BlackBerry Passport 32GB 4G Black

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Blackberryの秀逸なデザインが非常に気に入って、数台購入してしまいました。 Blackberryのこういうキーボード付きのデザインは、合わない人にはガラケーの お化けみたいなもので、感心するどころか放り出してしまう人も多いかと思いま す。私は某○ルカリで程度の良い中古品を購入しました。 このBlackberry Passport は、日本からのレビューが一つもない割には、それ なりの人気がありこのPassportに関するHpも散見します。 そこで素人ながらのレビューです。 デザイン: このデザインこそこの機種の命で、購入したい人には興味をそそるが、それ以外 の人には｢何だこれ｣、でおわるデザイン。ほぼ正方形の画面にキーボードがつい ています。クラシカルでなお近未来を感じます。Blackberry Keyone Key2 Priv こ れら三機種と比較しても異彩を放ちます。デザイン上仕方がないのですが, SIM、SDともに裏側上部を外さなくてはならないのはちょっと残念。 人前ではとにかく目立ちます。まあこんな機種を日常的に使用する人はいません から。 携帯性： 見かけよりも持ち運びしやすいです。むんずと摑んで使用しますが、男性ならば おそらくジーンズの前ポケットに入れることは出来るでしょう。かなり膨らみが 目立ちますが入ります。画面で見るよりも携帯性はあります。重さも200g以下な のでさほどずっしりくるわけでもありません。 レスポンス： 日本語入力について。日本語と英語の切り替えは画面左下の「、」マークを長押 して、「English」と｢日本語｣を切り替えます。最初はどうしたよいか迷いました。 日本語入力は確かに早いとは言えませんが、タッチタイピングをするのではない 私にとっては許容範囲です。 ブラウザでは画面遷移が遅く感じます。今はWiHiで使用していますが、他の 機種に比べてもやはり遅さは感じます。また何かのバグがあるのか、いきなり再 起動が(それも再起動する由のメッセージもなく、いきなり｢再起動した時」の画 面から始まります）かかります。これは明らかにこの機種の弱点です。 キーボード： これまでのBlackberryよりもキーピッチが広く、QWERTY以外のキーは、消去、 リターンキーしかありません。そのためBlackberryの中ではキー操作が楽と思い ます。ただ、上記したようにキーボード切り替えでは、パネル上での操作が必要 で、数字を入力するのにはパネル右下にタッチしないとできません。これらは使 い慣れればかなり早く打てるのではないでしょうか。 バッテリー: 十分使用できます。時折youtubeを見たり、音楽を聴いたりしていますが、バッ テリーの減りが早いと感じたことはありません。確かに現在のハイクラス機種か らみれば頼りないでしょうが、個人的には満足しています。 画面： 表示面積は広いです。4.9インチであり小さく感じますが、横幅が非常に広く小さ くはないです。手持ちのiPhne(6.1インチ)と比較してみました。横幅が広い分、 画面面積を計算すると、iPhoneとほぼ同じ表示面積になりました。あれっと思い、 再度計算しましたが、iPhone = 10490 Passport = 11571 です。ただ、全画面表示 の時に表示が切れます。左右が切れてしまい使い物になりません。チューニング 不足でしょう。残念です。 色合いはごく普通ですが、心持ちぼやけてしまうような印象。 カメラ： 数年前(新発売は2014年)の機種なのでどうしても不満に感じます。13Mｐです が、現行機種と比較するとどうしても見劣りがします。これはメモ程度と割り切 った方がいのでは。さほど詳しく検証していないので、他のサイトでも見て下さ い。好意的な評価もあろうかと。 ストレージの出し入れ： あえて項目を入れましたが、はっきり言って悪いです。裏返して上部のはめ込み 式部分を取り外しますが、最初は怖くて出来ませんでした。外れるはずの蓋が異 常に固く、しなってきて折れそうになったのを無理に外しました。よくまあはめ 込み部分が折れなかったと。これはあんまりです。 SDカードについて 始めに128ＧのSDカードを入れても、「メディアのフォーマットが必要です、ド ライバをダウンロードしています」との意味のメッセージが出て、既定の(今は閉 鎖されているBlackberryの)サイトに飛びますが、無論エラーが出て駄目。ドライ バすらないのかと暗澹としましたが、SDカードの種類によるかと思い別の64G のSDを試しました。これまた駄目。 最後にSDの規格の問題化と、32GのSDHC規格のカードを入れたらすんなり認 識しました。このSDについてはサイトによっては64Gや128Gで使用できたと の報告がありました。もう一度だけ64GのSXCDの規格のカードを試してみます。 参考に認識できたカードの型番です。 バッファロー microSD 32GB 100MB/s UHS-1 U1 microSDHC RMSD-032U11HA/N 追記:64Gのカードが認識できました。OUKITEl WP12 でカードを挿入した ところ、この機種では使用できません フォーマットしますか。 のメッセージ。フォーマットした時によもやと思い、Passportに 挿入してみたら、認識できました。Playにもフォーマッタがある ようです。どなたかこのあたりの事情をお教え下さい。 総合評価： 面白い買い物でした。ユーザーには決して優しくない機種(サポートも終了した BlackberryOSなる古色蒼然としたOS)ですが、いじって面白いとは思います。 何より、超個性的なこのフォルムは他機種にはなかなかありません。UNIHERTZ からよく似たTITANが発売されていますが、本家はこちらです。 ただ、OSの更新もなくなったOSを使用する羽目になるので、どうぞ自己責任で。 写真は、左がBlackberry Passport 真ん中が Blackberry key2 右が iPhone です。 サイズ比較にご覧下さい。

