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Blackberry KEYone (Mercury) is now official! full QWERTY, all-day battery and full-on security
The BlackBerry KEYone (known also under its BlackBerry Mercury codename) has just gone official. The KEYone is the newest and most powerful ‘Berry with a full QWERTY keyboard and the largest ever battery in a BlackBerry.
An interesting detail to remember while reading about this new ‘Berry is that the phone is now actually made by a different company, TCL Communications, while BlackBerry is a licensing partner that handles the software, but will not be responsible for the actual sales and distribution of the phone.
With this in mind, here are all the important features of the KEYone:
| BlackBerry KEYone |
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| Platform | Android 7.1 Nougat |
| Dimensions | 149.3 x 72.5 x 9.4 mm 180 g weight |
| Display | 4.5-inch scratch-resistant IPS LCD 1620 x 1080p resolution 3:2 aspect ratio |
| System chip, RAM | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 3 GB RAM |
| Cameras | 12MP rear, Sony IMX378 sensor, 4K video, f/2.0 8MP front camera |
| Storage | 32 GB + microSD |
| Battery | 3,505 mAh (non-removable) Quick Charge 3.0 |
| Special features | Full QWERTY keyboard |
Price and Release date
The BlackBerry KEYone will be launched across the globe, but the release dates will differ for different markets. What is known is that the phone will be available starting in April. The price of the KEYone is set just below that of Apple’s iPhones and Samsung’s Galaxies. It’s the following:
- $550 in the United States
- €600 in Europe
- £500 in the United Kingdom.
