Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition vs vivo S2 5G

Comparing the Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition vs vivo S2 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo S2 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition runs at 2.2 GHz, making vivo S2 5G the better performer.

Display: vivo S2 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition offers 4.5 inches, making vivo S2 5G the larger display of the two. vivo S2 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition's IPS LCD, making vivo S2 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition offers 12 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition offers 8 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo S2 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 7050 mAh, while Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition offers 3500 mAh, making vivo S2 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition and vivo S2 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: vivo S2 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition is rated 7.

Blackberry KEY2 Red Edition

₹53,290

(Discontinued)

vivo S2 5G

₹39,990

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

31 Jul, 2018

11 Aug, 2026

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 660	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
IPS LCD	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR OLED
1080x1620 px (FULL HD)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	32 MP	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3500 mAh	7050 mAh	3692 mAh
Quick Charging	44W Flash Charging	40W Fast Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 3.1	NVMe

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

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Pros

Solid build quality with a physical keyboard
Smooth performance
Versatile software with a focus on security
Great battery life

Vibrant, curved display
Reliable battery life
Slim and lightweight build

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

The keyboard isn't for everyone
Sub-par cameras
Priced steeply

No ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

N/A

3.9/5

(35 ratings)

4.6/5

(28,859 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	956,029 AnTuTu Score	2,250,422 AnTuTu Score
N/A	14h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Aug 06, 2026

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v16

iOS v26

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

N/A

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

N/A

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V

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Apple A19

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 512

Mali-G615 MP2

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

6 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

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

956,029

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

23.0 s

16.0 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

851

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x1620 px (FULL HD)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Aspect Ratio

3:2

20:9

19.5:9

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Pixel Density

433 ppi

449 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

55.57 %

91.03 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.82 %

N/A

Design

Height

151.4 mm

164.42 mm

149.6 mm

Width

71.8 mm

75.25 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

7.99 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

168 grams

197 grams

177 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

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

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

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.61µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

SuperMoon

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

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraCMOS

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh

7050 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

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

14h 57m

N/A

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

N/A

1h 5m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 3.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.4

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm, USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

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₹39,990

@ Amazon

₹79,999

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