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Just a day after putting its first ever Android smartphone for pre-registration, the Canadian smartphone maker lets us see the new handset in action in a 41 seconds Priv official video. The handset brings back the physical keyboard that BlackBerry loyalists have been used to.

It sports 5.4-inch QHD display,an 18-megapixel back camera, 3GB of RAM,32GB of internal memory expanded up to..wait for it..1TB(One terabyte) uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 1.8GHz processor and runs on the latest version of Google's Android operating system. Check out the Priv hands-on video from BlackBerry below.
              
According to BlackBerry,PRIV has the authentic BlackBerry keyboard, legendary security, streamlined communications and productivity, combined with the wide world of Google Play store apps. It has been engineered with the world's finest technology, and packaged in an ultra-thin, ergonomically perfect device with a keyboard hidden by SmartSlide technology.

BlackBerry has yet to officially reveal pricing for and availability of the Priv smartphone.