<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Priv	I-Application
is	O
a	O
slider	O
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
leaks	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
CEO	O
John	O
Chen	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
pre-orders	O
opening	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Priv	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
BlackBerry-branded	O
smartphone	B-Application
that	O
does	O
not	O
run	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
proprietary	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
or	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
(	O
BB10	O
)	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
instead	O
uses	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
customized	O
with	O
features	O
inspired	O
by	O
those	O
on	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
phones	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
security	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
—	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
smartphone	B-Application
platforms	O
that	O
significantly	O
impacted	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
's	O
early	O
dominance	O
in	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
industry	O
—	O
the	O
company	O
sought	O
to	O
leverage	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
larger	O
ecosystem	O
of	O
software	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
devices	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
limited	O
to	O
native	O
BB10	O
apps	O
from	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
from	O
the	O
third-party	O
Amazon	O
Appstore	O
running	O
in	O
a	O
compatibility	O
subsystem	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
a	O
slide-out	O
physical	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
privacy-focused	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Priv	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
's	O
user	O
experience	O
for	O
incorporating	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
's	O
traditional	O
,	O
productivity-oriented	O
features	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
Android	B-Application
experience	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
notifications	O
feed	O
and	O
custom	O
e-mail	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
physical	O
keyboard	B-Device
did	O
not	O
perform	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
those	O
on	O
previous	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
's	O
performance	O
was	O
not	O
up	O
to	O
par	O
with	O
other	O
devices	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Priv	B-Application
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
more	O
expensive	O
than	O
similarly	O
equipped	O
devices	O
in	O
its	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
was	O
dominant	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
smartphone	B-Application
market	O
,	O
partially	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
market	O
share	O
within	O
the	O
enterprise	O
and	O
governmental	O
markets	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
struggled	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
worldwide	O
statistical	O
dominance	O
of	O
the	O
plethora	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
its	O
iPhone	B-Device
line	O
,	O
the	O
biggest	O
maker	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
being	O
Samsung	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facing	O
a	O
struggling	O
ecosystem	O
for	O
native	O
,	O
third-party	O
software	O
on	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
added	O
a	O
compatibility	O
layer	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
software	I-Application
to	O
the	O
OS	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
developers	O
to	O
repackage	O
their	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
for	O
distribution	O
on	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
manually	O
install	O
Android	B-Application
app	B-Application
packages	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Passport	I-Application
,	O
Amazon	O
Appstore	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
to	O
provide	O
an	O
additional	O
source	O
of	O
third-party	O
Android	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
CEO	O
John	O
S	O
.	O
Chen	O
hoped	O
that	O
Amazon	O
's	O
own	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
,	O
would	O
bolster	O
the	O
adoption	O
of	O
the	O
Amazon	O
store	O
and	O
attract	O
more	O
major	O
developers	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
's	O
ecosystem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
's	O
decision	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
phone	I-Application
of	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2014	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
's	O
device	O
head	O
Ron	O
Louks	O
proposed	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
construct	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
2015	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
's	O
device	O
head	O
Ron	O
Louks	O
briefly	O
presented	O
a	O
non-functioning	O
prototype	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
phone	O
that	O
featured	O
a	O
sliding	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
a	O
screen	O
curved	O
across	O
both	O
sides	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
that	O
was	O
unveiled	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
convention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
new	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
curved	O
device	O
leaked	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Venice	O
"	O
;	O
unlike	O
the	O
version	O
presented	O
at	O
MWC	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
now	O
shown	O
to	O
be	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
about	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
software	O
leaked	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
showing	O
a	O
"	O
stock	O
"	O
Android	B-Application
experience	O
augmented	O
with	O
ports	O
of	O
features	O
and	O
apps	O
from	O
BB10	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Hub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
leaks	O
,	O
Chen	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
during	O
a	O
September	O
2015	O
earnings	O
call	O
that	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
would	O
release	O
a	O
high-end	O
Android-based	O
device	O
,	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
(	O
standing	O
for	O
both	O
"	O
privilege	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
privacy	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
late	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chen	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
phone	I-Application
was	O
to	O
help	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
's	O
device	O
business	O
sustain	O
