Early indicators were already shaky. BlackBerry in April reported selling 600,000 phones in its fiscal fourth quarter that ended February 29, well below expectations of 850,000 for the quarter -- and below the 700,000 it sold in the preceding quarter. Still, BlackBerry insisted that the company was still on the path to profitability this year. BlackBerry CEO John Chen may be inching closer to dumping hardware. AT&T offered a more detailed account of why the Priv has disappointed. BlackBerry and the carrier expected to see demand for an Android phone with a physical keyboard. Instead, most of the buyers were BlackBerry loyalists, the executive said. Those faithful, however, struggled with the transition from the BlackBerry operating system to the Android operating system, leading to a higher-than-expected rate of return.
BlackBerry's decision to market the phone as a high-end device also hurt its prospects, the executive said, The Priv initially sold unlocked for $699, above the starting price of medieval flowers on black iphone case the iPhone 6S, which sells for $650, Few premium phones have fared well beyond devices from Apple and Samsung, "There isn't much volume growth in the premium segment, where Apple and Samsung dominate," the executive said, A spokesman for BlackBerry wasn't available for comment, The assessment doesn't bode well for the future of BlackBerry's phones, CEO John Chen said in October that the company would exit the phone business, which has been on life support for years, if it cannot turn a profit in 2016..
BlackBerry also has planned to continue with its Android strategy. In January, Chen said he expected one -- and potentially two -- devices this year running on Google's software. The company isn't investing in hardware powered by the BlackBerry operating sytem, though. The comments are particularly telling given that AT&T has stood by BlackBerry for years. Shortly after Chen took over in 2013, then-AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega publicly threw its support behind the company. "We're supporting their efforts to continue being a viable supplier," de la Vega said at the time.
AT&T was medieval flowers on black iphone case the first US carrier to sell the Priv, followed by Verizon and T-Mobile, Verizon and T-Mobile representatives declined to comment on Priv sales, This article also appears in Spanish, Read: BlackBerry Priv: 'batallando' por mantenerse a flote en AT&T, An executive at carrier partner AT&T admits the Priv phone is "really struggling" and suffers a disappointing rate of returns, Using the Android operating system apparently isn't enough to turn BlackBerry's Priv into a success, BlackBerry's supporters are starting to waver..
Samsung's fifth "Active" phone is here! The Galaxy S7 Active carries on the tradition of a sturdier offshoot to the flagship Galaxy S line. This S7 Active shares almost all the Galaxy S7's features, but gives you even more -- it bumps up battery life (by a lot) and adds a handy key you can map to any app. Samsung usually targets fitness buffs with its Active phones, but really, the sturdier, scratch-resistant device is good for anyone who doesn't want to worry about stuff like this. Unlike the Galaxy S6 Active, which offered a degree of waterproofing not found in the Galaxy S6 flagship, the S7 and S7 Active are both water-resistant.
