1. If Android version less than Kitkat 4.4

Currently only 25% of devices have Android version less than Android 4.4 Kitkat. If you still have not received the update, so you will never get.

Thus, we recommend to think about purchasing a new smartphone, as recent versions of Android offer many useful functions and features that you will never be available to your current smartphone.

2. If screen has more scratches than a disco mirror

Over the years on the screen appears different scratches. It happens when you put the keys and smartphone in the same pocket, and many other unpleasant situations.

The reasons may be very different but the result is the same. If your smartphone has a lot of scratches that you cannot even see the screen, then you should think about buying a new smartphone.

3. If you have keys and it is not a BlackBerry

More than 10 years ago, smartphones with touchscreens have started to conquer the mobile phone market.

If you like physical keys and do not want to stop using them then you can buy BlackBerry smartphone with great keyboard. The good news is that some Blackberry smartphones work on Android and have update to its latest version Marshmallow.

4. If you cannot take selfies

I know that some people still have smartphones without front camera. How is it possible in our time? If you do not want to keep up with the time, you need a smartphone with front camera to take selfie photos and publish them in Instagram and other social networks.

5. If you have no 3G

In this modern world if you are not connected you miss many things. Of course, you can have Wi-Fi at home but what to do when you’re out on the street? A smartphone is a device to be connected and cannot ignore technologies that can give you more speed. Therefore, make sure that your new smartphone has 3G or even 4G for fast internet.

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BlackBerry Priv was not the most secretive smartphone in the world, because as soon as the first rumors appeared CEO Blackberry John Chen gave an interview in which confirmed the development of the smartphone.

We should note that the company has not officially announced sales date of BlackBerry Priv, however in the UK Carphone Warehouse confirmed that the sales of BlackBerry Priv will begin from November 6, while today you can take pre-order.

New Slider BlackBerry Priv can be purchased with a contract of £ 49 per month. Also, the smartphone will be sold without a contract at the price of £ 579, or about $ 900.

Also we know the specifications of BlackBerry Priv. Smartphone received a 5.4-inch AMOLED display with a resolution 2560×1440 pixels and pixel density of 540ppi.

Smartphone is powered by powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 and 3 GB of RAM. The user is given 32 GB of internal memory, expandable to 2TB via MicroSD card.

On the back of the smartphone is 18-megapixel camera with dual LED flash, while the front camera has 2-megapixel sensor.

BlackBerry Priv will run on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. The battery capacity of 3410 mAh.

As you remember, BlackBerry Priv has a full physical keyboard, which is located on the back of the smartphone. BlackBerry Priv size is 147 x 77.2 x 9.4 mm and the length of smartphone with keyboard reaches 184mm. In addition, BlackBerry Priv is quite heavy – 192 grams.

It should be noted that this is the first smartphone Canadian company that operates completely on the operating system Android. However, some applications available for the development of Blackberry, for example, privacy application DTEK.

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What for to do BlackBerry on Android phone?

Evan Blass, better known as the translated @evleaks, earned a reputation as an extremely reliable leaks, posted in his Twitter account picture where you can see actual flagship Blackberry Passport (or a very similar smartphone). However, an important difference from the original model is the visible area of ​​the screen where the keyboard is open from Android-AOSP-version. Judging from the navigation bar on your device running Android Lollipop.

Earlier, the head of the BlackBerry John Chen said he will release a smartphone BlackBerry on Android phone, but only how he could make “green robot” safe enough to meet the high requirements of the operating system of the Canadian company. The manufacturer already has a “security from the BlackBerry” for corporate users as Android, iOS and updated as part of BES 12, which was announced late last year. New leaked gives us a hint that the company could bring the security of your Android smartphone to an acceptable level.

You will see whether the smartphone market is still unknown, but information from Evan Blass says that the probability of exit is higher than ever. However, the release of year-old gadget with a new OS looks very strange, even for such reactionaries as BlackBerry. And the smartphone will only cause issues if Passport will be available with different operating systems. Either this is an allusion to the fact that Canadians will give the opportunity to update the Passport to Android in the future that looks very strange. Hopefully, more details will be announced soon.

Note, according to financial statements BlackBerry, in the last quarter the company has sold only 1.1 million smartphones, which is very little for such a giant. However, financial results can not be called disastrous, as its services and software licensing are popular and compensate for weak sales of the devices themselves. Spur growth in sales of gadgets, it seems, is planned at the expense of the ecosystem Android.

