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BlackBerry KEY2
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This device is also known as BlackBerry BBF100-2
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Design |
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Dimensions |
5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches 151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm |
Weight | 5.34 oz (151.4 g) |
Materials | Frame: Aluminum |
Biometrics | Fingerprint (touch) |
Features | Notification light, Full keyboard, Touch sensitive control keys |
Keys | Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other |
Colors | Black, Gray, Red |
Display |
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Size | 4.5-inch |
Resolution | 1620x1080px, 3:2 ratio, 433 PPI |
Technology | IPS LCD |
Screen-to-body | 55.41 % |
Features | Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor |
PhoneArena Display Test | |
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Bright Max (20 APL) | Untested |
Bright Min | 4 (Poor) |
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Hardware |
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System chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm) |
Processor |
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260 |
GPU | Adreno 512 |
RAM | 6GB (LPDDR4) |
Internal storage | 128GB |
Storage expansion | microSDXC up to 256 GB |
OS | Android (8.1 Oreo) |
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Battery |
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Capacity | 3500 mAh |
Type | Li - Ion |
Charging | Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery |
Camera |
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Rear | Dual camera |
Main camera |
12 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.28 μm |
Second camera |
12 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm |
Flash | Dual LED |
Video recording |
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) HDR, Video calling, Video sharing |
Front | 8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity & Features |
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Bluetooth | 5.0 |
WLAN |
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot |
USB | Type-C, USB 3.0 |
Location | GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou |
Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) |
Other | NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync |
Multimedia |
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Headphones | 3.5mm jack |
Speakers | Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
Features | Album art cover, Background playback |
Screen mirroring | Wireless screen share |
Radio | FM |
Additional microphone(s) | Noise cancellation |
Cellular |
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4G (FDD) | Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) |
4G (TDD) | Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) |
3G | Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) |
Data Speed | LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS |
VoLTE | Yes |
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Buyers information |
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In The Box | SIM removal tool, Charger, USB Cable, Headphones and Manuals |
Availability |
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Officially announced | Jun 07, 2018 |
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Alternative variants
for Europe
Differences from the main variant: | |
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4G (FDD) | Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band) |
4G (TDD) | Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) |
Measured SAR |
Head: 0.72 W/kg Measured in: 1700 MHz Body: 1.68 W/kg Measured in: 900 MHz |
Dual SIM
Differences from the main variant: | |
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4G (FDD) | Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band) |
4G (TDD) | Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) |
Dual SIM | Yes |
Measured SAR |
Head: 0.72 W/kg Measured in: 900 MHz Body: 1.68 W/kg Measured in: 900 MHz |
with 64 GB storage
Differences from the main variant: | |
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Internal storage | 64GB |
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