BlackBerry KEY2 vs BlackBerry KEYone Specs Comparison

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7.5
BlackBerry KEY2
8.5
BlackBerry KEYone
BlackBerry KEY2 BlackBerry KEYone
Released · Jul 06, 2018
Released · Apr 27, 2017
4.5-inch · 1620x1080px
4.5-inch · 1620x1080px
Dual camera
Single camera
6GB · 128GB
3GB · 32GB
3500 mAh
3505 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 07, 2018 Feb 25, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$549

Design

Dimensions
5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches
151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm 		5.87 x 2.85 x 0.37 inches
149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm
Weight
5.34 oz / 151.4 g 6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Full keyboard, Touch sensitive control keys Notification light, Full keyboard, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Red Black, Silver

Display

Size
4.5-inch, 55.41% screen-to-body 4.5-inch, 55.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1620x1080px, 3:2 ratio, 433 PPI 1620x1080px, 3:2 ratio, 433 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 18 (Poor)
Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm) Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 260 		Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 512 Adreno 506
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB 		3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion 3505 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single 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, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.55 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 Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
HDR, Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p 		8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2, Yes
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 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS LTE, HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 22, 2017
FCC ID value: 2ACCJN016
Measured SAR
Head: 0.47 W/kg
Body: 1.31 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.31 W/kg

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
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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
Memory 4GB/64GB
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
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