The BlackBerry Key2 is the upcoming smartphone by BlackBerry (made by TCL). The phone will be announced tomorrow, 7th June. The new BlackBerry Key2 has a Physical Keyboard as seen in BlackBerry KeyOne, Dual rear-facing cameras, and a 3,500mAh battery. The phone has Touch-enabled 35 key backlit physical keyboard (QWERTY) with a fingerprint sensor.
The BlackBerry Key2 features a 4.5-inch (1620×1080) IPS LCD display with 3:2 aspect ratio. The screen has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor. It has 6GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of internal storage. You can use a microSD card up to 256GB for storage expansion.
In terms of camera, the BlackBerry Key2 features 12MP (F1.8) + 12MP (F2.6) dual rear cameras with Dual tone LED flash. It supports HDR, 4K video recording at 30fps, and much more. On the front, the phone comes with an 8MP fixed focus camera. The front camera supports 1080p video recording at 30fps.
The new BlackBerry Key2 packs a 3,500 mAh battery which is Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 supported. The handset also has a fingerprint sensor. The smartphone comes with USB Type – C, FM radio, NFC, etc. The device runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo operating system.
BlackBerry Key2 Specifications
- Display: 4.5-inch
- OS: Android 8.1 Oreo
- Processor: Snapdragon 660 octa-core
- RAM: 6GB
- ROM: 64GB/128GB
- MicroSD card support: Yes, up to 256GB
- Rear Cameras: 12MP+12MP dual rear-facing cameras
- Front Camera: 8MP front camera
- Battery: 3500mAh
- Other features: Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0, NFC, fingerprint sensor, FM radio, a 3.5mm jack, etc.
BlackBerry Key2 Price
BlackBerry Key2 will be available for $649 in the US. For more information, we have to wait for the official launch of the device. The official launch of BlackBerry Key2 smartphone will take place in New York City on June 12th.
Source – Evan Blass (Twitter, @evleaks)