Source: evleaks

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The main feature of BlackBerry Venice

New developed under the codename BlackBerry Venice, and its release will take place in November this year. Unlike many other smartphones of the manufacturer BlackBerry Venice would be complete flagship device, based on a hardware platform Snapdragon 808 with 64-bit 6-core processor clocked at 1.8 GHz.

It is possible that in the BlackBerry and thought about using it more powerful chipset Snapdragon 810. After all, we did not hear nothing about that in the next flagship products will be installed the 8-core processor. But it seems that BlackBerry has followed the Korean LG and abandoned the idea because of the constantly circulating through the network of rumors about it overheating.

RAM size BlackBerry Venice reaches 3 GB. Its 5.4-inch capacitive touchscreen display has a resolution of Quad-HD. But, despite the considerable size of the screen of the gadget, the company did not refuse to use it a full QWERTY-keyboard. Therefore, BlackBerry Venice is made in unusual flagship devices slider.

On the back of the smartphone is a powerful 18-megapixel camera. While some informants talk about a little bit weaker 16Mp sensor. And for video calls and self, the new product provides a pretty standard 5-megapixel camera.

Verdict BlackBerry Venice

Many of the features resemble BlackBerry Venice flagship smartphone LG G4. But the devices have a number of significant differences. In addition, one of the advantages of BlackBerry Venice over creation LG become traditional for this manufacturer support services BlackBerry, which together with the Google Android may be of interest to many users.

Source: DigitalTrends

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For example, the same BlackBerry Oslo, which is to replace the really interesting Android smartphone BlackBerry Passport, functionally virtually indistinguishable from its predecessor and has a slightly reworked design. Therefore, many analysts now wonder why it took to release BlackBerry Oslo. In fact, become commonplace rebranding of the original BlackBerry Passport.

Nevertheless, it is quite possible that soon will be in the range of BlackBerry Android smartphone really interesting that, according to Eldar Murtazin, developed jointly with the Korean Samsung.

The analyst believes that the novelty will be running the operating system Google Android Lollipop and receive support services brand BlackBerry. And start selling Android smartphone already scheduled for the second half of this year.

Features of smartphones are still unknown. But, given the specificity of the Canadian producer, it can be assumed that he will focus on the corporate market and will become another attempt to popularize the Samsung Google Android in the corporate segment.

Curiously, before the network has already appeared information about the desire to do the release BlackBerry Android smartphone. And the word Eldar Murtazin only confirms this information.

Source: gsmarena

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Recently published photos of the smartphone Oslo show with the same square display, like the BlackBerry Passport, and an underlying physical QWERTY-keyboard. The novelty will receive a stylish design with rear panel, much of which is closed by rubber insert. Let’s see the main features of BlackBerry Oslo.

Interesting features BlackBerry Oslo

BlackBerry Oslo can offer users a capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1440×1440 pixels, the basic 13Mp camera with support for optical image stabilization, physical and virtual QWERTY-keyboard with additional keys on the screen hardware platform Snapdragon 801 with 3 GB of RAM and powerful enough battery capacity of 3450 mAh. The operating system it uses a BlackBerry 10.3.2. It is expected that the BlackBerry Oslo will be announced on 30 June.

Source: gsmarena

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Smartphone BlackBerry Z3 hard to call a hot new product, because it was announced in February 2014 – which means that the model is already more than a year, which is quite deferential age by the standards of the smartphone market. Why have decided to tell you about him? Firstly, the model appeared in the official America retail in 2015 alone. Secondly, BlackBerry smartphones and so are very rare visitor in our editorial office, and just then arrived fresh official release BlackBerry OS 10.3.1, which can already be considered a sufficient reason for the emergence of such material. Let’s see what today is a new version of the OS and conditional budget BlackBerry Z3.

Options

BlackBerry Z3 comes with a small box of plain cardboard. Inside you can find yourself a smart phone, a simple headset (headphones ear type), cable, charger 850 mA and documentation.

Design and usabilit

BlackBerry Z3 – this is one of the cheapest smartphone manufacturer, at the time of writing its value, both in Ukrainian shops, and foreign markets is approximately $ 200. Despite this, the company did not create another faceless smartphone design and decided to pay at least some attention.

Plastic piece with a five-inch screen has a fairly large size, by its width he even managed to catch up with Asus Zen one 5 – one of the biggest smartphone with the same diagonal display.

