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BlackBerry Launches Square-Screened Passport Phone

Posted by Soulskill on from the hip-to-be-square dept.

New submitter Andrewkov writes: BlackBerry released its new Passport phone today. It has a square 4.5" screen and a physical keyboard, and it's aimed at corporate users. The company hopes the larger size, Siri-like voice recognition, 30-hour battery life, and improved security will buoy its market share. Early reviews are not terribly favorable — the Wall Street Journal says BlackBerry is still behind on the software, and "The bulky, awkward design and the unfamiliar keyboard make it hard to justify finding space for it in a pocket or bag." The Verge said, "[T]he Passport got in the way of getting work done more than it helped." Re/code calls it a phone only a BlackBerry user will love.

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  1. OK by kv9 · · Score: 4, Funny

    But does it bend?

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  2. Square screens by itzly · · Score: 5, Funny

    Square screens are probably the only way to stop people making vertical videos.

  3. Re:As a BlackBerry user by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes. They are probably afraid they will start to like it. That is probably what it is.

    This is what today's Slashdot actually believes.

  4. Need customers first by sjbe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Especially considering I haven't heard much criticism of the current generation of Windows Phones, except for that pertaining to lack of apps.

    I think someone would have to actually buy one for anyone to criticize it...