Nothing beats BlackBerry when it comes to an elegant keyboard on a highly spec smartphone. In order to take this tradition further, BlackBerry KEYone was recently launched in India for INR 39,990. Surprisingly, the keyboard used here responds to touch gestures and comes with fingerprint sensor built into its space bar.
The four row keyboard supports flick typing and around 52 customizable shortcuts. BlackBerry productivity and security suite were blended with Android 7.1.1 for an impressive user experience. The Indian version comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage when compared to 3GB/32GB for international version.
Powered by 2GHz Octa Core Snapdragon 625 processor, BlackBerry KEYone comes with 4.5 inch, 1620×1080 pixel display that gets scratch resistant surface and 433 pixels per inch. Front comes with 8MP while rear uses 12MP camera with dual tone LED flash. The phone supports PDAF and 4K video recording through the rear camera.
KEYone weighs 180 grams and has an overall thickness of 9.4 mm. Loaded with 3505 mAh of battery power, BlackBerry KEYone comes with Qualcomm quick charge 3.0 for even easy charging solution. Available exclusively through Amazon India website, KEYone will go sale from August 8, 2017.
BlackBerry KEYone Specifications
– 4.5-inch (1620×1080) 3:2 display 433 ppi
– Scratch-Resistant Glass Protection
– Android 7.1 (Nougat)
– 4-row Physical QWERTY Back-lit keyboard
– Hybrid dual SIM (Nano + Nano / microSD)
– 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 processor
– 650MHz Adreno 506 GPU
– 4GB RAM | 64GB internal storage
– Expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
– 12MP Rear Camera with Dual-tone LED Flash
– Sony IMX378 sensor, 1.55?m pixel size
– 1/2.3? sensor size, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, 4K video recording
– 8MP front-facing camera with 1.12µm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture
– Fingerprint Sensor
– 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
– Dimensions: 149.3 x 72.5 x 9.4mm
– Weight: 180g
– 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C
– 3505mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0