BlackBerry hints of coming back to the Philippine market as it brings its premium mid-range smartphone, the BlackBerry KEY 2, to our shores.
Launched in June 2018, the BlackBerry KEY 2 features a 4.5-inch IPS 1080p display, a Snapdragon 660 chipset, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, 12MP + 12MP dual rear cameras, 8MP front shooter, and 3,500mAh battery with Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.
Aside from these, the device’s iconic QWERTY keyboard, an all-new Speed Key, enhanced security and privacy features such as DTEK security suite and FIPS 140-2 Full Disk Encryption. It also comes with an in-keyboard fingerprint scanner.
The company also brings its lite version called the KEY 2 LE that sports a 4.5-inch display, Snapdragon 636 chipset, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, 13MP + 5MP dual rear cameras, 8MP front camera, and 3,000mAh battery.
BlackBerry KEY 2 key specifications:
- 4.5-inch 3:2 IPS LCD display @1620 x 1080px
- 2.5D curved glass
- Corning Gorilla Glass
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 2.2GHz octa-core processor
- Adreno 512 GPU
- 6GB RAM
- 64GB/128GB internal storage
- expandable up to 256GB via Micro SD
- 12MP f/1.8 + 12MP f/2.6 rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash
- 8MP front camera with LED flash
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac
- GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
- Bluetooth 5.0
- USB 3.0 Type-C
- USB OTG
- FM Radio
- 3.5mm audio port
- In-keyboard fingerprint scanner
- Speed Key
- Gyroscope
- DTEK security suite
- FIPS 140-2 Full Disk Encryption
- Android 8.1 Oreo
- 3,500mAh battery with Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0 support
Blackberry KEY 2 LE specs:
- 4.5-inch 3:2 IPS LCD display @ 1080 x 1620 px
- Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- 1.8GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
- Adreno 509 GPU
- 4GB RAM
- 32GB, 64GB internal storage
- expandable via microSD up to 256GB
- 13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1?, 1.12µm, PDAF + 5 MP, f/2.4, 1.12µm dual rear cameras with dual LED Flash
- 8MP front camera
- Single SIM, Dual SIM
- 4G LTE
- Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 ?/b/g/n/ac
- Bluetooth 5.0
- GPS, GLONASS
- NFC
- FM Radio
- Fingerprint Scanner
- 3,000mAh battery
- Colors: Slate, Champagne, Atomic
- 150.3 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm
Their prices are:
- BlackBerry KEY 2 (128GB) – PHP 39,990
- BlackBerry KEY 2 LE (64GB) – PHP 24,990
Purchasing the BlackBerry KEY 2 at the official store of MemoXpress or BlackBerry in Shopee will grant you a free QCY T1 TWS Bluetooth Earphones (MemoXpress only) and P62 10000mAH powerbank (MemoXpress only). The BlackBerry KEY 2 LE, on the other hand, will have an MS71 Bluetooth Headphone (MemoXpress only) and P62 10000mAH powerbank as its freebies.
Customers can also order the KEY 2 and get a PHP 1,000 off while the KEY 2 LE will have a PHP 500 discount upon purchasing them at BlackBerry’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Is this available now in your store?
We’re not a gadget store :)
At last. So hard to buy in greenhills without warranty.