Meet BlackBerry KEY2 Smartphone with Physical Keyboard Under a 4.5 Inch Screen
There's a new BlackBerry smartphone named Blackberry Key2, the latest effort to revive the once-dominant brand.
The BlackBerry Key2 was unveiled Thursday in New York by TCL Communication, the Chinese manufacturer which took over the rights to the smartphone brand from the Canadian tech firm in 2016.
The BlackBerry Key2 was unveiled Thursday in New York by TCL Communication, the Chinese manufacturer which took over the rights to the smartphone brand from the Canadian tech firm in 2016.
The Key2 builds on last year's KeyOne (aka Mercury), which was the first BlackBerry phone released under a licensing deal with Chinese manufacturer TCL Communication.
The key2 smartphone features a 4.5-inch HD display, a Snapdragon 660 processor, 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage (128GB on the black version), and packing a 3500mAh hour battery, as well a new, larger and more intelligent keyboard.
Blackberry Key 2 Specifications
Blackberry hasn’t been selling much devices of late compared to other OEM’s probably because their price tag is too high.
The key2 smartphone features a 4.5-inch HD display, a Snapdragon 660 processor, 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage (128GB on the black version), and packing a 3500mAh hour battery, as well a new, larger and more intelligent keyboard.
Blackberry Key 2 Specifications
- Operating System Android 8.1 Oreo
- Display 4.5-inch, 1620×1080
- IPS LCD
- 434ppi
- 3:2 aspect ratio
- Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
- Octa-Core 2.2 GHz x 4 + 1.8GHz x 4
- Adreno 512 GPU
- RAM 6GB
- Storage 64GB (Silver), 64GB (Black)
- 128GB (Black)
- Expandable microSD up to 256GB
- Rear Camera Dual Camera 12M (1.28um, F1.8) + 12M (1.0um, F2.6) with Dual Tone LED Flash
- HDR, 4K video recording at 30 fps
- Scan, Private Capture
- Front Camera 8MP Fixed Focus
- Selfie flash
- 1080p/30 video
- Battery 3500 mAh non-removable
- Charging USB-C
- Compatible with USB Power Delivery 2.0 v1.2 & 9V2A 18W Quick Charge 3.0 Chargers
- Water resistance No
- Headphone jack Yes
- Security DTEK security suite
- FIPS 140-2 Full Disk Encryption
- Android For Work, Google Play for Work
- Connectivity Wi-Fi 802.11ac, 5GHz, Bluetooth 5.0 LE, NFC
- GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, OTDOA
- FM Radio, 4G Mobile Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, USB OTG
- BBF100-1 – EU, Africa, AU, Japan LTE Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/19/20/26/28/32
- TD-LTE Band 38/39/40/41
- BBF100-2 – Canada, US, LATAM LTE Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/14/17/20/28/29/30/66
- TD-LTE Band 38/39/40/41
- BBF100-4 – China LTE Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/20/26/28
- TD-LTE Band 34/38/39/40/41
- CDMA Band BC0
- BBF100-6 (Dual SIM version) – ME, APAC, India, Indo LTE Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/19/20/26/28/32
- TD-LTE Band 38/39/40/41
- Dimensions 151.4mm x 71.8mm x 8.5mm
- Weight 168g
- Price
- The phone starts at $649 (N245,000), according to the company and will begin shipping globally this month.
Blackberry hasn’t been selling much devices of late compared to other OEM’s probably because their price tag is too high.