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"The Blackberry Passport is the worst thing to have happened to our relationship" - My wife Apparently I can't put this phone down. So here's the scoop: I've never really cared for phones. I only ever got my late iPhone 4S because I had started a job at an app development company and was told showing up with my Palm Trio would be embarrassing. Four years later: My wife upgraded to an iPhone 6S and the new-phone envy started to get to me. I decided to purchase the one phone that struck a cord with me: the Blackberry Passport. At nearly half the cost of an iphone (we buy our phones outright, and use Ting service to save money in the long run) i decided it was worth a shot. I love this phone, but here are some of the things I didn't anticipate: 1. It took me about a week to get used to typing on a physical keyword, and after nearly a month with it, I'm not convinced yet that I'm any faster than the digital keyboard I was so familiar with. So for me, I'd say the physical keyboard is a bit of a wash. 2. There is a sound associated with typing on a physical keyboard. So if you are like me, writing this review on your phone while your wife sleeps next to you... it can be pretty annoying to hear constant clicks. A downside to a nice tactile and audible feedback. 3. No more consistent one handed operation. I've got large hands, and for the most part I'm using two hands on this thing. 4. How much people love to hate on Blackberry. "I thought they were dead" is my most common response to showing off the phone. Because there seems to be so much hate I enjoy leaving the "sent from my Blackberry" stock email signature. Keener neener. Here are some of the things that pleasantly surprised me: 1. How awesome the Blackberry operating system is. 2. How quickly I could find answers to any blackberry related questions I had with a simple google search. 3. How much I love having the ability to scoll through Web pages and online articles with the keyboard. 4. How crystal clear the screen is. 5. How well it fit in my pocket. Hope that helps.