BlackBerry Key2 Red Edition

The BlackBerry Key2 Red Edition is a sleek phone with an impressive QWERTY keypad design. The phone comes with a 4.5-inch IPS LCD screen featuring full HD 1080x1620 pixels resolution, a 3:2 aspect ratio, and 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass protection. A 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor and 6GB of RAM. It has 128GB of inbuilt storage further expandable up to 256GB via microSD card. Concerning imaging, the phone has a 12MP+12MP dual rear camera setup and an 8MP selfie shooter on the front. A 3,500mAh battery backs the BlackBerry Key2 Red Edition with support for Quick Charge 3.0 technology. It runs Hub+ operating system out-of-the-box.

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Processor : Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956
RAM : 6 GB
Storage : 128 GB
Battery : 3500 mAh battery
Camera : Single (8 MP Camera)
Display : 4.5 inches (11.43 cms)
SIM : Dual SIM (SIM1: Nano) (SIM2: Hybrid)
Operating System : Android v8.1 (Oreo)

BlackBerry Key2 Red Edition Details

Full HD Display, Snapdragon 660 Processor
The BlackBerry Key2 Red Edition boasts a 4.5-inch full-HD IPS LCD screen bearing 1080x1620 pixels resolution with a 3:2 aspect ratio, 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass protection, 433ppi of pixel density and 24-bit color depth. It has a QWERTY keypad design, impressively placed under a big screen making it easier for users to get the best of both, i.e. a full screen and the functionality of a keypad. Under the hood, the phone is powered by a 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset featuring four 2.2GHz Kryo 260 cores and four 1.8GHz Kryo 260 cores. The phone has 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. There is a microSD card slot onboard that allows further expansion of up to 256GB via microSD card.
Dual Camera Setup, BlackBerry Hub+ Software
For optics, the BlackBerry Key2 Red Edition sports a 12MP+12MP dual camera setup with Dual Tone LED flash, dual phase-detection autofocus (PDAF), HDR, 4K video recording at 30FPS, and more. The primary 12MP sensor in the setup offers 79.3 degrees Field of View (FoV) and it has an f/1.8 aperture whereas the secondary 12MP lens features 50-degree Field of View (FoV) and f/2.6 aperture. The BlackBerry Key2 Red Edition has an 8MP fixed-focus selfie shooter with full-HD video recording. On the software side of things, the phone runs BlackBerry's proprietary Hub+ stacked with an Action bar at the bottom of apps that allows users to search, classify, and create. It also has an essential productivity suite including BlackBerry Hub and BlackBerry Calendar with a modernized look.
Battery With Fast Charging, Connectivity Options
A 3,500mAh battery backs the BlackBerry Key2 Red Edition with Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0 support. Connectivity-wise, the phone supports dual-SIM, 4G LTE (on both SIM cards), dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), USB Type-C, Bluetooth v5.0 LE, a 3.5mm headphone jack, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, NFC, and FM radio.

BlackBerry Key2 Red Edition Specifications

Summary

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956
Display 4.5 inches (11.43 cms)
Storage 128 GB
Front Camera Single (8 MP Camera)
Rear Camera Dual (12 MP, f/1.8 Camera + 12 MP, f/2.6 Camera(1µm pixel size))
Battery 3500 mAh
RAM 6 GB

General

Launch Date July 31, 2018
Dimensions 5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 inch (151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm)
Weight 168 grams

Processor

Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956
No of Cores 8 (Octa Core)
CPU 2.2GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 + 1.8GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Architecture 64-bit
Graphics Adreno 512

Software

Operating System Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Storage

Internal Memory 128 GB
RAM 6 GB
Expandable Memory Yes, microSD, Up to 256 GB (Hybrid Slot)

Display

Resolution 1080 x 1620 pixels
Size 4.5 inches (11.43 cms)
Display Type IPS LCD
Aspect ratio 3:2
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass v3
TouchScreen Yes, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Color Reproduction 16M Colors
Screen to body percentage 55.57 %
Pixel Density 433 pixels per inch (ppi)

Camera

Flash Rear (Dual-color LED Flash), Front (Screen flash)
Rear Dual (12 MP, f/1.8 Camera + 12 MP, f/2.6 Camera(1µm pixel size))
Sensor CMOS image sensor
Front Single (8 MP Camera)
Camera Features Auto Flash, Auto Focus, Face detection, Touch to focus
Shooting Modes Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Video Rear: 3840x2160 @ 30 fps, Front: 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Type Li-ion
Capacity 3500 mAh
Removable No
Fast Charging Yes, Quick, v3.0

Connectivity

USB OTG Support Yes
SIM Configuration Dual SIM (SIM1: Nano) (SIM2: Hybrid)
Bluetooth Bluetooth v5.0
Wi-Fi Yes with a/ac/b/g/n/n 5GHz
Network 4G: Available (supports Indian bands), 3G: Available, 2G: Available
Voice over LTE(VoLTE) Yes
Wi-fi features Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot
GPS Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
Infrared Yes
USB USB Type-C, Mass storage device, USB charging, USB On-The-Go
NFC Chipset Yes

Sensors

Fingerprint sensor Yes
Other Sensor Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope

Sound

Speaker Yes
Audio Jack Yes, 3.5mm, USB Type-C
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