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 - Black 9. 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_vzNxgjDh0 10. 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

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. PROS Overall typing is faster on longer emails, documents and the like Typing lends itself to more advanced sentence structure, proper grammar and more developed thought Typing 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 seamlessly Extremely 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 docsp Square shape strangely fits better in my pocket than traditional smart device Unique but not ostentatious/beautifully functional design--the kind of phone I imagine Nikola Tesla choosing Resolution and brightness are best I've seen from any device Hotkeys using keyboard add all kinds of fun I have around 150gb of storage in my phone =) With BB blend on my PC that makes my phone a mobile document carrier I can also play powerpoints and load docs on a projector from my phone (also chromecast works) I am now officially a walking office NOT PROS I can type faster on SWYPE for short phrases and words If you have a long session typing on the BB keyboard, your hands my ache Dictating 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 apps Learning 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 threads Phone 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

"The Blackberry Passport is the worst thing to have happened to our relationship" - My wife Apparently I can't put this phone down. So here's the scoop: I've never really cared for phones. I only ever got my late iPhone 4S because I had started a job at an app development company and was told showing up with my Palm Trio would be embarrassing. Four years later: My wife upgraded to an iPhone 6S and the new-phone envy started to get to me. I decided to purchase the one phone that struck a cord with me: the Blackberry Passport. At nearly half the cost of an iphone (we buy our phones outright, and use Ting service to save money in the long run) i decided it was worth a shot. I love this phone, but here are some of the things I didn't anticipate: 1. It took me about a week to get used to typing on a physical keyword, and after nearly a month with it, I'm not convinced yet that I'm any faster than the digital keyboard I was so familiar with. So for me, I'd say the physical keyboard is a bit of a wash. 2. There is a sound associated with typing on a physical keyboard. So if you are like me, writing this review on your phone while your wife sleeps next to you... it can be pretty annoying to hear constant clicks. A downside to a nice tactile and audible feedback. 3. No more consistent one handed operation. I've got large hands, and for the most part I'm using two hands on this thing. 4. How much people love to hate on Blackberry. "I thought they were dead" is my most common response to showing off the phone. Because there seems to be so much hate I enjoy leaving the "sent from my Blackberry" stock email signature. Keener neener. Here are some of the things that pleasantly surprised me: 1. How awesome the Blackberry operating system is. 2. How quickly I could find answers to any blackberry related questions I had with a simple google search. 3. How much I love having the ability to scoll through Web pages and online articles with the keyboard. 4. How crystal clear the screen is. 5. How well it fit in my pocket. Hope that helps.