Shahriyar Ali
The new range of smartphones — BlackBerry KEY2 LE & the first ever BlackBerry ‘made in India’, the Evolve is now available on Amazon! The KEY LE (lite edition) is a stripped down version of the original Blackberry KEY2 with slightly lower powered processor, mediocre camera & non-touch capacitive keyboard. It is truly a new generation of Curve series from BlackBerry Mobile. It is available for just Rs. 29,990! BlackBerry Evolve on the other hand is an all-touch BlackBerry secured smartphone focused on the young leaders combining the best of both worlds – Productivity & Security. It is available for Rs. 24,990!
Capturing the balance between iconic BlackBerry design and modern elements, the BlackBerry KEY2 LE features a lightweight polycarbonate frame and a newly designed soft textured back that provides better in-hand grip to prevent drops. It also includes a Full-HD, 2.5D display and will be available in three exciting accent color options: Slate, Champagne, and Atomic. With similar BlackBerry KEY series dimensions, the BlackBerry KEY2 LE is both thinner and lighter and boasts a redesigned keyboard with keys that are nearly 10 percent larger than those featured on the BlackBerry KEYone. Designed for accuracy and precision, the physical keyboard includes the Speed Key that enables shortcut access to a number of functions on your device at any time, without having to return to the home screen or search in an app folder to access the apps, contacts, and functions you use and communicate with most. The Speed Key is complimented by 52 customizable shortcuts, so you can program each key to instantly bring up the contacts and apps you use most.
A dual rear camera (13MP+5MP) with great new capture experiences that include Portrait mode is also featured on the BlackBerry KEY2 LE. This is complemented by an 8MP front camera that comes with LCD flash and new capture modes like Wide Selfie (selfie panorama) and Face Beauty, which offers new selfie capture enhancements. You can also learn more about the world around you with Google Lens camera integration, which can help you quickly access more information on landmarks, buildings, books and more simply by pointing your camera at the object.
BlackBerry KEY2 LE specifications
| Operating System | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| Display | 4.5-inch, 1620×1080 IPS LCD 434ppi 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Octa-Core 4 x 1.8GHz + 4 x 1.6GHz Adreno 509 GPU |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Storage | 32GB 64GB |
| Expandable | microSD up to 256GB |
| Rear Camera | Dual Camera 13M (1.12um, F2.2) + 5M (1.12um, F2.4) with Dual Tone LED Flash HDR, 4K video recording at 30 fps Scan, Private Capture |
| Front Camera | 8MP Fixed Focus Selfie flash 1080p/30 video |
| Battery | 3000mAh battery (22.5 hours) |
| Charging | USB-C Compatible with USB Power Delivery 2.0 v1.2 & 9V2A 18W Quick Charge 3.0 Chargers |
| Water resistance | No |
| Headphone jack | Yes |
| Security | DTEK security suite BlackBerry Privacy Shade BlackBerry Secure Android Android For Work, Google Play for Work Fingerprint sensor in space bar Monthly Android security updates |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11ac, 5GHz, Bluetooth 5.0 LE, NFC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, OTDOA FM Radio, 4G Mobile Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, USB OTG |
| BBE100-1 – EMEA & APAC – Single SIM | LTE Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/19/20/26/28/32 TD-LTE Band 38/40/41 |
| BBE100-2 – NA & LATAM – Single SIM | LTE Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/20/28/29/66 TD-LTE Band 38/39/40/41 |
| BBE100-4 – EMEA & APAC – Dual SIM | LTE Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/19/20/26/28/32 TD-LTE Band 38/40/41 |
| BBE100-5 – NA Open Market – Dual SIM | LTE Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/20/28/29/66 TD-LTE Band 38/39/40/41 |
| Dimensions | 150.25mm x 71.8mm x 8.35mm |
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BlackBerry Evolve Specifications
| Category | BlackBerry Evolve | |
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| Operating System | Android 8.1 Oreo DTEK by BlackBerry |
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| Display | 5.99-inch 18:9 FHD+ (2160×1080) LTPS display Gorilla Glass 5 |
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| SoC | Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Eight Cortex A53 cores up to 1.8GHz |
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| GPU | Adreno 506 | |
| RAM | 4GB | |
| Storage | 64GB | |
| Rear camera | 13MP + 13MP RGB + monochrome |
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| Front camera | 16MP (f/2.0) | |
| Connectivity | LTE with VoLTE Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 GPS, GLONASS |
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| Battery | 4000mAh battery Quick Charge 3.0 (USB-C) Wireless charging |
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| Fingerprint | Rear fingerprint sensor |
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