BlackBerry KEY 2, KEY 2 LE launch the Philippines, priced

BlackBerry hints of coming back to the Philippine market as it brings its premium mid-range smartphone, the BlackBerry KEY 2, to our shores.

Launched in June 2018, the BlackBerry KEY 2 features a 4.5-inch IPS 1080p display, a Snapdragon 660 chipset, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, 12MP + 12MP dual rear cameras, 8MP front shooter, and 3,500mAh battery with Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.

Aside from these, the device’s iconic QWERTY keyboard, an all-new Speed Key, enhanced security and privacy features such as DTEK security suite and FIPS 140-2 Full Disk Encryption. It also comes with an in-keyboard fingerprint scanner.

The company also brings its lite version called the KEY 2 LE that sports a 4.5-inch display, Snapdragon 636 chipset, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, 13MP + 5MP dual rear cameras, 8MP front camera, and 3,000mAh battery.

BlackBerry KEY 2 key specifications:

4.5-inch 3:2 IPS LCD display @1620 x 1080px
2.5D curved glass
Corning Gorilla Glass
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 2.2GHz octa-core processor
Adreno 512 GPU
6GB RAM
64GB/128GB internal storage
expandable up to 256GB via Micro SD
12MP f/1.8 + 12MP f/2.6 rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash
8MP front camera with LED flash
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Bluetooth 5.0
USB 3.0 Type-C
USB OTG
FM Radio
3.5mm audio port
In-keyboard fingerprint scanner
Speed Key
Gyroscope
DTEK security suite
FIPS 140-2 Full Disk Encryption
Android 8.1 Oreo
3,500mAh battery with Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0 support

Blackberry KEY 2 LE specs:

4.5-inch 3:2 IPS LCD display @ 1080 x 1620 px
Corning Gorilla Glass protection
1.8GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Adreno 509 GPU
4GB RAM
32GB, 64GB internal storage
expandable via microSD up to 256GB
13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1?, 1.12µm, PDAF + 5 MP, f/2.4, 1.12µm dual rear cameras with dual LED Flash
8MP front camera
Single SIM, Dual SIM
4G LTE
Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 ?/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 5.0
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
FM Radio
Fingerprint Scanner
3,000mAh battery
Colors: Slate, Champagne, Atomic
150.3 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm

Their prices are:

BlackBerry KEY 2 (128GB) – PHP 39,990
BlackBerry KEY 2 LE (64GB) – PHP 24,990

Purchasing the BlackBerry KEY 2 at the official store of MemoXpress 10 or BlackBerry 11 in Shopee will grant you a free QCY T1 TWS Bluetooth Earphones (MemoXpress only) and P62 10000mAH powerbank (MemoXpress only). The BlackBerry KEY 2 LE, on the other hand, will have an MS71 Bluetooth Headphone (MemoXpress only) and P62 10000mAH powerbank as its freebies.

Customers can also order the KEY 2 and get a PHP 1,000 off while the KEY 2 LE will have a PHP 500 discount upon purchasing them at BlackBerry’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.