BlackBerry KEYone vs BlackBerry KEY2 LE Specs Comparison

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8.5
BlackBerry KEYone
BlackBerry KEYone BlackBerry KEY2 LE
Released · Apr 27, 2017
Released · Oct 12, 2018
4.5-inch · 1620x1080px
4.5-inch · 1620x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3505 mAh
3000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2017 Aug 30, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$549 $450

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.85 x 0.37 inches
149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm
5.92 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches
150.25 x 71.8 x 8.35 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g) 5.50 oz (156.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Full keyboard, Touch sensitive control keys Notification light, Full keyboard, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Silver Gray

Display

Size
4.5-inch, 55.87% screen-to-body 4.5-inch, 55.79% 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 4 Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm) Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 509
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
4GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3505 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
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
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, 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 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
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
T3 M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

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

Alternative variants

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
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
Measured SAR Head: 1.01 W/kg
Memory 4GB/64GB
for Europe
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40, 41
Measured SAR Head: 0.79 W/kg
Body: 1.61 W/kg
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $400
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