When you take BB Z3 in hand, pay attention to a lot of weight, which is strongly at odds with the feeling plastic smartphone in hand. Impressions of the material body at least interesting. Cover embossed with a point pattern, smartphone just nice twist in his hands.

By studying the body, it is hard not to notice a lot of lines corresponding detail screen based smartphone and cover, while not folding design, and memory card slot MicroSIM and hidden under the general cap on the right side. Symmetrically they have left as many as four keys. The uppermost (silver) is the power key, underneath there are two separate volume keys with the multifunction button between them. MicroUSB connector is located in the center of the bottom edge, there is also the main microphone, on the opposite side there is only audiodzhek.

Obverse minimalist: the manufacturer’s logo, earpiece, front camera lens and several sensors. On the back there is a large glossy logo, glare in the sun, the main camera with flash, speaker, and the second microphone.

In general, all quite familiar, only questions is placing physical keys control that looks unusual compared to most smartphones. If you use the phone with his left hand, then such a placement of controls would be the best, even to the power button will not have much stretch. The solution is not the most convenient for right-handers because to turn on the screen have to reach for the key, besides all the keys are not the sharpest turn. Fortunately, the screen can be turned on and unlock a simple gesture, spending from the bottom edge of the screen to the center, but the lock screen will require the use of a button.

Display

The smartphone is set IPS screen diagonal of five inches with a resolution of 960 by 540 pixels (220 ppi). The display is covered with a protective glass without oleophobic coating, and between the glass and the matrix has an average thickness layer of air. Sensor automatic brightness adjustment is not provided, the user has to adjust screen brightness depending on the lighting conditions.

Measured dimming range – from 15.3 to 331 cd / m2, contrast ratio is 1: 940. In terms of quality factory calibration, used a good matrix provides a fairly accurate color reproduction. It differs a bit low color temperature, but in the settings screen is a separate item that allows you to set it up and get very cold or warm images.

Compared to modern HD and FullHD matrix screen looks average in quality, the main gripe is reduced to inadequate by today’s standards resolution, although a year ago, such a matrix looked quite appropriate. Today, almost all companies producing smartphones midrange went on display with a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels, which are usually deprived of the air gap. However, it is necessary to clarify that the picture is not “crumbles” before his eyes, but those who have already worked for higher resolution screens will clearly see the difference.

Nice color reproduction, although slightly less intense than today’s screens. The low level of brightness create some problems with readability in direct sunlight, which will be especially noticeable in dark parts of the operating system. Safety glass, though devoid of oleophobic coating provides normal slip finger and collects no critical number of fingerprints that are relatively easy to remove.

Hardware Platform

The smartphone is based on a system-on-chip Qualcomm MSM8930 and belongs to the family Snapdragon S4 Plus, which was later renamed Snapdragon 400. The chip was announced at the end of 2012, and the first devices based on it went on sale in early 2013 ( for example, HTC One SV). SoC MSM8930 executed on 28 nm process technology and includes two processing cores Krait, clocked at 1.2GHz, GPU – Adreno 305. Despite its age, the platform used is an analogue of the very popular Snapdragon 400 in its different variations, which has been used in a multitude of smartphones middle segment in 2013-2014.

Compared with the middle class, the amount of RAM increased slightly and is 1.5 GB built-in storage capacity of more modest – 8 GB, there is a slot for memory cards. Communication modules presented support for 3G-networks, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0 with support for low-power profile LE, GPS, has FM-radio.

Despite the modest specifications, BlackBerry Z3 is fast, the operating system is well optimized and it is absolutely enough performance available iron. It is quite another thing – this Android-performance application, installation and operation of which is provided by a special virtual machine. Here BlackBerry Z3 shows very modest results at the level of budget Android-smartphone, as shown by a not very smooth scrolling lists, case jerky animation. In such cases, an additional role the program and its optimization. For example, Android-client Instagram proved not actually work, including while others familiar to the author of the program (Pocket, Pocket Casts, Viber, Wunderlist, Vkontakte) worked fine. About the game we are not talking – you can set the level of the program Angry Birds, and applications with more complex 3D-graphics even better not to experiment.

Calls, multimedia

BlackBerry smartphones have always been considered by some standard voice quality, use speakers and microphones. Tragically, in this field, the author disappointed BlackBerry Z3, sound speakers did not like. Worth to clarify that there are no fundamental problems with basic phone functionality smartphone not, the volume of spoken and ringer speaker is above average and sufficient in all situations, but rather the quality corresponds to some average level than is outstanding. Moreover, many smartphones Huawei, Xiaomi, Samsung and others have a more pleasant-sounding speakers.

