Blackberry has announce its new phone at Mobile World Congress 2017, the KEYone. This phone has the Blackberry’s famous keyboard with a 4.5 inch LCD screen. It comes with a shortcut key on the side, USB Type C, and the fingerprint scanner is integrated on the space bar. Blackberry also has design the back to have texture for grip instead of an all metal back.
Below are the specifications.
| Operating System | Android 7.1.1 Nougat |
| Display | 4.5-inch, 1620×1080 (434 ppi) IPS LCD |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 2.00GHz Adreno 506 GPU |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Storage | 32GB |
| Expandable | microSD up to 2TB |
| Rear Camera | 12MP f/2.0, PDAF 1.55-micron pixels dual-tone LED flash HDR, 4K, 30fps |
| Front Camera | 8MP f/2.2 1.12-micron pixels Selfie flash 1080p/30 video |
| Battery | 3505 mAh non-removable |
| Charging | Quick Charge 3.0 USB-C |
| Water resistance | No |
| Security | DTEK security suite FIPS 140-2 Full Disk Encryption Android For Work, Google Play for Work |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11ac, 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, NFC GPS, GLONASS |
| Dimensions | 149.1 x 72.39 x 9.4 mm |
| Weight | 180 g |
It does not have a removable battery nor wireless charging but do have the DTEK security suit for privacy. This phone also does not use the latest and greatest process as it is using the snapdragon 625, made for efficiency instead of performance. Blackberry is targeting the phone for enterprise consumer. The phone will be available soon coming at around $600.00.
When this phone does come out, I am interested in checking it out. I really do not like the prices that BB is giving. One thing I do miss is having a keyboard due to shortcuts ans fast typing. This phone does look big and I am not sure if its made of one-hand operation. It is to bad it does not have wireless charging. I guess I will have to wait until it comes out.