itself	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
have	O
some	O
really	O
committed	O
diehards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
"[take]	O
advantage	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
industry	O
can	O
offer	O
"	O
,	O
whilst	O
continuing	O
to	O
leverage	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
's	O
"	O
core	O
strength	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
promoted	O
certain	O
security	O
enhancements	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
build	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
,	O
which	O
include	O
utilizing	O
features	O
of	O
its	O
SoC	B-Architecture
to	O
embed	O
unchangeable	O
cryptographic	O
keys	O
in	O
the	O
device	O
hardware	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
validate	O
critical	O
boot	O
components	O
,	O
thus	O
establishing	O
a	O
"	O
root	O
of	O
trust	O
"	O
designed	O
to	O
foil	O
attempts	O
to	O
tamper	O
with	O
the	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Provided	O
by	O
grsecurity	O
)	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
also	O
promoted	O
that	O
storage	O
encryption	O
would	O
be	O
enabled	O
by	O
default	O
on	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
general	O
company	O
commitment	O
to	O
timely	O
patch	O
releases	O
for	O
known	O
Android	B-Application
security	O
vulnerabilities	O
,	O
subject	O
to	O
carrier	O
approval	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
stated	O
that	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
devices	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
co-exist	O
alongside	O
Android-based	O
devices	O
;	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
COO	O
Marty	O
Beard	O
explained	O
that	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
meet	O
"	O
very	O
high-end	O
security	O
needs	O
"	O
that	O
cannot	O
currently	O
be	O
met	O
by	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
while	O
Chen	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
platform	O
has	O
seen	O
adoption	O
in	O
enterprise	O
and	O
governmental	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chen	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
consider	O
dropping	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
if	O
his	O
company	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
port	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
security	O
features	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
has	O
not	O
released	O
any	O
new	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10-powered	O
devices	O
since	O
,	O
and	O
discontinued	O
its	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Priv	B-Application
features	O
a	O
,	O
1440p	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
is	O
slightly	O
curved	O
around	O
the	O
horizontal	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
can	O
be	O
slid	O
up	O
to	O
reveal	O
a	O
hardware	O
keyboard	B-Device
;	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Passport	I-Application
,	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
touch-sensitive	B-Device
and	O
can	O
register	O
sliding	O
gestures	O
across	O
its	O
keys	O
for	O
scrolling	O
,	O
text	O
selection	O
,	O
and	O
autocomplete	O
suggestions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Priv	B-Application
utilizes	O
a	O
hexa-core	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
808	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
with	O
3GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
four	O
low-power	O
Cortex-A53	O
cores	O
and	O
two	O
Cortex-A57	O
cores	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
non-removable	O
3420mAh	O
battery	O
which	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
claims	O
can	O
last	O
for	O
22-and-a-half	O
hours	O
of	O
"	O
mixed	O
use	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Priv	B-Application
includes	O
32GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
available	O
storage	O
using	O
a	O
microSD	O
card	O
up	O
to	O
2TB	O
in	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Priv	B-Application
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
5.1.1	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
a	O
month	O
after	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
"	O
stock	O
"	O
user	O
experience	O
customized	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
and	O
BlackBerry-developed	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
Hub	O
(	O
which	O
originates	O
from	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
)	O
aggregates	O
notifications	O
and	O
content	O
from	O
multiple	O
sources	O
and	O
allows	O
for	O
granular	O
management	O
of	O
messages	O
and	O
"	O
snoozing	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
time	O
,	O
location	O
or	O
network	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hub	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
accessed	O
alongside	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Search	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Search	I-Application
options	O
when	O
swiping	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Priv	B-Application
also	O
integrates	O
with	O
the	O
pre-existing	O
Android	B-Application
for	O
Work	O
suite	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
personal	O
and	O
work-oriented	O
data	O
on	O
a	O
device	O
to	O
be	O
segregated	O
(	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Balance	O
features	O
on	O
BB10	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late-April	O
2016	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
began	O
to	O
release	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
"	I-Application
;	O
along	O
with	O
features	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
(	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
permissions	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
systems	O
to	O
reduce	O
background	O
activity	O
when	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
not	O
being	O
physically	O
handled	O
to	O
conserve	O
battery	O
power	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
adds	O
S/MIME	B-Protocol
,	O
Slack	B-Protocol
,	O
Skype	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Pinterest	B-Application
support	O
to	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Hub	O
,	O
slide	O
input	O
on	O
the	O
physical	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
faster	O
autofocus	O
,	O
and	O
24fps	O
and	O
120fps	O
video	O
recording	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Priv	B-Application
was	O
not	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Priv	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
's	O
design	O
was	O
"	O
quite	O
good	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
thinness	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
two	O
halves	O
averted	O
it	O
from	O
feeling	O
"	O
top-heavy	O
"	O
when	O
its	O
keyboard	B-Device
was	O
in	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
keyboard	B-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
