After rounds of match ups pitting flagship devices against each other we are just days away from crowning this year’s Mobile Madness winner. The finalists are the BlackBerry Passport and the OnePlus One. The BlackBerry Passport beat the Motorola Droid Turbo, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and HTC One M9 to reach this final round. While the OnePlus One fended off the Apple iPhone 6, Samsung Galaxy S6, and BlackBerry Classic to claim a finalist spot. Who will win? Both the BlackBerry Passport and OnePlus One are unconventional flagships. The Passport sports a square but work-friendly form factor and the OnePlus One claims the title of “The Flagship Killer” and does not even have the support of a traditional distribution channel (i.e., carriers and in-store availability). So who will it be readers? The BlackBerry Passport or the OnePlus One? You decide! BlackBerry Passport

BlackBerry returned to its more premium roots. The BlackBerry Passport has a bizarre design, though it’s one that I am fascinated with, and offers a three-row QWERTY keyboard, a super sharp display and a metal frame. It feels solid and looks admittedly corporate, which is fine for a device targeted at the enterprise, but how does it function? I’ve been using the BlackBerry Passport for the past couple of weeks and am ready to share my opinions… read more. OnePlus One

More than half way through this year, and we can already accurately predict which big phones will be on many end-of-year lists. Devices like the Galaxy S5, HTC One (M8) and the LG G3. We’re expecting other high profile phones to hit the market this fall, too, rounding out what will likely be remembered as one of the strongest years in mobile ever. But there’s another device people are excitedly talking about, a dark horse that’s rising from the smartphone ether, and it’s already showing tremendous promise. Maybe you’ve heard of it? The OnePlus One is this year’s so-called “flagship killer,” and it has many mobile nerds gawking… read the full review

BlackBerry - Passport OnePlus - OnePlus One Display Size 4.5-inch, 1440 x 1440 pixel display (453 ppi) 5.5-inch, 1080 x 1920 pixel display (401 ppi) Resolution X 1440 1080 Resolution Y 1440 1920 Display Type N/A LTPS IPS with TOL Operating System BlackBerry OS 10.3 CyanogenMod 11S on Android 4.4 Processor 2.2GHz Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2.5GHz Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 RAM 3GB 3GB Storage 32GB 16GB

64GB External Storage Yes No External Storage Specs Micro SD up to 128GB Main Camera (Back) 13MP 13MP Secondary Camera (Front) 2MP 5MP Networks FD-LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20

HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5/6, 8

Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900) GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900

LTE: Bands: 1/3/4/7/17/38/40

WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/8 Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 4.1 Battery 3450mAh 3100 mAh NFC Yes Yes Connectivity 3.5mm Headphone jack

Micro USB

Miracast

Wi-Fi Direct 3.5mm Headphone jack

Micro USB Sensors Accelerometer

Ambient light

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Time of Flight (ToF) Accelerometer

Ambient light

Gyroscope

Proximity GPS A-GPS

GPS

S-GPS Digital compass

GLONASS

GPS Height 198 mm (7.80 inches) 152.9 mm (6.02 inches) Width 90.3 mm (3.56 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) Depth 0.36 mm (0.01 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz) Colors Black Black, White Supported Audio Formats MP3, MKA, AAC, AMR, F4V, WAV, MP2PS, MP2TS, AWB, OGG, FLAC MP3, AAC, AMR, OGG, M4A, MID, WMA, FLAC, APE, AAC, WAV Supported Video Formats 3GP, 3GP2, M4A, M4V, MOV, MP4, MKV, MPEG-4, AVI, ASF, WMV, WMA MP4, H.263, H.264, RMVB, FLV720P Other Features FM Radio In The Box N/A N/A

Voting for this round will run though March 31. The winner will be announced April. No April Fools joke, promise. Take Our Poll First Round:

March 11(play-in round) HTC One M9 Vs LG G3 March 12 Winner of the play-in round (HTC One M9) Vs iPhone 6 Plus March 13 Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Vs Lumia 930-Series March 14 Moto X (2014) Vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 March 15 Motorola Droid Turbo Vs BlackBerry Passport March 16 LG G Flex 2 Vs Sony Xperia Z3 March 17 Nexus 6 Vs BlackBerry Classic March 18 iPhone 6 Vs OnePlus One March 19 Galaxy S6 Vs Galaxy Note Edge

Second Round:

March 20 Winner of March 12

(HTC One M9) Vs Winner of March 13 (Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge) March 21 Winner of March 14

(Samsung Galaxy Note 4) Vs Winner of March 15

(BlackBerry Passport) March 22 Winner of March 16

(Sony Xperia Z3) Vs Winner of March 17

(BlackBerry Classic) March 23 Winner of March 18

(OnePlus One) Vs Winner of March 19

(Samsung Galaxy S6)

Final Four:

March 24-26 Winner of March 20 (HTC One M9) Vs Winner of March 21 (BlackBerry Passport) March 26-28 Winner of March 22 (BlackBerry Classic) Vs Winner of March 23 (OnePlus One)

Final: