BlackBerry KEY2 vs BlackBerry Evolve X Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 07, 2018

Design

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

Display

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

Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 3, 5, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 8
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

Links

Full specifications
BlackBerry KEY2 Specs	BlackBerry Evolve X Specs
PhoneArena Review
BlackBerry KEY2 Review