ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 29REVIEWspecifications, there are high-end options out there
for less than £100 more.
Design
BlackBerry is remembered for its mid-2000s heyday
when handsets like the Bold 9900 were strictly
business looking and felt close to indestructible.
The Motion is going to pick up scratches, dents and
maybe a smashed screen like any other phone might,
but it does feel solid with its aluminium frame, a nice
addition at the price point.
Unlike the DTEK50 and DTEK60, TCL and BB
Mobile’s other all-touchscreen BlackBerry phones,
the Motion feels premium. It is slightly larger than
the KeyOne and boasts a 5.5in display.
The bottom bezel is a tad chunky but houses
capacitive navigation buttons that you can’t swap
over as they are backlit, specific symbols. A physical
button integrates a fingerprint sensor and an
unsubtle bit of BlackBerry branding. The top bezel
is slimmer with camera and LED notification light if
you long for the retro BlackBerry vibe.
BlackBerry’s mappable convenience key is now
on the right edge next to the power button, while
you’ll also find a headphone jack (hooray), downward
facing speaker and camera with flash. The back also
has a Kevlar-esque texture that is less pronounced
than on the KeyOne, but is still a great addition for
grip and also doesn’t show fingerprints like so many
other phones do. It charges via USB-C and has an
attractive textured detail to the metallic silver bumper.
We also like how the phone curves over at the top