Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) vs LG G8X ThinQ

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Comparing the Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) vs LG G8X ThinQ across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG G8X ThinQ runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) runs at 1.8 GHz, making LG G8X ThinQ the better performer.


Display: LG G8X ThinQ offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) offers 4.5 inches, making LG G8X ThinQ the larger display of the two. LG G8X ThinQ features a OLED display compared to Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite)'s IPS LCD, making LG G8X ThinQ the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while LG G8X ThinQ offers 12 MP, making Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: LG G8X ThinQ offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) offers 8 MP, making LG G8X ThinQ better for front camera photography.


Battery: LG G8X ThinQ offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) offers 3000 mAh, making LG G8X ThinQ better for longer battery life.


Storage: Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while LG G8X ThinQ offers 128 GB, making Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) and LG G8X ThinQ equally at 7.


User Rating: LG G8X ThinQ receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) has a rating of 4.

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Summary

Release Date

12 Oct, 2018
21 Dec, 2019
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 636
Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Main Display

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
OLED
AMOLED
1080x1620 px (FULL HD)
1080x2340 px (FHD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
N/A
N/A
1080x2340 px (FHD)
N/A

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
32 MP
50 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh
Quick Charging
Quick Charging
90W Flash Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Physical keyboard
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Excellent security features
  • Dual-screen is useful
  • Still has a 32-bit Hi-Fi DAC for audiophiles
  • Software experience is great
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Sub-par cameras
  • Scaling issues in some apps and games
  • Average performance
  • Needs more apps to support dual-screen functionali
  • Isn't very impressive as a standalone device
  • Battery is not up to the mark
  • Becomes bulky with the dual-screen
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4/5
(264 ratings)
4.4/5
(50,024 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
439,719
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Dec 21, 2019
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 509
Adreno 640
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB
6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
439,719
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
16.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
20.9 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1620 px (FULL HD)
1080x2340 px (FHD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

3:2
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

433 ppi
403 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

56.02 %
83.09 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

150.2 mm
159.3 mm
150.83 mm

Width

71.8 mm
75.8 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
8.4 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

156 grams
192 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Form Factor

N/A
Foldable Touch
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes IP68
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.8IMX363 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
5 MP
f/2.41.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes Optical Image Stabilization Plus
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
4k @60 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Bokeh portrait video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
32 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0 50% in 36 minutes
Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 55m 42s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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