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BlackBerry KEY2 now available in Canada

All three national telecoms are carrying the phone

BlackBerry Key2

BlackBerry Mobile’s latest smartphone, the KEY2, is now available in Canada.

Canadian consumers can buy the black model of the QWERTY keyboard equipped handset starting today from all three of the country’s national carriers, as well as from Saskatchewan-based regional carrier SaskTel.

Later this month, the KEY2 will also be available in silver to buy outright from major retailers like Amazon.ca, Best Buy and Staples.

BlackBerry KEYone

BlackBerry KEY2

Display

4.5-inch IPS LCD display, 1620x1080 pixels, 3:2 aspect ratio

4.5-inch IPS LCD display, 1620 x 1080 pixels, 3:2 aspect ratio

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

Qualcom Snapdragon 660

RAM

3GB of RAM

6GM of RAM

Storage

32GB (expandable up to 256GB)

64GB or 128GB (expandable up to 256GB)

Dimensions (in.)

149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm

151.4 x 71.8x 8.5mm

Weight

180 grams

Rear Facing Camera

12MP camera (f2.0, 1.55um) phase detection autofocus

12-megapixel (f/1.8, 1.28um), dual phase detect auto focus, 79.3-degree + 12-megapixel (f/2.6, 1.0um), phase detect auto focus, 50-degree

Front Facing Camera

8MP (f/2.2, 1.125um)

8-megapixel

OS

Android 7.1 Nougat

Android 8.1 Oreo

Battery

3,505mAh

3,500mAh

Network Connectivity

GSM/ HSPA/ LTE

GSM/ HSPA/ LTE/ Band 66

Sensors

Front-facing fingerprint sensor, Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Ambient Light

Front Fingerprint Sensor

SIM Type

nano SIM

Nano SIM

Launch Date

February 25, 2017

Misc

Colour: Black, SIlver

Colour: Silver, Black

Display

BlackBerry KEYone

4.5-inch IPS LCD display, 1620x1080 pixels, 3:2 aspect ratio

BlackBerry KEY2

4.5-inch IPS LCD display, 1620 x 1080 pixels, 3:2 aspect ratio

Processor

BlackBerry KEYone

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

BlackBerry KEY2

Qualcom Snapdragon 660

RAM

BlackBerry KEYone

3GB of RAM

BlackBerry KEY2

6GM of RAM

Storage

BlackBerry KEYone

32GB (expandable up to 256GB)

BlackBerry KEY2

64GB or 128GB (expandable up to 256GB)

Dimensions (in.)

BlackBerry KEYone

149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm

BlackBerry KEY2

151.4 x 71.8x 8.5mm

Weight

BlackBerry KEYone

180 grams

BlackBerry KEY2

Rear Facing Camera

BlackBerry KEYone

12MP camera (f2.0, 1.55um) phase detection autofocus

BlackBerry KEY2

12-megapixel (f/1.8, 1.28um), dual phase detect auto focus, 79.3-degree + 12-megapixel (f/2.6, 1.0um), phase detect auto focus, 50-degree

Front Facing Camera

BlackBerry KEYone

8MP (f/2.2, 1.125um)

BlackBerry KEY2

8-megapixel

OS

BlackBerry KEYone

Android 7.1 Nougat

BlackBerry KEY2

Android 8.1 Oreo

Battery

BlackBerry KEYone

3,505mAh

BlackBerry KEY2

3,500mAh

Network Connectivity

BlackBerry KEYone

GSM/ HSPA/ LTE

BlackBerry KEY2

GSM/ HSPA/ LTE/ Band 66

Sensors

BlackBerry KEYone

Front-facing fingerprint sensor, Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Ambient Light

BlackBerry KEY2

Front Fingerprint Sensor

SIM Type

BlackBerry KEYone

nano SIM

BlackBerry KEY2

Nano SIM

Launch Date

BlackBerry KEYone

February 25, 2017

BlackBerry KEY2

Misc

BlackBerry KEYone

Colour: Black, SIlver

BlackBerry KEY2

Colour: Silver, Black

Besides its signature QWERTY keyboard, the KEY2 features a 4.5-inch LCD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage and 3,500mAh battery. Additionally, for the first time on a BlackBerry Mobile device, the KEY2 features dual rear-facing cameras.

Do you plan to pick up the KEY2? Let us know in the comment section.

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