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Buy BlackBerry Priv Unlocked Version from Walmart at $699

The Android phone from BlackBerry is now making it to the Walmart in United States. If you are a BlackBerry fan and wanna try out who does Android fair, then head to Walmart store near your location or order it online.BlackBerry Priv

Remember, it’s the BlackBerry Priv STV100-1 model that you will get at a price of $699.99 and currently only available as a pre-order with shipping beginning a couple of days ahead of Christmas. So this is perfect time for you to gift it to someone. The asking price is for the unlocked variant of BlackBerry Priv which means you are free to add any carrier that you want.

Alongside with the device, you can add Walmart’s Product Care Plan through which you get protection covering costly repairs, normal wear and tears and repairs which are not covered by OEM. For two years plan it will cost you $99.00 but that’s optional.

So, here is what we have on BlackBerry Priv as goes with technical specifications –

BlackBerry Priv Specifications
Display: 5.4 Inch 2560 x 1440 pixels touchscreen display
SoC: Octa Core Snapdragon 808 processor
3 GB RAM
GPU: Adreno 418
Software: Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS
Dual SIM: No
Main Camera: 18 MP rear camera with LED Flash
Front Camera: 2 MP front facing camera
Storage: 32 GB Internal + Micro SD card slot support up to 64 GB
Connectivity: 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, Bluetooth v4.0, WiFi 802.11 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi tether
Battery: 3410 mAh Li-Polymer battery
aGPS, FM Radio, 3.5 mm audio jack, micro USB v2.0
Sensor: Gravity Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Light Sensor

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Verizon BlackBerry Priv gets Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Update – Official

The big red carrier has finally rolled out the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OTA update to BlackBerry Priv.

Last year launched BlackBerry Priv smartphone on Verizon has been now upgraded to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. When launched, the BlackBerry Priv was running on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.blackberry-priv

Verizon BlackBerry Priv

Actually the Android 6.0.1 roll began last week as it was already available to some users. And its just today that Verizon has officially confirmed the software update availability.

This update brings major feature addition of VoLTE support. This means that you will be now able to make calls over WiFi network if the cellular network is now available.

Its also said that the the update also brings out BlackBerry Keyboard improvement and ability to sort apps based on business and personal use.

Altogether the Android Nougat includes 250 improvements overall but we just have listed top 10 Nougat features.

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The update is available for download via Over the Air. You should have received the update notification on your device notification panel. If you haven’t then you can force check for it manually by going through Settings > About Phone and then tap on Software Update. You will require a working Internet connection for this.

Source: Verizon