BlackBerry Motion Specs

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Released

Nov 17, 2017

Display

5.5-inch
1920 x 1080 px

Camera

12 MP Main
8 MP Selfie

Battery

4000 mAh

Storage

32GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
4GB RAM

OS

Android 8.0 Oreo

Description

The new BlackBerry Motion comes with a 5.5-inch Premium Anti-Scratch screen with a 1080 x 1920 resolution (FHD). The Snapdragon 625 SoC is under the hood which means the Motion is equipped with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 506 GPU. 4GB of RAM is inside. The battery will charge to 50% in just 40-minutes thanks to Quick Charge 3.0, and a fingerprint scanner is embedded in the home button. The handset is built with a hardened aluminum frame with soft touch material on back. Android 7.1 Nougat is pre-installed.

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Specs Compare

Display Benchmarks
Size:	5.5-inch
Resolution:	1920 x 1080 px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Technology:	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body:	71.00 %
Features:	Scratch-resistant glass (Dragontrail), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware Benchmarks
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor:	Octa-core, 2000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Adreno 506
RAM:	4GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage:	32GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS:	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Screenshots
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	4000 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable
Charging:	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera
Rear:	Single camera Camera samples
Main camera:	12 MP (PDAF)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Flash:	Dual LED
Video recording:	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Features:	HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front:	8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture:	1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	6.13 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches (155.8 x 75.5 x 8.12 mm)
Weight:	5.89 oz (167.0 g)
Materials:	Frame: Aluminum
Resistance:	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics:	Fingerprint (touch)
Features:	Notification light
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD):	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA

Multimedia Benchmarks
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	Wireless screen share
Radio:	FM

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.2
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB:	Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, OTG, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other:	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Availability
Officially announced:	Oct 09, 2017

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Alternative variants

BlackBerry Motion

for Sprint

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)

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