described	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
as	O
being	O
the	O
"	O
smartphone	B-Application
equivalent	O
of	O
a	O
Colonial	O
butter	O
churn	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
faster	O
to	O
type	O
on	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
virtual	O
keyboards	B-Device
,	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
had	O
a	O
larger	O
and	O
wider	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regards	O
to	O
performance	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
described	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
as	O
having	O
"	O
(	O
benchmarked	O
)	O
like	O
(	O
an	O
LG	B-Application
G4	I-Application
)	O
that	O
's	O
been	O
throttled	O
down	O
after	O
some	O
gaming	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
its	O
AnTuTu	O
scores	O
were	O
lower	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
felt	O
"	O
inexcusably	O
slow	O
"	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
reporting	O
instances	O
of	O
slow	O
or	O
unresponsive	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battery	O
life	O
was	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
remarking	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
outran	O
"	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5X	I-Device
,	O
6P	O
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
credited	O
its	O
aggressive	O
suppression	O
of	O
background	O
activity	O
as	O
improving	O
its	O
standby	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
survived	O
a	O
weekend	O
of	O
use	O
with	O
25%	O
capacity	O
still	O
remaining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
's	O
call	O
quality	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
clear	O
microphone	O
and	O
"	O
delivers	O
very	O
loud	O
maximum	O
speakerphone	O
and	O
earpiece	O
volume	O
with	O
zero	O
distortion	O
or	O
wobble.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Priv	B-Application
's	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
having	O
autofocus	O
issues	O
and	O
for	O
producing	O
washed-out	O
images	O
with	O
poor	O
contrast	O
and	O
low-light	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
software	O
for	O
staying	O
close	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
's	O
default	O
user	O
experience	O
while	O
providing	O
optional	O
enhancements	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
ship	O
with	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
Hub	O
was	O
also	O
praised	O
by	O
The	O
Verge	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
"	O
filter	O
all	O
of	O
[	O
their	O
notifications ]	O
in	O
a	O
million	O
different	O
ways	O
to	O
get	O
super	O
productive	O
views	O
of	O
what	O
you	O
need	O
to	O
get	O
done	O
really	O
quickly	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
supporting	O
all	O
services	O
and	O
for	O
not	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
archive	O
messages	O
from	O
Gmail	B-Application
within	O
the	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
noted	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
added	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
could	O
be	O
accomplished	O
with	O
widgets	O
on	O
other	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
felt	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
OS	O
were	O
useful	O
and	O
the	O
email	O
interface	O
was	O
"[trumping]	O
all	O
others	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
formatting	O
options	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
slower	O
than	O
the	O
Gmail	B-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
focus	O
on	O
user	O
privacy	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
not	O
running	O
very	O
deep	O
"	O
;	O
although	O
the	O
DTEK	O
app	O
and	O
its	O
privacy	O
suggestions	O
were	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
improvements	O
to	O
privacy	O
and	O
security	O
were	O
not	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
and	O
that	O
the	O
hardened	O
kernel	O
,	O
while	O
making	O
the	O
phone	O
more	O
secure	O
in	O
theory	O
,	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
externally	O
audited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
similarly	O
questioned	O
the	O
security	O
features	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
Android	B-Application
"	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
"	I-Application
allows	O
app	O
permissions	O
to	O
be	O
revoked	O
individually	O
(	O
a	O
function	O
not	O
implemented	O
by	O
DTEK	O
)	O
and	O
supports	O
device	O
encryption	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
using	O
Google	B-Application
services	O
requires	O
users	O
to	O
agree	O
to	O
data	O
collection	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
begin	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Priv	B-Application
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
price	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
recent	O
"	O
flagship	O
"	O
phones	O
with	O
better	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
while	O
commending	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
for	O
being	O
in	O
"	O
way	O
better	O
shape	O
with	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
than	O
it	O
was	O
with	O
any	O
of	O
its	O
BB10	O
devices	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
was	O
ultimately	O
described	O
by	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
passable	O
"	O
and	O
recommended	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	I-Device
as	O
a	O
cheaper	O
alternative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
really	O
good	O
phone	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
want	O
a	O
 [ hardware ] 	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
a	O
more	O
secure	O
Android	B-Application
experience	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
going	O
to	O
put	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
back	O
on	O
top	O
again	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
remarkable	O
"	O
debut	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
hardware	O
,	O
albeit	O
marred	O
by	O
its	O
performance	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
did	O
not	O
provide	O
specific	O
sales	O
numbers	O
for	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
,	O
only	O
stating	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
650,000	O
devices	O
during	O
the	O
fiscal	O
quarter	O
ending	O
February	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
these	O
numbers	O
were	O
down	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
projection	O
of	O
800,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unnamed	O
AT&T	O
executive	O
stated	O
to	O
CNET	O
that	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
customers	O
were	O
returning	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
believed	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
had	O
priced	O
the	O
Priv	B-Application
too	O
high	O
.	O
</s>
