| Specifications Highlights |
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| Product Name | Priv | Evolve |
| Product | BlackBerry Priv (Launched 2015-09-25), Price: 215 USD at Amazon | BlackBerry Evolve (Launched 2018-08-01) |
| Display | 5.4" 2560x1440 OLED | 5.99" 2160x1080 IPS LCD |
| Rear Camera(s) | - 18-MP f/2.2 (Primary) +OIS
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| Selfie Camera(s) | | |
| Computing | - Snapdragon 808 SoC
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB Storage
- MicroSD (128GB max.)
| - Snapdragon 450 SoC
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB Storage
- MicroSDXC
|
| Battery | 3410 mAh | 4000 mAh, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 |
| Design | IP Rating, 192g (6.8oz), 147 x 77.2 x 9.4 mm (5.79 x 3.04 x 0.37 inches) | IP67, 170g (6oz), 76.13x158.85x8.35 mm (3.00 x 6.25 x 0.33 inches) |
| Price (Market) | $215 | |
BlackBerry PRIV Hands-On Photos
| Display |
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| Product Name | Priv | Evolve |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Diagonal (inches) | 5.4" | 5.99" |
| Display/Body Ratio | 70.8% | 76.6% |
| Resolution | 2560x1440 | 2160x1080 |
| Sharpness (PPI) | 544 PPI | 403 PPI |
| Brightness (specs) | | 500 NITs |
| Display Glass Type | Gorilla Glass 4 | Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Features | | |
| Color Depth | 24 bit (16,777,216 Colors) | 24 bit (16,777,216 Colors) |
| Primary Camera |
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| Product Name | Priv | Evolve |
| Megapixel | 18-MP | 13-MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2 |
| Sensor Size | Very large | Small |
| Autofocus Features | | |
| Hardware Features | | - Dual LED Flash
- LED Flash
- Autofocus
- HDR Photo
|
| Video Resolutions | - 2160p/30fps
- 1080p/30fps
- 720p/30fps
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| Battery |
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| Product Name | Priv | Evolve |
| Battery Type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Battery Capacity (mAh) | 3410 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Battery Features | | |
| Fast-Charge Protocol | | Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 |
| Talk Time | 24 hours | |
| Music Playback Time | 73 hours | |
| Computing |
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| Product Name | Priv | Evolve |
| Processor Brand | Qualcomm | Qualcomm |
| Processor Name | Snapdragon 808 | Snapdragon 450 |
| Processor Model | MSM8992 | |
| Processor # Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Main Processor Frequency (GHz) | dual-core 1.8 & quad-core 1.44 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| RAM Options | 3GB | 4GB |
| Internal Storage Options | 32GB | 64GB |
| Memory Card Type | MicroSD | MicroSDXC |
| Mem. Card Max. Size | 128GB | |
| Operating System + Version | Android 5.1.1 | Android 8.1 |
| Communications |
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| Product Name | Priv | Evolve |
| LTE Category (Download) | | LTE CAT4 150 Mbps |
| LTE Bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, 29, 30 | 38, 39, 40, 41 |
| Modem Features | | |
| WiFi Speed | | |
| WiFi Features | | - Dual-band
- Hotspot
- WiFi Direct
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| Bluetooth Version | Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Bluetooth Features | | |
| NFC Features | | |
| Connector Type | Micro USB | USB Type C |
| Connector Features | | |
| Sim Card 0 |
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| Product Name | Priv | Evolve |
| Name | SIM0 | SIM0 |
| SIM Type | Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| Sim Card 1 |
|---|
| Product Name | Priv | Evolve |
| Name | | SIM0 |
| SIM Type | | Nano SIM/MicroSD |
| Multimedia |
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| Product Name | Priv | Evolve |
| Audio Alerts | | |
| Audio Features | - Loudspeaker
- 3.5mm Port
- Phone Noise Cancellation
| - Loudspeaker
- FM Radio
- 3.5mm Port
|
| Audio Formats | | - 3GP
- RA
- AAC
- 3GA
- AMR
- AWB
- FLAC
- MID
- MIDI
- MP3
- OGA
- OGG
- WMA
- WAV
|
| Video Formats | | - DIVX
- H.263
- H.264
- MPEG-4
- H.265
- MP4
- VP8
- VP9
- XVID
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| Sensors | - Accelerometer
- Compass
- GPS
- A-GPS
- Proximity
| - Proximity
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Gyroscope
- Fingerprint
- GPS
- A-GPS
- GLONASS
|
BlackBerry Priv vs. BlackBerry Evolve Specs & Speed Benchmarks
3DMark Slingshot 3.1
Higher is better
3DMark Unlimited Icestorm
Higher is better
GFXBench Manhattan (Offscr.)
Higher is better
GFXBench Manhattan 3.1 (Offscr.)
Higher is better
GFXBench T-Rex (Offscr.)
Higher is better
Battery Capacity (mAh)
Higher is better
