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 39,990USD 681INR 57,770EUR 649CNY 4,963
• BlackBerry KEY 2 LE (64GB) – PHP 24,990USD 426INR 36,101EUR 406CNY 3,101

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 1,000USD 17INR 1,445EUR 16CNY 124 off while the KEY 2 LE will have a PHP 500USD 9INR 722EUR 8CNY 62 discount upon purchasing them at BlackBerry’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.