BlackBerry Leap:Review snippets from around the world

Clark Stott – May 2015 – blackberrystore.com.au@BBStoreAu

“The BlackBerry Leap sticks to that best-in-class keyboard experience”crackberry.com

Processor & Performance:Inside, the Leap shares exactly the same internals as the two-year-old Z10: a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus chip, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage.

“That S4 Plus chip is a red flag. It's ancient, at least in silicon years. Even so, it hums along nicely in the Leap, and I can't really complain about everyday performance.”

Overall:“The Leap is made by business for business: a serious-looking, reasonably priced device”

Camera:“The Leap's 8-megapixel main camera is surprisingly good considering the spec, and you gotta love that battery life.”

Keyboard“The newest all-touch BlackBerry maintains the status quo.”

Battery Life“With a much larger battery than the Z10, the Leap earns its keep as a workhorse. With moderate usage that stuck to business-oriented tasks, I was able to go two days before needing to recharge.”

LCD Screen:“The Leap’s screen doesn’t look out of its depth, and it was very responsive to touch.”

“Still, the Leap is likely to provide what you need from a business smartphone, particularly when it comes to handling email.”

The BlackBerry Leap is affordable, but not cheap. It looks expensive and sports a smart design and good battery life, but the processor is an oddity. Overall, it's a solid, rather impressive piece of kit.

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