BlackBerry Priv now available in more European countries

Starting today, the BlackBerry Priv is available for purchase on three more European markets - Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain. The three countries join Germany and the UK, where the Android slider has been available for a while now. The price is the same as in Germany - €779.

We're talking about BlackBerry's official store here, you might be able to find the Priv in other countries, just not straight from the Canadian company's store. France is still left out, however, but the Priv is coming, albeit later this year.

The Priv is BlackBerry first Android-running smartphone, featuring a 5.4-inch QHD AMOLED display, Snapdragon 808 chipset and an 18MP camera. If you're still undecided, it might be wise to check out our detailed review of the handset before heading out to the store.

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Huawei Honor 5X coming to the US at the end of this month for $200

The Huawei Mate 8 was the star of Huawei's CES event, but the Huawei Honor 5X got an event of its own later on. It's coming to the US at the end of this month at $200, available from Amazon, Newegg and HiHonor.

"Inspired by the shape and design of the famous Guggenheim Museum Bilbao," the Honor 5X has an aluminum alloy body that has been polished by diamonds with ceramic coating brushed on using a special technique. That's a premium manufacturing process on a surprisingly affordable phone.

The phone comes with a 5.5" 1080p screen, an IPS LCD. Running EMUI 3.1 on top of Android 5.1 Lollipop, the 5X is powered by Snapdragon 615 with 2GB of RAM and 16GB storage (plus up to 128GB with a microSD card).

A 13MP camera with f/2.0 aperture and 28mm wide-angle lens is paired with a SmartImage 3.0 image processor and shoots 1080p video. The selfie camera on the front is wider, 22mm lens, with 5MP sensor and f/2.4 aperture.

Besides the metal body of the Huawei Honor 5X (which comes in Gold, Grey or Silver), the phone has a fingerprint reader on the back. The 5X is a dual-SIM phone with LTE connectivity.

Again, it will be available in the US from January 31 for $200. Don't be surprised if you don't see a lot of Huawei logos, the company is trying to establish "Honor" as a brand in its own right.

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