BlackBerry is preparing to present today at MWC 2017 the new smartphone, BlackBerry KeyOne, but as it seems, the official specifications and the images "leaked" before their time. Wrong or advertising trick, we do not care, since we can now see the device that will be presented.
A page of the company presenting the product appeared for a while (now it has been downloaded) revealing all the details about the upcoming phone, such as running Android 7.1 Nougat and having a 4.5-inch IPS scratch-resistant LCD screen with resolution 1620 × 1080 pixels and 3: 2 aspect ratio.
In addition, the smartphone will "wear" an eight-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 clocked at 2.0GHz, and a unit processingof graphics 64-bit Adreno 506. It will have 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage space. It will have a 12MP rear camera with Sony IMX378 sensor, 4k at 30 fps and f/2.0 aperture.
The smartphone appears to have an 8MP front-facing camera with 1080p video, while the battery capacity is at 3.505mAh with mode Quick Charge 3.0 to charge the battery to 50% in 36 minutes. The dimensions of the BlackBerry KeyOne are: 149,3 x 72,5 x 9,4 mm and it weighs 180 grams.
The upcoming BlackBerry KeyOne appears to be a mid-range device, but the key feature of the KeyOne is the physical keyboard QWERTY, το οποίο είναι προσαρμόσιμο σε κάθε key and gives the possibility of swiping over the keys. Device users can connect any key they want as a shortcut to open applications or contacts. The images also show the USB Type-C port.
The product page also revealed that the BlackBerry KeyOne will come with the BlackBerry Hub, a tool for storing all messages and personal information in a safe place. The price and availability of the upcoming device were not revealed.
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Update:
The device has just been announced and, according to the company, will be available from April 2017 at the 599 price in Europe, £ 499 in the UK, and $ 549 in the United States. Details and pre - orders from here.
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