BlackBerry Leap UK SIM-Free Smartphone

I love this phone. It looks good, it feels good. BlackBerry 10 is a fantastic Gesture based Operating System that is let down only by App Support from BlackBerry World and Amazon Appstore. If you are into fiddling about with the phone it IS able to run Google Play Store which solves this problem. BlackBerry Keyboard is amazing, and so far i have made no typing mistakes as it feels just like a BlackBerry physical keyboard from Years gone by. I was hesitant at first to buy this phone but now I am really glad I did. The phone is Blazing fast with a camera that could be a little bit better, but what do you expect from a Mid to Low range handset. BlackBerry Blend is another great feature that comes with BlackBerry 10. It allows you to use ALL of your device features from a PC, Mac, iPad or Android Tablet. These features include sending and receiving Text messages and BBM's to looking through the device file manager. Visit blackberry.com/blend to find out more. Overall this is a Fantastic phone that does not get enough credit

Got delivery quickly. So far I have spent about 25 hours attempting to connect the leap to my computer or to my old Blackberry smart phone. There appears to be no defect in the leap. 3 hours yesterday morning calling blackberry in America has not enabled access to BBID have tried at least 50 times to establish a password each time informs me that password is accepted then refuses to accept connection to my computer. I have not yet thrown the leap on fire or in nearest river but is coming close. I am sure from the little glimpses I get into the bits and pieces that it could be good but even Blackberry seem unable to help so far!

It is a new experience! have to put your thinking cap on to get to run it, But once you do GREAT. all the help you need is in help files, even a training course in very basics to first show you how it's done, then you practice it, and it then tells you when you have got it right. Once connected to the net it becomes easier to get more detailed information, and of course more help. For me battery run time is not a problem, I am not into games and forever checking for mail etc. My Leap has now been running for 5 days and still 50% charged, I know others will get through a charge in the 25 hours given by Blackberry, but boy you will be really, really working... Downside? putting a screensaver on the face, made a mess of the first one, used lens wipe to clean the glass then lint free cloth, put the screen on, and air pockets to get rid of and dust particles, scraped the first one and put the second one on, can I get it straight? No, so it's on crooked, and it will stay that way. Phone calls are crisp and clear from a number of locations in my area and further out into the countryside, with minimal signal, and still the calls crisp and clear, and while out in the country I tried the camera in woodland, took great shots, I even got the dog's picture as response time from touching the shot button was instantaneous, really good for an 8Mgp camera. Could not be more pleased with it, well built and firm to the touch, try it, you will like it. My Samsung S4 is now retired after three years of use, and looking for a new home with one of the children.

So the phone is not bad , had it for couple of days so i can't say much overall the display is nice and responsive , the phone is not slow, the OS is interesting i'm still getting used to it. One thing i don't like is that you have to pay for Messenger PRO if you want to send Photos to other people... i mean what the... also if you want to view certain notifications from BB hub like Instagram notifications you also need to pay for Instagram PRO, and not to mention that the IG app horrible for BB OS, and FB app does not do anything it just redirects you to a website. Overall this is a good phone for less than 100£, but the key word here is PHONE, camera is bad and app availability is very limited, but emails and texts are very easy to use also calls sound very nice. So yeah at the price of 80£ this is a good bargain. (UPDATE) a week in - This is a very ANTISOCIAL Operating System. Note - do not buy BB if its not Fully Android , unless you intend to just read e-mails and make phone calls......

i got this phone to replace an old z10, this was a small upgrade but was well worth it, the software is just easy to use, the keyboard is well presented and is a ease to use when texting or emailing. the browser is fast when connected using 4g. i like the fact that blackberry have kept it simple and saw that there operating system works and have kept faith in it. has far as apps go, yes you can’t get as many as you possibly like but for a work phone this won’t let you down, the battery life i get out of this is 2-3 days and that’s using either using wi-fi or data roaming to respond to incoming messages etc. overall a good quality designed phone and i am glad to have kept faith in blackberry and at the price i paid a good investment.

Didn’t work. It didn’t take the SIM card

Think twicw before buying this phone. Official support is due to end on 01-01-2020. At the time of writing, Onedrive has stopped working on both my Blackberries. The app appears to log into Onedrive but is unable to retrieve any directories. THe issue appears to be deprected APIs. I've done all the remedial actions advised by Microsoft including re-installing the app, but it would seem the app may be unsupported now.