At the same time, BlackBerry Z3 shows a good sound in the headphones. There’s a good volume, no problems with details unnecessary noise, this parameter smartphone suit most users.

Operating system

Immediately after the first turn BlackBerry Z3 prompted to update preloaded with BlackBerry OS 10.2.1 to 10.3.1 fresh. The official release of the new version of the operating system took place a few months ago, and the first version of the “flowed” in a network of approximately six months before the official release. Among the innovations the manufacturer notes small updates in the design of operating systems, there are two app stores BlackBerry World and Amazon Appstore, improved autonomy, Android-speed applications, the appearance of an assistant that supports voice commands, BlackBerry Assistant, BlackBerry Blend application to access the phone features of a computer and other power ups.

From a management perspective BlackBerry OS 10 is a fairly elaborate and simple operating system. Most of the basic operations carried out by means of gestures familiar to Android or Windows Phone keys is not here. To turn on the screen is enough to make a short swipe from the bottom edge of the screen up, so the user gets on the lock screen, which displays the usual information: time and date, the nearest event calendar, network signal levels, the battery, the sound mode. On the lock screen, there is a shortcut to quickly start the camera, to start the application it is necessary to hold your finger. From off screen or lock screen, you can spend a longer swipe from the bottom of the screen that leads up to the last screen application or list of recently run programs.

Basic workspace is divided into three zones. Central (home screen) is a recent picture of running applications in the form of a scroll vertical matrix 2 × 8. To her right is familiar and similar to Android or iOS menu with all installed applications. Applications can be collected in a folder, change the order of icons. Left of the main home screen is the BlackBerry Hub. Home screen and application menu in the lower part contains shortcuts to quickly start the camera, BlackBerry Assistant and Assistant phone. Navigation between the screens is carried out using vertical swipe.

BlackBerry Hub – a kind Feed containing everything – incoming mail, phone calls, messages, notifications from applications. Pulling down the screen, you can quickly view the next calendar events. Tape recording of the piece can be removed. By clicking on the three dots at the right bottom BlackBerry Hub, you can access settings “hub.” On the left side swipe “pulled out” another menu, so you can view the messages separately BlackBerry Messaging (BBM), SMS, calls, e-mail accounts, notice of application.

On the first screen swipe from the top, you can access the panel with switches. Some settings, such as the activation of wireless modules, change the sound mode, adjust the brightness level is adjusted directly in the curtain, for this you need to click on the left square of the switch. Clicking on most of the switch (labeled) leads to the corresponding item settings. The order of the switches and their number is adjusted according to paragraph settings, which are represented by the usual list, each item that contains the appropriate option.

Run all software as a “native”, and Android-going applications in full-screen mode. Swipe from the top edge of the screen you can access the application settings and additional options, sometimes access to the settings is carried out similarly to Android-application and contain appropriate “three points”, indicating the settings in the “green robot.” Android-run program with a strip at the bottom of the screen, which contains a single key “Back”. This band can hide the corresponding button appears after swipe from the top edge of the screen. In order to minimize any program, you need to soapnut from the bottom edge of the screen. If we draw from the top edge of the display with two fingers down, from any application, you can access the Quick Settings. For instant transition to the BlackBerry, Hub needs to swipe your finger from the middle of the bottom edge of the screen to his right side. Despite the fact that this organization of management at first seems unusually difficult or uncomfortable, it is easy to get used to. Personally, it took me less than a day, and after a few days of use, I have tried to minimize the application swipe at his Moto G.

We should also mention the convenience of built-in applications such as calendar, calculator, clock, there is a normal file manager. For example, the timer allows you to select one of the melody signal, in contrast to the system application Android, and calculator includes not only engineering functionality, but also the converter and tip calculator as waiters. Built-in player does not display the playback control buttons on the lock screen, but “out of the box” play can stop and start the center soft key, and to switch tracks to use long press the volume keys work on a similar principle and third-party Android-players.

The keyboard was comfortable too. You can enter text character by character, but there is a good system dictionary that allows you to quickly enter text. First, you type the first few letters of a word, then over some keys appear variants of matching words to select the desired enough soapnuts from the up to your goal.

On your computer to access the file system of the smartphone need to install the driver from the manufacturer, otherwise you can only access the memory card. The system itself has not yet Ukrainian localization – either as the interface language or languages for text input.

