BlackBerry Offers Freebies And Discounts On Priv And Passport

Readers, who are looking to purchase a BlackBerry device, can utilize the “Winter Deals” from the Canadian tech giant to avail freebies.

Upon purchasing the Android Lollipop-powered “BlackBerry Priv” slider smartphone, which comes with a physical QWERTY keyboard, buyers can get free accessories worth up to $99. The freebies include a Leather Smart Flip Case in black hue and Sync Pod with 1.2m USB cable. It is worth noting that the current price of the Priv specific to the U.S. is $699.

Similar to the Priv, upon purchasing either the “BlackBerry Passport” or the “Passport Silver Edition,” buyers can avail up to $94 worth of free accessories. To top it off, the company blog said that depending on the region of purchase, buyers can also avail extra savings on both Passport and Passport Silver Edition.

The current price is $479 (standard edition) and $519 (silver edition) in the official ShopBlackBerry Website. Readers should, however note that this deal is applicable only to the U.S. customers. Plus, this is a limited period offer and it ends on Feb. 24 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Prior to ordering the handset, here is the link to the terms and conditions.

Meanwhile, here is a quick summary of BlackBerry Priv specifications for those planning to purchase this handset. This flagship comes with a 5.4-inch display, aided by 1,440 x 2,560 pixels resolution and Gorilla Glass 4 protection. This configuration translates to a pixel density of 441 ppi.

The Priv houses a slider keyboard, in addition to featuring a dual-curved-edge display, similar to Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge. It runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, however, it is upgradable to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Other key configurations include 32 GB built-in storage space, Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 SoC, 3 GB RAM and a non-removable Li-Ion 3,410 mAh battery unit.