Tech giant will finally launch flagship Android-powered PRIV smartphone in Nigeria

folarin okunola

February 15, 2016 10:29 AM

The device is BlackBerry's first foray into the Android world, a move which became necessary following the companies' downward spiral from the top of the smartphone game.

BlackBerry Priv will be an Android-powered smartphone

Media reports reveal that BlackBerry will finally be making its Android-powered PRIV smartphone available in Nigeria via SLOT retail outlets across the country.

The device is BlackBerry's first foray into the Android world, a move which became necessary following the companies' downward spiral from the top of the smartphone game.

The device seems like a proper flagship, on paper at least. It has an 18MP camera, 22-hour battery, Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor, pixel density of 540 ppi, and SD card support of up 2TB.

READ: New leaked images confirm the Android-powered Priv will feature 64-bit processor and 4K recording capabilities

The device has also received generally positive reviews since its released back in November 2015.

Since Android broke through the BlackBerry stronghold, Nigeria is largely considered to be one of the Canadian company's last surviving strongholds.

It will be interesting to see how the Nigerian market responds to the device, in the meantime, Samsung is still king of flagship Android phones in Nigeria. If Pulse Tech does get a unit to review, be sure that we will give you all the juicy details.

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