BlackBerry KEYone was first launched in February 2017 and today the company has launched a Limited Edition Black KEYone in India with few changes in the specifications. In terms of design, it features a solid aluminum frame with soft textured back to provide better gripping. Also, it is the first BlackBerry phone in India to offer Dual SIM functionality. Indian variant of KEYone comes with the Hybrid SIM tray with 64GB internal storage and supports microSD up to 2TB.
It has a physical keyboard and the fingerprint scanner is built into the spacebar. This smartphone sports a 4.5″ scratch resistant display and powered by Snapdragon 625 Octa-core processor with 4GB of RAM. KeyOne runs on Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box with Unique BlackBerry security software. The rear camera has a 12MP Sony IMX378 sensor with Dual-tone LED flash and At the front, 8MP selfie shooter made up of 84˚ Wide-angle Lens. The 3505mAh battery is powered by Quick charge 3.0 and provides up to 50% charge in 36 minutes. For connectivity, KEYone includes, Bluetooth LE, Dual Band WiFi, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C port and 3.5mm audio port.
BlackBerry KEYOne Highlights
- DTEK Security Suite
- Shortcut Keys – Configurable Keys
- BlackBerry Hub
- Touch Navigation (Just Like Trackpad)
- DTEK Security Monitoring App
- Monthly Security Updates
- Flick Typing with Predictive Text
- FIPS 140-2 Full Disk Encryption
- BlackBerry Applications
BlackBerry KEYOne Limited Edition Black is priced at ₹ 39,999 and exclusively available through Amazon India starting August 8, 2017. As a limited time offer, American Express is offering up to 4,000 bonus points for its credit card members. Also, Vodafone customers will get up to 75 GB of additional data over a period of three months. This offer is valid until 30th September 2017. Optiemus Infracom Limited will manufacture and distribute the BlackBerry smartphones in India.
BlackBerry KEYOne Limited Edition Black Specifications
- 4.5″ IPS Scratch-Resistant Display, 1620×1080 Pixels, 433ppi
- Metal Frame, Fingerprint Scanner
- Touch Sensitive QWERTY Keyboard
- Keys – Convenience Key, Volume Up/Down, Lock
- 2.0GHz Snapdragon 625 Processor, Octa-core
- 4GB RAM, Adreno 506 GPU
- 64GB Storage, Expandable Memory up to 2TB
- Android 7.1 Nougat
- 12MP Rear Camera, f/2.0, Dual-tone LED Flash, PDAF, Sony IMX378
- 8MP Front Camera, f/2.2, 84˚ Wide-angle Lens, Screen Flash
- Video Recording (Rear) – 4K, 1080p@30fps
- 3505mAh Battery, Quick Charge 3.0
- Hybrid Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, TDD Band 40
- Bluetooth 4.2 LE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
- GPS, GLONASS, BeiDOu2, NFC
- FM Radio, RGB LED Indicator
- USB Type-C 3.1, 3.5mm Audio Jack
- Sensors – Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Ambient Light, Hall
- Dimensions – 149.3 x 72.5 x 9.4 mm
- Weight – 180g
- Color – Black
- Price – ₹ 39,999
