The BlackBerry smartphone KEY2 began to appear in Russian retailers. International sales started in the summer, and the presentation in Russia is scheduled for November 1.
Internet-shop “Svyaznoy” has already begun to act pre-order at a price of 49 990 rubles for the version 6+128 GB. For comparison, the international price is 649 USD / 649 EUR.
The smartphone was the first BlackBerry smartphone with dual camera. BlackBerry Key 2 has proprietary hardware QWERTY keyboard. Shortcut key Speed Key provides quick access to favorite applications, contacts, and functions. Keyboard text input using gestures, can act as a touchpad, a fingerprint scanner built into the space.
BlackBerry Key 2 is equipped with a 4.5-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1620 x 1080 pixels and an aspect ratio of 3:2, double main camera 12+12 MP and 8MP front. The hardware basis was the OCTA-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 660 with Adreno graphics, 512, 6 GB of RAM and 64 or 128 GB of internal flash memory expandable with cards up to 2 TB. The battery has a capacity of 3360 mAh with fast charging technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0.
The work is produced under the Android operating system 8.1 Oreo. Supports two SIM cards, 4G, VoLTE, Wi-Fi (802.11 ac), Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS+GLONASS, NFC and FM radio, 3.5 mm headphone Jack and a USB 3.0 Type-C.