Blackberry is bringing back the classic QWERTY keypad back to Android. Existing Blackberry users were long demanding a phone with physical keyboard and their wishes has been fullfilled.
TCL, the brand responsible for Blackberry hardware arm, has launched Blackberry KEYone. Under the hood of KEYone is a Snapdragon 625 SoC, Android 7.1 Noughat with DTEK Customization and security features, 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage.
Rear camera of the KEYone is 12-megapixels with bigger 1.55µm pixel size, phase detection auto focus and dual tone led flash. On the front 8-megapixels camera keep selfie sharp and clear and video calls can be made at upto 1080p resolution.
Blackberry KEYone also has dual loudspeakers, a full 4-row QWERTY capacitive keypad which you can also use as a trackpad, a front mounted finger print scanner, Type C connector and Cat 9 LTE capable of 450mbps download and 5o mbps upload speed.
It also has a massive 3505 mAh battery and measure 9.4mm thick. It will be available in April 2017.
Blackberry KEYone Specifications
| Display | 4.5-inch 1080 x 1620 pixels |
| Processor | Snapdragon 625 SoC clocked at 2.0GHz |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Back Camera | 12-megapixels Sony IMX378 |
| Rear Camera | 8-megapixels |
| Storage | 32 GB |
| Connectivity | 4G,3G, 2G, VoLTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS |
| Security | Front Mounted Fingerprint Sensor |
| Software | Android 7.1 Noughat |
| Battery | 3505 mAh |
| Dimensions | 149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm |
| Expected release date | Apr-17 |
| Price | INR 45000 ($599) |
