BlackBerry KEY2, the successor to BlackBerry KEYone smartphone will launch next month. BlackBerry
has not only made it clear that it is still around but is also ready to
announce its next smartphone. The company had launched the BlackBerry
KEYone, a premium Android handset with BlackBerry's signature QWERTY
keypad, last year. Now, the BlackBerry KEY2 appears ready to be its
successor. The smartphone will be announced in New York on June 7.
Announced
on Twitter on Friday, BlackBerry will host a launch event on June 7 in
NewYork at 10am ET(7:30pm IST) to officially announce the BlackBerry
KEY2. As of now, there is no clarity on what BlackBerry will pack in the
KEYone successor, but there is no doubt that it will have a physical
keyboard, which was a massive part of the company's success in its
heydays.
In January, BlackBerry Mobile President Alain Lejeune had confirmed that the company is working on at least two new smartphones for 2018. Last month, a mysterious BlackBerry handset, codenamed 'Athena', appeared in a Chinese certification site. The TENAA listing had revealed several specifications and other details of the alleged BlackBerry KEY2.
The
TENAA listing showcased a dual rear camera setup on the BlackBerry
handset that carried model number BBF100-4. Also, a few leaked images
provided a closure look at its design and highlight all the key
differences between the BlackBerry KEYone and its successor. As per the
images available on the TENAA site, the smartphone will have a complete
rubberised, textured panel on the back. This is contrary to the back
panel on the BlackBerry KEYone that didn't have a textured design above
the rear camera setup.
The QWERTY keyboard on the BlackBerry KEY2
is likely to support gestures and a multitouch-supported display that is
expected to come in 3:2 aspect ratio. On the top, the smartphone could
have a 3.5mm audio jack, while its bottom might have a USB Type-C port.
The TENAA listing also highlighted that the handset has a 4G LTE and
includes dual-SIM support.
Meanwhile, other leaked images had
suggested that the KEY2 will have a plastic build. The keys on the full
QWERTY keyboard of the handset also have a matte finish. Also, there are
some rumours that the handset will debut with a Snapdragon 660 SoC,
coupled with 6GB of RAM, and Android Oreo
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