Balanced Review - Canada's National Post

Despite the low price, the Leap is undeniably a BlackBerry. Build quality is solid. At 5.67 x 2.87 x .37 inches, it sits comfortably in the hand, and at 170 grams (6 oz), it�s not too heavy to handle. I found it easy to operate one-handed; the textured back and non-slip sides cut down the risk of drops.

The screen is very good: a clear and bright edge-to-edge 5 inch, 1280 x 720 HD display (294 pixels per inch, if you�re counting) with 24 bit colour and 16:9 aspect ratio. It can�t hold a candle to the Blackberry Passport�s display, of course, but it�s quite respectable, and good value for the price. The company did save a few bucks on some of the innards here and there to maintain the price point; for example, there�s no Near Field Communications (NFC), meaning many mobile payment mechanisms won�t work, and there�s no SlimPort for HDMI output, but it�s still a very well configured phone.

The cameras are fairly basic, with an 8 MP auto-focus rear camera with 5X digital zoom, flash, video image stabilization and 1080p HD video, and a 2 MP fixed focus front camera with 3X digital zoom and 720p video. Images were decent, and there was little shutter lag. The operating system has some clever photo features built in, such as Time Shift, which quickly snaps a series of images so you can capture that one moment when everyone�s eyes were open.

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The price is not low in india. The phone is good but it will never hit in india until BlackBerry understands the prices of their devices.

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Originally Posted by girinath

The price is not low in india. The phone is good but it will never hit in india until BlackBerry understands the prices of their devices.

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This is a Canadian review. Why would the author care to mention anything about India?

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This is a Canadian review. Why would the author care to mention anything about India?

I know that bit I don't talking about india where it won't sell good due to the price. It is not considered for canada though

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Originally Posted by girinath

I know that bit I don't talking about india where it won't sell good due to the price. It is not considered for canada though

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Perhaps with time, there will be some discounting in India to make it more affordable to more people... It's a great Phone!

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The problem with exporting to India is that there are too many hidden and corrupt taxes that makes it's way through before the phone is in the users hand. BlackBerry is probably selling their phones at the cheapest possible price before making it to India. You can't blame BlackBerry for not trying.

Originally Posted by girinath

The price is not low in india. The phone is good but it will never hit in india until BlackBerry understands the prices of their devices.

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Originally Posted by thymaster

The problem with exporting to India is that there are too many hidden and corrupt taxes that makes it's way through before the phone is in the users hand. BlackBerry is probably selling their phones at the cheapest possible price before making it to India. You can't blame BlackBerry for not trying.

That's pretty offensive. How can you have "corrupt" taxes? If this is the case every country has corrupt taxes.

There is nothing hidden either. Duties for importing electronic goods is high period. That is why the Chinese companies, Samsung etc are building factories so they can price their phones cheaper.

Unless BlackBerry's contract manufacturer either has or builds a factory in India the prices will remain high.

And the people are just going to have to accept the reality and stop the whining and ********.

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