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BlackBerry KEY2 specs: Two-day battery life, two cameras, and twice the power
July 15, 2025
BlackBerrykicked off its renaissance in earnest last year with the keyboard-totingKEYone. Now the Canadian company is back for round two with theBlackBerry KEY2. Let’s take a look at whether the KEY2 packs enough oomph to convince you to whip out your cash.
The full BlackBerry KEY2 specs can be found below:
BlackBerry KEY2 specs walkthrough
Starting with the outside, the KEY2 features a 4.5-inch display with 3:2 aspect ratio and 1,620 x 1,080 resolution. The display size might make some folks feel a bit claustrophobic, but the extra width makes it feel much less cramped than if the phone had a 16:9 display.
The KEY2 doubles up its camera options, featuring a pair of 12MP sensors around back. It uses both sensors for portrait mode, and the second lens also has a telephoto lens for zooming. Plenty of other smartphones feature similar camera setups, but at least BlackBerry is now keeping up.
The KEY2 sports a Snapdragon 660 chipset and a generous6GB of RAM. By comparison, the KEYone featured the Snapdragon 625 and 3GB of RAM.
Not only does the Snapdragon 660 support faster RAM and an improved image signal processor (ISP), but the chipset’s eight Kryo 260 CPUs should deliver up to 50 percent better performance than the Snapdragon 625. Combined with the additional RAM, that speed increase should fix the slightly sluggish performance we encountered with the KEYone, while retaining similar battery life.
The KEY2 features a 3,500mAh battery, which BlackBerry promises will give you two days of use. Weirdly, BlackBerry restricted the KEY2 to Quick Charge 3.0, even though the Snapdragon 660 supports the newer Quick Charge 4.0 standard.
Less weird is theheadphone jack, which BlackBerry said it will not remove anytime soon, and the 64GB of expandable storage. Other regions will have versions with up to 128GB of storage anddual SIMfunctionality, so those of us in the U.S. miss out a little bit.
Unfortunately, the KEY2 does not feature anyIP rating. TheOnePlus 6andMoto Z3 Playare in the same price bracket and also lack IP ratings, but they feature some level of waterproofing. Here is hoping the same will be true about the KEY2. The phone runsAndroid 8.1 Oreoout of the box, but you’ll be able to upgrade it to the latestAndroid 9.0 Pie.
Last but certainly not least is the KEY2’s keyboard. