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Clash of the nostalgia-jerkers: BlackBerry KeyOne vs Nokia 6 specs comparison

By Preslav Kateliev @press4k

Feb 28, 2017, 6:53 PM

Clash of the nostalgia-jerkers: BlackBerry KeyOne vs Nokia 6 specs comparison

This year, we saw the return of the Nokia-branded smartphones — designed and made by HMD Global, the Nokia 6 is the first of a new line of Nokia handsets. And, naturally, it has phone enthusiasts' ears perked up. The good-old Nokia certainly left people with fond memories... that was before the company's mobile division was bought by Microsoft and utilized in a way that was less than successful.

We also get the resurrection of BlackBerry — the company hasn't been gone from the phone market for long, per se, as its last major release was the DTEK60 a flagship-class Android smartphone. However, with its release, the company did announce that it will stop developing smartphones. Turns out, BlackBerry licensed its brand and software suite for use by TCL — the company that will continue building the phones. The first product to come from that partnership is the BlackBerry KeyOne.

So, we've got two jurassic brands with a bit of new hope injected in them. Let's put their very virst products side by side!

Display

Size

5.5 inches

4.5 inches

Technology

IPS LCD

Screen-to-body

71.58 %

55.87 %

Peak brightness

450 cd/m2 (nit)

Features

Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 8937

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953

Processor

Octa-core, 1400 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit

Octa-core, 2000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm

GPU

Adreno 505

Adreno 506

RAM

3GB LPDDR3

Internal storage

32GB

Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Android (8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Capacity

3000 mAh

3505 mAh

Charging

Fast charging

Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Talk time (3G)

18.00 hours

Stand-by time (3G)

32.0 days (768 hours)

Music playback

22.00 hours

Camera

Rear

Single camera

Main camera

16 MP (Laser and PDAF)

12 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)

Specifications

Aperture size: F2.0; Pixel size: 1 μm

Aperture size: F2.0; Focal length: 25 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.3"; Pixel size: 1.55 μm

Video recording

1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)

Features

Video calling, Video sharing

Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Front

8 MP

Video capture

1920x1080 (Full HD)

1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)

Design

Dimensions

6.06 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches (154 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm)

5.87 x 2.85 x 0.37 inches (149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm)

Weight

5.96 oz (169.0 g)

6.35 oz (180.0 g)

Materials

Back: Aluminum

Frame: Aluminum

Biometrics

Fingerprint (touch)

Features

Touch sensitive control keys

Full keyboard, Touch sensitive control keys, Notification light

Buyers information

Price

$ 229

$ 549

See the full Nokia 6 vs BlackBerry KEYone specs comparison or compare them to other phones using our Specs Comparison tool.

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BlackBerry at MWC 2017 (6 updates)

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