BlackBerry Key2 Le Singapore
Of all the phone companies that took a hit, Blackberry took the biggest hit and almost went bankrupt. They make a comeback with the Key2 LE. Let’s see how it fares.
Firstly the design of the phone is a bit standard from the back, with a textured background that has a grip which helps in holding and the back also has the Blackberry logo. It’s stylish enough to have a second look.
The front of the phone should not be a surprise for Blackberry fans as the Key2 LE has a physical keyboard.
The display is also a touchscreen, which is a bit of a reprieve. The backlit keyboard comes with a fingerprint sensor that is integrated.
The display part of the screen is 4.5 inches and has a 23-bit colour depth.
The best part of this device is the OS. It runs on Android OS 8.1 Oreo. This is a stock Android phone. For people who love the pure Android experience, this is the best part.
The processor is a Qualcomm® SDM 636, Kryo 260 Octa-Core 4. The phone comes with an internal storage of 32GB or 64GB and 4GB of RAM.
The battery of this phone is quite special, not because of the size of the battery which is 3000 mAh but more so because of how much it can last. It’s expected to last for over 22.5 hours. In the smartphone world that is enormous!
Coming to the cameras, the primary camera is a dual camera setup with 13MP + 5MP (Dual Tone LED Flash. It can shoot in 4K HDR and and has features like private capture and the bokeh effect.
The front camera is a 8MP shooter with a selfie flash. It can shoot 1080p videos.
In summary, this is a perfect mix of the old Blackberry with the new age smartphone experience that we have come to expect. Priced lower than the flagships, this is a phone to look out for.
BlackBerry Key2 Le Singapore Specifications
NETWORK
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM 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), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) – BBE100-1, BBE100-4 DS (EU, Africa, AU)
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), 28(700), 29(700), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) – BBE100-2, BBE100-5 DS (NA, LATAM)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
BODY
Dimensions 150.3 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm (5.92 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight 156 g (5.50 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
Build Aluminum frame, plastic back
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
– Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard
DISPLAY
Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches, 60.0 cm2 (~55.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1620 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~434 ppi density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
PLATFORM
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
GPU Adreno 509
MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
MAIN CAMERA
Dual 13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1″, 1.12µm, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.4, 1.12µm, depth sensor
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
SELFIE CAMERA
Single 8 MP
Video 1080p@30fps
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
FEATURES
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM
Browser HTML5
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
– DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
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