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Following plenty of rumors and speculation, the BlackBerry KEY2 has now been officially unveiled, and as expected, everything put into KEY2 was based on the thoughtful progression of iconic design.
With 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, the BlackBerry KEY2 steps into the role of being a KEYone successor quite nicely.
Here's the full spec sheet.
Category | KEY2 |
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Operating System | Android 8.1 Oreo |
Display | 4.5-inch, 1620x1080 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 |
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