BlackBerry KEY2 complete specifications surface – Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, 12MP dual rear cameras [ Update: Price]


Update: Now we have the price of the smartphone. According to @evleaks it will cost $649 (Rs. 43,520 approx.) in the U.S. €649 (US$ 763 / Rs. 51,200 approx.) in UK,  £579 (US$ 777 / Rs. 52,122  approx.) in Europe and $829 (US$ 640 / Rs. 42,920  approx.) in Canada, which is costly compared to the KEY ONE.

BlackBerry is all set to introduce the KEY2 at an event in New York City tomorrow,  June 7th as the successor to last year’s KEYone. More press renders of the smartphone surfaced earlier this week. Thanks to @evleaks, we now have complete specifications of the smartphone, which confirms the specifications that had surfaced earlier, and this also reveals 128GB storage version in addition to 64GB as well as 12-megapixel dual rear cameras with 1.28 micrometer primary camera with Dual PDAF.

It also reveals that it will come with Dual SIM support in countries like India, which will likely be Hybrid Dual SIM like the predecessor. It doesn’t mention anything about the mystery key next to the symbol button.

BlackBerry KEY2 (BBF100) rumored specifications

  • 4.5-inch (1620 x 1080 pixels) 3:2 display with 433 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
  • Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU
  • 6GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
  • 4-row Physical QWERTY backlit keyboard with capacitive touch
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo)
  • Hybrid dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
  • 12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, f/1.8 aperture, 1.14µm pixel size, 79.3-degree wide-angle lens, Dual PDAF, 12MP secondary rear camera with f/2.6 aperture, 1.0µm pixel size, 50-degree lens
  • 8MP front-facing camera
  • Fingerprint sensor in spacebar
  • 3.5mm audio jack, HD audio, FM Radio, Dual microphones
  • Dimensions: 151.4×71.8×8.5mm; Weight: 168g
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS / GLONASS, NFC, USB 3.0 Type-C
  • 3360mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

The BlackBerry KEY2 is expected to come in Black and Silver colors. We should know the price of the smartphone when it goes official tomorrow.

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