The Passport Is BlackBerry's Latest, Oddest

The Passport Is BlackBerry's Latest, Oddest

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Turns out BlackBerry's stronger-than-expected financial efficiency wasn't the only surprise the corporate had for us at present. CEO John Chen took a number of moments during this morning's earnings name to mention its latest phone: it's known as the BlackBerry Passport and it is, properly... just take a look at it. Weird.
BlackBerry teased the existence of a brand new machine with a square, excessive-resolution display screen earlier than, but the Passport's design is not precisely what we have been expecting. In contrast to other BlackBerrys with squared-off shows, the folks in Waterloo didn't feel the necessity to craft a more traditional (some would say extra hand-friendly) chassis. Nope, the Passport appears to bask in its angular tendencies, and that four.5-inch display running at 1,440 x 1,440 - which works out to a pixel density of 452 pixels per inch - is clearly the star of the show. If reports hold true, you will additionally be able to hint out gestures instantly on the (now cramped) keyboard, though why you'd do this instead of paw at a touchscreen continues to be unclear.
The company implored us all to "be daring" a number of years again, and it is definitely taking its own advice this time. Then again, squarish telephones haven't got a particularly stellar observe report. Remember the Pantech Pocket ? The Motorola Flipout ? LG's Optimus Vu ? We did not suppose so. The Passport is expected to make its official debut at a September launch event in London, so we'll quickly see if there's one thing special lurking in within the Passport's kooky body.
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