Blackberry KEYone Limited Edition Black vs Blackberry KEY2

Comparing the Blackberry KEYone Limited Edition Black vs Blackberry KEY2 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Blackberry KEY2 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Blackberry KEYone Limited Edition Black runs at 2.0 GHz, making Blackberry KEY2 the better performer.

Display: Both Blackberry KEYone Limited Edition Black and Blackberry KEY2 offer the same screen size of 4.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Blackberry KEYone Limited Edition Black and Blackberry KEY2 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Blackberry KEYone Limited Edition Black and Blackberry KEY2 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Blackberry KEYone Limited Edition Black offers a higher battery capacity with 3505 mAh, while Blackberry KEY2 offers 3500 mAh, making Blackberry KEYone Limited Edition Black better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Blackberry KEYone Limited Edition Black and Blackberry KEY2 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

User Rating: Blackberry KEYone Limited Edition Black and Blackberry KEY2 both receive the same user rating of 4.1.

Blackberry KEYone Limited Edition Black

₹25,999

(Discontinued)

Blackberry KEY2

₹39,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

08 Aug, 2017

31 Jul, 2018

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 625	Snapdragon 660	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	Extreme AMOLED
1080x1620 px (FULL HD)	1080x1620 px (FULL HD)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	12 MP Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP	50 MP

Battery


3505 mAh	3500 mAh	6500 mAh
Quick Charging	Quick Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

N/A

7.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5

(1,254 ratings)

4.1/5

(378 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	2,217,003 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	14h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 31, 2018

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506

Adreno 512

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

4 GB

6 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

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

2,217,003

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

20.0 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

4,502

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1620 px (FULL HD)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

3:2

19.6:9

Pixel Density

433 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

55.54 %

55.57 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

149 mm

151.4 mm

162.7 mm

Width

73 mm

71.8 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

9 mm

8.5 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

180 grams

168 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0IMX378 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

12 MP
f/2.61µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary CameraCMOS

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus Wide Angle Selfie

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3505 mAh

3500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse 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

14h 00m

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

N/A

0h 47m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

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) / 800(band 20)

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 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

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

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm, USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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