perfect compromise. BlackBerry Passport Leather Flex Shell Cover Case for Smartphone - Black9. BB OS 10.3. - For those new to BlackBerry 10, please persevere with it and you won't want to touch another OS again for a while as it is very intuitive, slick and excellent for multi-tasking. The email 'triage' in the hub is now far better with OS 10.3 and overall it is much more mature and polished experience. The new Blend feature securely and wirelessly expands the functionality of the handset to other platforms on your wifi network; a genius idea for those of us who still do regularly need a computer or tablet and can now communicate or transfer documents through the Passport. Update Jul 15 - The latest 10.3.2 allows you to open apps, features, contacts etc just by unlocking the screen and pressing a single key e.g. when I press and hold F, it opens Facebook or T for Twitter etc. You can customize this to suit your needs but some functions are fixed such as E for E-mail opens your email accounts and lets you draft one very quickly. Great feature for those on the go. Watch this video for more brilliant tips:(Note: Please take this video with the light-hearted nature that was intended. Watch it all the way through and It may well sway your opinion on this excellent phone).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_vzNxgjDh010. Key Features - It has a genius physical keyboard and fantastic square screen which merge seamlessly with OS 10.3 that have taken Blackberry to another level and nothing else at all on the market compares to the Passport because it is so unique. I defy you to hate it, although not everyone will love it. If you want gaming and video playback par excellence then forget it, but if you want them features AND productivity in one package or a solid and secure business phone then this is the one.11. Price - Update Aug 15 - At approx £350 this phone is now a bargain when you consider what it does and what it actually replaces (tablets and/or PC) It might still seem expensive but this is the only time you should directly compare it with it's flagship phone peers (Iphone 6, Sony Z3, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 etc) and you will see what excellent value it really is.Please feel free to fire me any questions if you are sitting on the fence.Charlie

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New to BB. I've us apple, google and windows phones and OS and this is something special. If your phone is for work and not for play, BB and the passport in particular are for you. I'm coming from a Moto x 2nd gen, which I liked, but often made me wonder why I had so much "stuff" on my phone. I would gladly sacrifice thousands of 3rd party apps I vaguely or occasionally find useful for a solid, integrated OS and phone design that does what I need well. I guess I've made that "sacrifice", but I can't help feeling every day (as I get better as mastering this device) I'm in on the best kept secret in the cell phone world.I'm not a government official or a business exec, but I do rely on email, calendar, todos, notes, communication and light research on the go. This phone does that extremely well. Far better than anything else. Yes, sometimes the heathens laugh when I pull out my passport, thinking in their primitive, apple groomed minds this is some kind of steroidal pager. I tell them it was a gift from Nikola Tesla and that shuts them up.PROSOverall typing is faster on longer emails, documents and the likeTyping lends itself to more advanced sentence structure, proper grammar and more developed thoughtTyping feels fun and more engaging for my brain (higher quality thinking, like with a pen and pad of paper)Integrates office software, emails and productivity apps seamlesslyExtremely fast and streamlined OS interface (I though androis was fast, and it is, but this is another level of fast)Square screen ideal for web browsing, email navigation and writing/reading docspSquare shape strangely fits better in my pocket than traditional smart deviceUnique but not ostentatious/beautifully functional design--the kind of phone I imagine Nikola Tesla choosingResolution and brightness are best I've seen from any deviceHotkeys using keyboard add all kinds of funI have around 150gb of storage in my phone =) With BB blend on my PC that makes my phone a mobile document carrierI can also play powerpoints and load docs on a projector from my phone (also chromecast works)I am now officially a walking officeNOT PROSI can type faster on SWYPE for short phrases and wordsIf you have a long session typing on the BB keyboard, your hands my acheDictating doesn't give a live preview as you talk (biggest drawback I've found so far)Integration with HUB (the best part of BBOS) is spotty with 3rd party apps, i.e. android appsLearning curve is real (not unlike a first-time android user)(even a chicken can scratch iOS and figure it out)Snap and sideloading 3rd party apps is easy to pick up but occasionally glitchy to use (when using android apps)Online help and instructions, while available and abundant, are often several years old/dead threadsPhone is insanely loud (not really a con, or something I'd change, but it's obnoxious for me on full volume)Feels hard to use at first when you're used to android OS