BlackBerry Evolve X vs BlackBerry KEY2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jun 07, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 159.1 x 76.8 x 8.8 mm	5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches 151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g	5.34 oz / 151.4 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light, Full keyboard, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black	Black, Gray, Red

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 75.92% screen-to-body	4.5-inch, 55.41% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	IPS LCD
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 PPI	1620x1080px, 3:2 ratio, 433 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260 Gold	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 512	Adreno 512
Memory
6GB/64GB (eMMC 5.1)	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.29 μm	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
13 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	12 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 8	6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

for Europe

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
Measured SAR	Head: 0.72 W/kg Measured in: 1700 MHz Body: 1.68 W/kg Measured in: 900 MHz

Dual SIM

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
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

Memory	64GB

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