BlackBerry Key2 review: Legacy keyboard design gets a fresh, useful twist

The BlackBerry Key2 features an enhanced design, slightly powerful processor, more RAM, latest Google Android operating system and a dual camera set-up on the back

Technology News: Canadian smartphone brand BlackBerry, licensed to India-based Optiemus Infracom, on July 23 launched the BlackBerry Key2, a successor to the BlackBerry KeyOne, which had a full-QWERTY keyboard. Compared to the predecessor, the Key2 not only features an enhanced design but also gets a slightly powerful processor, more RAM, latest Google Android operating system, and a dual-camera set-up at the back. The Amazon-exclusive touch and type smartphone goes on sale today i.e. July 31.

In current times, when almost all smartphones have begun to look almost the same, the BlackBerry Key2, with a rectangular touch screen-cum-physical-keyboard design, offers a fresh new experience. But, is it worth going back to legacy keyboard design, which one ditched in 

favour of the all-screen mobile phone format? Let’s find out:

The BlackBerry Key2 is a niche product aimed at users preferring physical keyboard to on-screen touch keyboard or those who use their phones to write content, articles, emails, etc. The phone is not a powerhouse and its screen is strictly not meant for multimedia enthusiasts. But, the phone has some strengths in all the areas, making it a complete package.

Priced at Rs 42,990, the phone seems to be on the pricier side. But the price seems justified considering the fact that there is no competition and it is the only phone with a touch screen, as well as a physical keyboard.

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