Better late than never, right? Now that BlackBerry has finally decided to jump on the Android bandwagon, people are waiting to see whether or not that’ll be enough to save the company from extinction. Obviously, we’ll have to wait until the BlackBerry PRIV is actually released before we know for certain, but if this official demonstration video is anything to go by, I’d say there’s a pretty good chance that the PRIV saves BlackBerry’s handset business.
Earlier today we saw Carphone Warehouse give us a quick hands-on with the upcoming BlackBerry PRIV, one that was much better than that awkward demo their CEO gave us a few weeks ago. In either case, if you’re looking for something a little more official, BlackBerry has uploaded their own PRIV demo, an introduction of sorts, highlighting the phone’s exclusive new features. At 41 seconds the video isn’t long, but we do get to see BlackBerry’s new shortcuts, BlackBerry Hub, and physical keyboard gestures (look at the flicka da wrist!). In other words, it’s just enough to get our mouths watering. See for yourself. Keep in mind the video is unlisted (meaning even if you were subscribed to BlackBerry’s YouTube channel, you wouldn’t have been notified it was uploaded) and was only sent out to those who signed up for BlackBerry’s PRIV newsletter. If you haven’t — and you planned on picking up this phone — you may want to do that now.