BlackBerry Motion review

Introduction

As BlackBerry continues to release BlackBerry hardware, the company is slowly reestablishing itself in the smartphone industry. Even in the beginning of 2018, we still encounter a large number of people who don't know that BlackBerry is relevant again.
We can't blame them since BlackBerry hasn't been spending excessive amounts of money on advertising. Maybe those who have seen the BlackBerry KEYone in carrier stores might somewhat remember they saw a BlackBerry "in a store that one time

Brand recognition aside, the BlackBerry Motion has a standard set of hardware: A Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, 4GB of RAM, and a 5.5-inch Full HD screen. The BlackBerry Motion does stand out in a couple of aspects: it has a large 4,000 mAh battery, and it is IP67 water resistant. We're glad to see that the BlackBerry Motion's hardware is pretty sharp-looking and instantly recognizable among a selection of smartphones that already look very similar.

BlackBerry Motion key features

• Body: Brushed aluminum frame, soft touch material on the back, stylish design, IP67 rating.
• Display: 5.5-inch IPS LCD, 1920x1080px resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio 403 ppi, DragonTrail Glass with anti-scratch nano-diamond coating.
• Rear camera: 12MP camera, PDAF, f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, HDR, 4K recording @ 30fps, 1080p @ 30fps with video stabilization (EIS), multi-frame low light enhancement.
• Front camera: 8MP fixed focus, f/2.2 aperture, 1.12 um pixels, 1080p @ 30fps, 84° field of view.
• OS/Software: Android 7.1.2 Nougat; BlackBerry Apps suite.
• Chipsets: 14nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 CPU - octa-core 2.0GHz Cortex-A53, Adreno 506 GPU.
• Memory: 4GB RAM / 32GB RAM.
• Battery: 4,000 mAh (sealed) with Quick Charge 3.0 support.
• Connectivity: Single or Dual SIM configurations; LTE-A Category 9 450/50 Mbps, USB-C (v2.0); Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 or 5 GHz); GPS; NFC; USB-OTG; Bluetooth 4.2.
• Misc: Fingerprint reader embedded into home button; bottom-firing loudspeaker; 3.5mm headphone jack; earbuds with tips included.