With the driver installed on the PC software BlackBerry Link and Blend. The first is a tool for creating backups, software updates (there is support for OTA-update), transfer data from one BlackBerry to another file system access, sync videos, photos, music and other data. The second program – a full-fledged tool to control the phone from your computer. You can view and communicate in the mail, Messaging, SMS, view and manage calendar events, messages. In this case, BlackBerry Blend works not only when connected via USB, but also on the local network wirelessly.

At the same time, native applications on Blackberry OS incredibly little, personal impressions of less than offers the same Windows Phone, many programs offer free or pay only part of the functions. Even corporate app store contains first Android-program, with it, not the latest versions. Amazon Appstore, too, can not boast the newest versions of existing applications. On a smartphone without any problems, you can install the Google Play and get access to all the usual programs, but the work of Google applications require installation Play Services, which are set from the app store I could not, though perhaps it is implemented. This entails the impossibility of using Android-applications YouTube, Google Keep, Google Maps. On the notifications that are sent Android-app also has a specific incident, they served in the BlackBerry Hub, which looks like a piece of a foreign interface, although fully working.

Operation time

Pleasantly surprised at work. From a non-removable battery capacity of 2500 mAh Blackberry Z3 without confidently works two days, despite the fact that the majority of Android-smartphone with similar characteristics in my profile use at best give a half day of work, in addition to the normal load is necessary to add the active use of the smartphone in connection with the study of the features of the new operating system.

Camera

The smartphone has two cameras – the basic resolution of 5 MP with autofocus and flash and a 1.1 megapixel front. Camera app is not very interesting, so you can go directly to the study of examples of images.

In short, both for its small resolution main camera shows a good quality recording. At the same time, almost any modern smartphone for $ 200 will offer a higher resolution camera, which will not yield as BlackBerry Z3 and probably surpass it, thus offering faster autofocus and shooting speed.

The front camera also has a fairly modest by modern standards, the quality of shooting.

Results – BlackBerry Z3

Frankly, the overall impression of the Blackberry Z3 can be described as mixed. On the one hand, very liked the BlackBerry OS 10.3 – the operating system looks full, adult, comfortable and well thought-out, well optimized in terms of speed and power consumption. Special mention deserves convenient BlackBerry Hub, a simple gesture-based management, data features of the smartphone on your computer – comparable functionality yet realized except by individual manufacturers of Android-smartphone, but is not available within the platform Google Android, iOS or Windows Phone.

On the other hand, the solid starting disadvantages. Indeed, some have a comfortable and sophisticated operating system was not without third-party applications, it is not worth much, except that the user is completely satisfied with the functionality “out of the box.” Support Android-based applications – is nothing more than a half-measure. At a performance of the smartphone (eg, BlackBerry Passport) for certain applications such show much better speed, but in the case of Z3 it is clearly not enough.

Source: BlackBerry

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BlackBerry seeks to maintain a position in the segment of mobile devices for confidential communications officials. The company introduced a new tablet designed for this purpose. It was created with the participation of the German company SecuSmart, South Korean Samsung, and the US IBM.

Canada’s BlackBerry, once one of the largest manufacturers of smartphones, presented on the eve of CeBIT in Germany tablet called SecuTablet, intended for government agencies and large enterprises, according to Wall Street Journal.

This is the second attempt of the vendor to declare itself in the segment of tablets. The first attempt was made in 2011 with the BlackBerry PlayBook, who gained popularity. The device is criticized for its lack of important functions (synchronization with BES, support BlackBerry Messenger et al.), And eventually was forced to write off the manufacturer of its remaining stocks.

SecuTablet radically different from the PlayBook. Firstly, BlackBerry has not developed its design and took as a basis the tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5. Secondly, SecuTablet was not running its own operating system BlackBerry OS, and running Android. Third, to provide an apparatus attended by a large number of parties. In addition to BlackBerry and Samsung, this German company SecuSmart – Canadians have purchased it last year – and for IBM.

Using the Galaxy Tab Android-based as the basis of chance, said the Wall Street Journal, Hans-Christoph Quelle (Hans-Christoph Quelle). “Anyone familiar with Android. Therefore, the tablet will not cause any problems in development, “- he said.

In SecuSmart for the new tablet was taken encryption technology calls and messages. And IBM – Technology isolate workers from personal data. The latter allows you to secure operational data in the case when the virus enters the mobile device through the popular social network or via the website. At most BlackBerry also have this technology, it is called BlackBerry Balance. And it including available on devices running Android and iOS, not only based on its own platform company.

