BlackBerry KEYone

Name: BlackBerry KEYone
Brand: BlackBerry
SKU: SKU4024
Rating: 4.7 (3 reviews)

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Last Updated: 21st November 2024

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Key Specs

Display 4.50-inch (1620x1080)
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Front Camera 8MP
Rear Camera 12MP
RAM 4GB
Storage 64GB
Battery Capacity 3505mAh
OS Android 7.1

Market Status Released

Release Date February 2017

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BlackBerry KEYone Review

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Physical keyboard with shortcuts
Useful BlackBerry apps
Good battery life

Bad
Expensive
Small screen
Average performance
Landscape usage is awkward

Over the past three or four years, BlackBerry has tried multiple different strategies in the wild hope that something will work. We've seen candybars and sliders; touchscreens and keyboards; budget and ultra-premium; traditional and experimental; BlackBerry OS and Android. Every time the company seemed to be moving in one direction, it would reverse course. You can read about each of these missteps in great detail in our analysis of the BlackBerry Z3 (Review), Passport (Review), Classic (Review), Leap (Review), Priv (Review), and DTEK50 (Review). In tracing that journey, you can see how the company tried desperately to attract new users, then settled for clinging to its dwindling fanbase and then finally gave up all hope.

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BlackBerry KEYone Summary

The BlackBerry KEYone is a unique device and it is expensive if you consider its specifications and capabilities. However for those who have never been able to let go of a physical keyboard, the value proposition is obvious. The keyboard isn't quite up to the standard of old BlackBerrys, but it gets the job done and supports all the familiar shortcuts. The camera is just okay, and battery life is good. BlackBerry's apps are quite useful in terms of productivity. Buy this phone only if you really need a physical keyboard.

BlackBerry KEYone Full Specifications

General

Brand	BlackBerry
Model	KEYone
Price in India	₹24,900
Release date	February 2017
Form factor	QWERTY
Dimensions (mm)	149.30 x 72.50 x 9.40
Weight (g)	180.00
Battery capacity (mAh)	3505
Removable battery	No

Display

Screen size (inches)	4.50
Touchscreen	Yes
Resolution	1620x1080 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)	433

Hardware

Processor	2GHz octa-core
Processor make	Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB
Expandable storage	Yes
Expandable storage type	microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)	256

Camera

Rear camera	12-megapixel
Rear flash	Dual LED
Front camera	8-megapixel
Front flash	Yes

Software

Operating system

Android 7.1

Connectivity

Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
GPS	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v 4.20
NFC	Yes
Infrared	No
USB OTG	Yes
Headphones	3.5mm
FM	Yes
Number of SIMs	2
Wi-Fi Direct	No
Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL)	No
SIM 1
SIM Type	Nano-SIM
3G	Yes
4G/ LTE	Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40)	Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type	Nano-SIM
3G	Yes
4G/ LTE	Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40)	Yes

Sensors

Compass/ Magnetometer	Yes
Proximity sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes
Barometer	No
Temperature sensor	No

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Android with BlackBerry, it's best

Subrata Chakraborty (Apr 14, 2017) on Gadgets 360 Recommends

If you like android then this phone is an Android phone. If you are a fan of BlackBerry then the most famous option of BlackBerry is security and it is also with the phone. Good battery, good hardware, good display, good software, very sexy look, phone of work, actual phone among phones. But if you are fan of BlackBerry and not a fan of Android the go for BlackBerry OS. BlackBerry PASSPORT is best for you. Keyone is the slimmer version of PASSPORT. If Keyone vs. PASSPORT then I will go for PASSPORT. Both are solid. Very solid. Not a playing device, it's a phone.

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K Kiran Kumar (Feb 28, 2017) on Gadgets 360 Recommends

Wounderful phone I like blackberry keypad........

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NOT FINDING BLACKBERY STORE IN INDIA

Aman Sharma (Jul 8, 2017) on Gadgets 360

From Where i can buy this Blackbery Key One in India ???

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