BlackBerry KEY2 LE vs BlackBerry KEY2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 30, 2018	Jun 07, 2018
MSRP
$ 450

Design

Dimensions
5.92 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches 150.25 x 71.8 x 8.35 mm	5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches 151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.50 oz (156.0 g)	5.34 oz (151.4 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	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	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Gray	Black, Gray, Red

Display

Size
4.5-inch, 55.79% screen-to-body	4.5-inch, 55.41% 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	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 509	Adreno 512
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.09" Pixel size: 1.12 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
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 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
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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	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, 17, 20, 28, 29(700 d), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	Bands 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 0.93 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes
Measured SAR	Head: 1.01 W/kg

for Europe

4G (FDD)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band)
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

for Europe

4G (FDD)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38, 40, 41
Measured SAR	Head: 0.79 W/kg Body: 1.61 W/kg

Dual SIM

4G (FDD)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band)
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 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
MSRP	$ 400

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

Links

Full specifications
BlackBerry KEY2 LE Specs	BlackBerry KEY2 Specs
PhoneArena Review
	BlackBerry KEY2 Review