The official statement BlackBerry states that currently SecuTablet is certified by the Federal Office for Information Security in Germany responsible for the IB authorities. In particular, check the tablet runs to meet the requirements of VS-NFD. It regulates the technical means for confidential communication officials.

As for the encryption technology Secusmart, it should be noted that it is already used by some governments, including Canada. And in June 2014 smartphone BlackBerry Q10 with encryption technology Secusmart was issued to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Angela Merkel). This was done after it became known that the US National Security Agency tapped telephone conversations of leaders of allied countries, which include Germany.

SecuTablet will be available for order in the summer of 2015 cost of the tablet will be $ 2,380.

Source: PCworld

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Their new products at the MWC 2015 demonstrated a variety of companies. Attended the event and the famous Blackberry. Developers from Canada showed in Barcelona? Mid-end smartphone called Blackberry Leap.

The device is hardly an example of a unique look – the creators were founded design Z3. Moreover, the gadget spec is rather modest (relative submitted flagships).

However, the device different role – it is designed for business people, young professionals who are looking for a reliable communication device. Guaranteeing the confidentiality and integrity of data.

Blackberry Leap – “workhorse”, a tool for business. It is designed not for entertainment.

Specifications relevant. 170-gram phone boasts a 5-inch screen with a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels. Aspect Ratio – 16: 9.

The role played by the processor chip Qualcomm MSM 8960. Operates it with a clock speed of 1.5 GHz. Responsible for the graphics accelerator Adreno 305. In addition, there are 2,800 mAh battery, 2GB of RAM, SSD 16 GB and a slot for microSD.

What about the cameras? The rear sensor is equipped with an 8 megapixel image stabilization and LED flash. Supports 1080p video recording at up to 30 frames per second.

Front module much more modest: only 2 MP.

Further to the “on board” has 2 microphones with noise suppressor, as well as modules LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n and Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy.

Controlled all of the above proprietary platform BlackBerry OS 10.3.1.

Issue price – 275 US dollars. Sales Leap start in a month – in April.

Source: Venturebeat

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Posts that Samsung offers for $ 7.5 billion. Buy the company BlackBerry possible only rumors, but such a deal would make sense for both parties.

About the alleged negotiations between top executives of the two companies reported agency Reuters, on that BlackBerry, and Samsung responded immediately refuted. But once mighty Canadian manufacturer of mobile devices, may indeed need the buyer, if he does not survive the current period of transition, and Samsung could draw a lot of benefits of BlackBerry security technology and its links to the corporate world.

“It’s easy to understand why the Samsung might find such a deal is very attractive,” – said Charles King, an analyst at Pund-It.

The main asset of this BlackBerry security and secure data centers in a number of countries. Trusting the reputation of high security devices BlackBerry, they are used by the US president and members of numerous government and military structures. In Samsung also paid tribute to the development BlackBerry, in November promising to allow the use of smartphones and tablets Galaxy platform BlackBerry Enterprise Server 12.

Association with Samsung would be consistent with the long-term strategy BlackBerry. Although the company is still selling smartphones in the future it plans to expand the business through software and services for businesses, said Avi Gringart, an analyst at Current Analysis. Most software BlackBerry products already support multiple platforms, including Android and iOS.

“Absolutely not be surprised if sooner or later completely stop selling BlackBerry smartphones,” – said Gringart. According to him, the development of the company in the field of mobile security, management and messaging could be a good addition to the Samsung smartphone platform and security Knox. In Samsung also could get Internet access is to a considerable number of large corporate clients that work with BlackBerry.

In addition, the BlackBerry is actively explore the market for Internet of Things, a high interest in that exhibit and Samsung. BlackBerry QNX operating system used in many cars, including infotainment platform, Ford Sync, as well as in industrial environments. As for Samsung, its development in the field of the Internet of Things is still mainly refers to the home technology.

But with the purchase of BlackBerry and associated risks. Has changed a lot in recent years, the company can not be of interest to customers with new software products and services with payment depending on the number of users, said Gringart.

According to King, the result of combining Samaung and BlackBerry may be more intense competition for mobile enterprise with the tandem of Apple and IBM. Under an agreement between the latest Apple mobile platforms used in conjunction with IBM applications and systems analysis of Big Data; for Apple objective of this partnership – the expansion of the number of corporate clients. This deal has already begun to bear fruit.

“Over time, I think, Apple and IBM will be able to start very effectively compete with BlackBerry», – the analyst added.

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