True to its name, the BlackBerry Passport has been traveling the world since its launch, surprising and delighting users the world over with a package that reviewers say “demands attention,” combining cutting-edge tech with peerless mobile productivity features. Read these 16 reviews, from top publications from every corner of the globe, that praise the Passport's 1,440x1,440 pixel screen, touch-enabled keyboard, productivity software features, and more.
2. "BlackBerry is serious about
competing for the enterprise
customer…
The BlackBerry Passport is not
lacking in any single area [and
offers] an experience unlike
anything else out there. Easily
the finest hardware keyboard
ever created for a mobile
device… 9.5/10.”
-Matthew Miller, ZDNet, (US)
3. "BlackBerry has taken a bold step with
the Passport, breaking convention to
create something that is neither
an evolution of a previous device
or replicating market trends set by its
competitors . . . Overall, 9/10.
BlackBerry doing what it does best,
brilliantly.”
-Anthony Cuthbert,International Business Times, (UK)
4. "If you want a powerful piece of kit excellent at multitasking with a gorgeous keyboard, brilliant
battery, and an excellent notifications hub and market-leading security, then you could do A LOT
worse than the BlackBerry Passport.”
-Richard Goodwin, Know Your Mobile(UK)
5. “BlackBerry Passport is a productivity
monster . . . It’s a beautiful, well-built
device . . . The technology is brilliant . . .
I can effortlessly write 50+ emails a day
without a disclaimer apologizing for
typos and auto-corrects.”
-Celebrity Chef Tyler Florence, (interview) (US)
6. “One of the most interesting and unique
devices the company has ever made . . . Truly
innovative, truly unique, and just different . . .
It's refreshing to see a new product such as the
BlackBerry Passport.”
-Al Sacco, CIO, (US)
7. “For those of you who want to be productive on the go, there’s no better choice than BlackBerry.
The Passport is proof of excellent craftsmanship and the keyboard makes you feel that you hold a
remarkable mix of classic features and modern design . . .
Passport owners have
every reason to be
proud of this phone.”
-Bogdan Popa, Softpedia,(Romania)
8. “Simply put, the BlackBerry Passport is a fantastic device that ranks right up there with the best
phones I’ve used this year. It’s made for someone who has owned a BlackBerry before and wants
to fall in love with it all over again. There really is nothing else in the market quite like the
BlackBerry Passport.”
-Abbas Jaffar Ali, tbreak, (UAE)
9. “You have to admit that the BlackBerry Passport is the only truly innovative smartphone of 2014 . . . If productivity
matters to you, if you like physical QWERTY keyboards and the wide screen makes perfect sense to you – then the
BlackBerry Passport should be in your pocket . . . This is BlackBerry’s comeback smartphone.”
-Ivor Soans, TECH2, (India)
10. "The Passport is perfect for people who need their phones to do a lot of work, email, reading, and
business stuff . . . who have both a smartphone and a work BlackBerry that they'd like to
consolidate into one device.“
-Mike Bird, Business Insider,(UK)
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12. "By offering such a radically different device—making it a real niche product—this could give
the company enough momentum to continue down the right path. At first glance, the
Passport does not disappoint at all. On the contrary, I think one can successfully write the
script of BlackBerry’s future—one that is based on innovation and the search of its own
roots.”
-Orlando Gomez, Portafolio,(Colombia)
13. “Few devices combine metal accents, chassis and
plastic to such a high level. Everything from the solid
body, to the slightly curved glass and metal frets
between keys oozes quality and craftsmanship, and
gives you piece of mind that this device will keep on
going even with the most careless of business folk.”
-Cam Bunton, PhoneDog,(US)
14. “With its bold design, the [BlackBerry Passport]
draws attention at a time when manufacturers
are shamelessly copying each other, mimicking
shapes, sizes, and styles. From a hardware point
of view, the Passport already has its place in
history.”
-Fabricio Victorino, TechTudo, (Brazil)
15. “So what’s the one reason you should consider a Passport?
You can actually get yourself a Passport for no other reason
than simply because you like it.
You like how it feels in your hand. You like how you’re
suddenly not reaching for your tablet half as much. (In my
case, not at all.)
You like how it makes you feel serious about your B2B
communications again.
And most of all . . . because you like being the one who owns
the BlackBerry Passport.
You like it because it fits your personality, and that’s okay.
Be bold.”
-Peter Farquhar, Business Insider, (Australia)
16. “Internet people love hyperbole . . . I don’t like
using hyperbole, but ironically there’s no other
way to describe BlackBerry’s Passport other
than: a square-screened device that is the best
phone ever… for business.
It’s not average and it’s not just great, it really is
a brilliant phone.”
-Steven Norris, Gearburn,(South Africa)
17. “The BlackBerry Passport is the smallest and
most compact acceptable-sized mobile office
I've seen . . . From the moment you put it on
the table at a meeting, you are making a
statement that you are serious about all
things professional.”
-Trevor Davies, The Mirror, (UK)