Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition vs Apple iPhone 12

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Comparing the Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition vs Apple iPhone 12 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 12 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.1 GHz, while Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition runs at 2.2 GHz, making Apple iPhone 12 the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone 12 offers a screen size of 6.1 inches, while Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition offers 4.5 inches, making Apple iPhone 12 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 12 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition's IPS LCD, making Apple iPhone 12 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition and Apple iPhone 12 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Apple iPhone 12 offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition offers 8 MP, making Apple iPhone 12 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Apple iPhone 12 offers 2815 mAh, making Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone 12 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 12 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Apple iPhone 12 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition is rated 7.

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Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition
Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition
Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition
Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition
₹53,290
(Discontinued)
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Apple iPhone 12
Apple iPhone 12
Apple iPhone 12
Apple iPhone 12
Apple iPhone 12
Apple iPhone 12
₹49,900
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
84%

Release Date

31 Jul, 2018
18 Oct, 2020

Performance
Snapdragon 660
Apple A14 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
IPS LCD
Super Retina XDR
1080x1620 px (FULL HD)
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera
8 MP
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery
3500 mAh
2815 mAh
Quick Charging
20W Fast Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
N/A
NVMe

Expert Review

7.0/10
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8.0/10
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Pros

  • Solid build quality with a physical keyboard
  • Smooth performance
  • Versatile software with a focus on security
  • Great battery life
  • Excellent OLED display
  • Blazing-fast performance
  • Good cameras

Cons

  • The keyboard isn't for everyone
  • Sub-par cameras
  • Priced steeply
  • Lacks a high refresh rate screen
  • High price tag in India
  • Smaller battery compared to iPhone 11

User Ratings

N/A
4.6/5
(230,634 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
621,879
AnTuTu Score

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
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User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 18, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
iOS v14

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956
Apple A14 Bionic

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Hexa Core

3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm

Co-Processor

N/A
Apple M14 motion

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 512
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

RAM

6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4

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
621,879

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
13.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
20.9 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1080x1620 px (FULL HD)
1170x2532 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

3:2
19.5:9

Pixel Density

433 ppi
457 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

55.57 %
86.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

151.4 mm
146.7 mm

Width

71.8 mm
71.5 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

168 grams
162 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length
12 MP
f/2.61µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

No
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
Burst mode

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraCMOS
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
2815 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

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) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
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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) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm, USB Type-C
Lightning

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Other Sensors

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