BlackBerry Priv Shipment Delayed To Week Of November 30

BlackBerry Priv, the latest Android-powered smartphone from the Canadian tech giant, is apparently facing high demand – so much that the company has delayed the shipping dates for new orders.

“The smartphone is expected to start shipping the week of November 30, 2015”, the BlackBerry online store says.

IBTimes reported that shipment of the said handset started from Nov. 6 for those who pre-ordered from the official store, while AT&T started selling it from its stores on the same day. 

A company representative told Mobile Syrup, “We’ve begun fulfilling shipments as of November 6, but due to demand we’ve phased shipments and this is for next wave.”

Priced at $699, the handset comes with 5.4-inches dual-curved screen with 1440x2560 resolution (~540 ppi). It is equipped with Qualcomm 8992 with 64 bit Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 and Quad-core 1.44 GHz CortexA53 (Snapdragon 808 Hexa-Core, 64 bit). It has 3 GB RAM, internal memory of 32 GB and “hot-swappable” MicroSD slot (up to 2TB). Camera is above average as it features 18 MP rear camera, while front camera is 2 MP. It comes with Li-Ion 3410 mAh battery that supports up to 22.5 hours.

The company diverted from its own Blackberry OS for the first time as a final attempt to remain relevant in the smartphone business, TechTimes reported. The Priv is the first Android smartphone from BlackBerry and going by the strong demand, more such handsets may soon follow.