Mobile phone market is bustling and there are so many smartphones out there for consumers to buy. From Samsung, Sony, HTC and LG, there is a smartphone for everyone.
With the new KEYone, BlackBerry is aiming to consolidate its entry into Android smartphones market. But can BlackBerry KEYone specs and features make you buy one?
Originally announced at CES 2017, BlackBerry KEYone features a 4.5-inch screen IPS display with Full HD resolution.
KEYone‘s odd 3:2 aspect ratio allows a big screen and a full-sized keyboard to co-exist without the phone becoming onerously tall.
BlackBerry KEYone specs and features
Beautifully designed KEYone features a 4.5-inch, 1080 x 1620 pixels (~433 ppi pixel density) screen with Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat), Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 chipset and Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU and Adreno 506 GPU
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The handset features 32 GB storage (with a microSD slot, up to 256 GB) and powered by 3GB RAM. KEYone comes with 12 MP primary camera with phase detection autofocus and dual-LED (dual tone) flash as well as a 8 MP secondary (selfie) camera.
This awesome BlackBerry handset comes with a physical keyboard, which allows you to scroll by swiping it. Also, the keyboard has a fingerprint scanner hidden in the space bar.
BlackBerry KEYone specs
- Display type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Screen size: 4.5 inches (~55.9% screen-to-body ratio)
- Screen Resolution: 1080 x 1620 pixels (~433 ppi pixel density)
- Processor: Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU and Adreno 506 GPU
- Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
- RAM: 3GB of RAM
- Storage: 32 GB (microSD slot, up to 256 GB)
- Operating system: Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
- Chipset: Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 chipset, Mali-T860MP2
- Camera: 12 MP (rear) + 8 MP (front), phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, 1/2.3” sensor size, 1.55µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2, NFC, USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
- Dimensions: 149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm (5.87 x 2.85 x 0.37 in)
- Battery capacity: Non-removable Li-Ion 3505 mAh battery
- Weight: 180 g (6.35 oz)
- Colours: Graphite (black-ish)
- Features: Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard, FM radio, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, HTML5 Browser
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