I'm really pleased with this phone. I've used iPhone 4s for three years and got bored with it. I looked at the iPhone six and just saw more of the same old iPhone. Boring! The Leap has the best battery which actually lasts all day with heavy use. I'm really pleased as my iPhone used to die several times a day. The siri type Assistant seems to be more intelligent. The price was excellent too with it being £199 compared with about £500-£600 for an iPhone 6. I was very weary about buying a BlackBerry as the guy in the Vodafone shop tried to put my off but I'm glad I stuck with my instinct.

Update!: A lot of android apps do work. There are alternative app stores you can download and use. The only one I trust (since you will have to download a technically un-trusted apk image) is the site apkpure. I used another one and it was sketch. This site keeps everything up to date, it will update your apps, and its easy to use. I feel like its better than the play store, but thats just me. I was able to install: Google Maps (yeah I know lol) Mapquest, Amazon Music, Facebook Lite, and Messenger Lite. Instagram will install but will hang on the login screen- go figure. You can still go onto the instagram website to use it. The browser is so fast and optimized on this device- its a breeze using it. No lag at all in the browser. It seems like it wasn't actually unlocked, but it was a former ATT phone. I have ATT, so it was ok, otherwise I would have probably needed to jump through hoops to get it to work or return the phone. Pros: Outside of that, its actually pretty solid. The OS is stable. The call quality is insane, my fiance and I noticed how good our calls sound now. The speaker is loud, and the ear piece is also loud. I've read reviews about the screen being low quality, yet it I felt it is very high. A lot of the reviews talk very poorly of the 8 megapixel camera, these are not true. I have another phone with an 8 MP sensor, and this phone beats the image quality hands down. It has a good lens on it. Videos actually come out very nice. You can access the SIM and SD cards very easily. The browser is fast, loads all sites faster than my tablets using chrome. Audio is nice. Phone ships with earbuds headphones w/ mic attached to them. Navigation actually works, and when it does it works well (look below at cons for more comments). Its a secure device. There's a reason the secret service prefers the use of this company's phones. 80 Bucks gives you a lot. You get more than your money's worth. Cons: The apps are pretty much non-existent. You can install Android apps, and it comes with two app stores. There are applications that can replace the interface to a lot of website (ie facebook, instagram, etc). Yet they either come off not that good, or the Android apps can't install well because of Google's intertwined application layers, or both app stores just dont have them. If you can use you site on a browser (facebook, instagram) then its probably much better than downloading anything to use. The size of the phone is large. Its beefy, its thick, and its a bit heavy. Yet you can tell that it is built very well, the back has a rubber grip. They sell cases, but this phone makes me feel like a case is almost not needed. It is sturdy. You cannot remove the battery, its sealed in the phone unfortunately =( The interface is different, and the OS is different. Its takes getting used to, but I was able to zip through it in an hour. The navigation works very well. There seems to be something on the end of BlackBerry (RIM) where the servers don't connect fast or there is latency. Sometimes it take a bit for it to figure out a route. But when it does figure out a route, most of the time, it is fast. Faster than google maps, and faster than apples. I feel the navigation is better than apples. Sometimes you have to go to the settings and turn off the traffic routing assistance option. There are more options for the maps application than most, so its a bit more complicated. The reviews for this device are all over the place. Some reviews claiming the camera is good, other ones claiming its poor. etc etc. It almost feels like a lot of the reviews are just biased against Blackberry for some reason. I rather enjoy my apps not crashing, and my calls sounding clean/pristine. I personally don't care for all the app glimmer of Android, if the OS can't even make a good call, or change volume when its supposed to. This is a solid phone. The quality is up there to Apple's standard, maybe even more. There is disdain for BlackBerry, but these products are workhorses. The OS is good. Must buy if you are looking for a low cost phone that will exceed your expectations.

Ho comprato questo telefono come regalo per mia mamma.Che non vuole passare ad altro produttore ama il blackberry.Aveva il vecchio modello classico.Volevo un po' erudirla alle nuove tecnologie.,anche perché lo schermo è molto più ampio e secondo me può leggere meglio mail sms etc.Dopo 3 mesi di utilizzo le è caduto,e si è rotto l'angolo in basso dello schermo.Come solidità non è un granché. A mia mamma ho installato poche app (Facebook ad esempio non la usa piu).Rispetto alle impostazioni di fabbrica ho aggiunto wathsapp e Google maps oltre alle configurazione della mail mi sono accorta che lagga un po'.

I had this phone for about 2 months before the loud speaker half died on me and everything became distorted. item was sent back and refunded (5 starts for the company) this phone is made is Mexico, so thats great for anyone that tries not to buy china made stuff. this phone works on the blackberry software but you can download amazon apps on it via the amazon store. it can take a little while to get used the layout but it does come with a tutorial

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