BlackBerry KEY2

General Information

• Colors:
• Black, Silver, Red

• Models:
• BBF100-6, BBF100-1, BBF100-2

• SAR EU:
• 0.72 W/kg (head)     1.68 W/kg (body)    

• Price:
• About 500 EUR

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA / LTE

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBF100-6 model only)

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

• 4G bands:
• LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EU, Africa, AU (BBF100-1), LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China (BBF100-4)

• Speed:
• HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2018, June

• Status:
• Available. Released 2018, June

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm (5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)

• Weight:
• 168 g (5.93 oz)

• Keyboard:
• QWERTY

• Build:
• Aluminum frame (7000 series), plastic back

• SIM:
• Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - BBF100-6 only, Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard

Display

• Type:
• IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size:
• 4.5 inches, 60.0 cm2 (~55.2% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 1080 x 1620 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~434 ppi density)

• Protection:
• Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform

• OS:
• Android 8.1 (Oreo)

• Chipset:
• Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)

• CPU:
• Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)

• GPU:
• Adreno 512

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD, up to 256 GB

• Internal:
• 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Main Camera

• Dual:
• na

• Features:
• Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

• Video:
• 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• na

• Video:
• 1080p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2

• NFC:
• Yes

• Radio:
• FM radio

• USB:
• 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

Features

• Sensors:
• Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

• Messaging:
• SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM

• Browser:
• HTML5

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery

• Charging:
• Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0)

Tests

• Performance:
• Basemark OS II: 2850 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2391Basemark X: 20665

• Display:
• Contrast ratio: 1572 (nominal), 3.212 (sunlight)

• Camera:
• Photo / Video

• Loudspeaker:
• Voice 66dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 79dB

• Audio quality:
• Noise -90.7dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB

• Battery life:
• Endurance rating 86h