BlackberryPassport 32GB Factory Unlocked (SQW100-1) GSM 4G LTE Smartphone - Black (International Version, Blackberry OS)

New to BB. I've us apple, google and windows phones and OS and this is something special. If your phone is for work and not for play, BB and the passport in particular are for you. I'm coming from a Moto x 2nd gen, which I liked, but often made me wonder why I had so much "stuff" on my phone. I would gladly sacrifice thousands of 3rd party apps I vaguely or occasionally find useful for a solid, integrated OS and phone design that does what I need well. I guess I've made that "sacrifice", but I can't help feeling every day (as I get better as mastering this device) I'm in on the best kept secret in the cell phone world.I'm not a government official or a business exec, but I do rely on email, calendar, todos, notes, communication and light research on the go. This phone does that extremely well. Far better than anything else. Yes, sometimes the heathens laugh when I pull out my passport, thinking in their primitive, apple groomed minds this is some kind of steroidal pager. I tell them it was a gift from Nikola Tesla and that shuts them up.PROSOverall typing is faster on longer emails, documents and the likeTyping lends itself to more advanced sentence structure, proper grammar and more developed thoughtTyping feels fun and more engaging for my brain (higher quality thinking, like with a pen and pad of paper)Integrates office software, emails and productivity apps seamlesslyExtremely fast and streamlined OS interface (I though androis was fast, and it is, but this is another level of fast)Square screen ideal for web browsing, email navigation and writing/reading docspSquare shape strangely fits better in my pocket than traditional smart deviceUnique but not ostentatious/beautifully functional design--the kind of phone I imagine Nikola Tesla choosingResolution and brightness are best I've seen from any deviceHotkeys using keyboard add all kinds of funI have around 150gb of storage in my phone =) With BB blend on my PC that makes my phone a mobile document carrierI can also play powerpoints and load docs on a projector from my phone (also chromecast works)I am now officially a walking officeNOT PROSI can type faster on SWYPE for short phrases and wordsIf you have a long session typing on the BB keyboard, your hands my acheDictating doesn't give a live preview as you talk (biggest drawback I've found so far)Integration with HUB (the best part of BBOS) is spotty with 3rd party apps, i.e. android appsLearning curve is real (not unlike a first-time android user)(even a chicken can scratch iOS and figure it out)Snap and sideloading 3rd party apps is easy to pick up but occasionally glitchy to use (when using android apps)Online help and instructions, while available and abundant, are often several years old/dead threadsPhone is insanely loud (not really a con, or something I'd change, but it's obnoxious for me on full volume)Feels hard to use at first when you're used to android OS

"The Blackberry Passport is the worst thing to have happened to our relationship" - My wifeApparently I can't put this phone down. So here's the scoop:I've never really cared for phones. I only ever got my late iPhone 4S because I had started a job at an app development company and was told showing up with my Palm Trio would be embarrassing. Four years later: My wife upgraded to an iPhone 6S and the new-phone envy started to get to me.I decided to purchase the one phone that struck a cord with me: the Blackberry Passport.At nearly half the cost of an iphone (we buy our phones outright, and use Ting service to save money in the long run) i decided it was worth a shot.I love this phone, but here are some of the things I didn't anticipate:1. It took me about a week to get used to typing on a physical keyword, and after nearly a month with it, I'm not convinced yet that I'm any faster than the digital keyboard I was so familiar with. So for me, I'd say the physical keyboard is a bit of a wash.2. There is a sound associated with typing on a physical keyboard. So if you are like me, writing this review on your phone while your wife sleeps next to you... it can be pretty annoying to hear constant clicks. A downside to a nice tactile and audible feedback.3. No more consistent one handed operation. I've got large hands, and for the most part I'm using two hands on this thing.4. How much people love to hate on Blackberry. "I thought they were dead" is my most common response to showing off the phone. Because there seems to be so much hate I enjoy leaving the "sent from my Blackberry" stock email signature. Keener neener.Here are some of the things that pleasantly surprised me:1. How awesome the Blackberry operating system is.2. How quickly I could find answers to any blackberry related questions I had with a simple google search.3. How much I love having the ability to scoll through Web pages and online articles with the keyboard.4. How crystal clear the screen is.5. How well it fit in my pocket.Hope that helps.

Phone looks, good, Works with Indian SIM.Ear speaker is not working. Not able to hear the voice from ear speaker. when i keep the call in Loud speaker then only i am able to her.Craziest thing is .... when you move your phone , you will find/know that there is some thing strong content is moving inside the phone. WHAT it could be ?@ vendor, let me know your response ASAP.and one more thing is, this porduct is only for Calls/ Messages. None of your android/ Blackberry apps works. I bought this mobiles becasue of my interest on the handset shape. Its worth of Zero 0 $.@ Venodor please respond.. something is moving heavily inside the phone. What is that ?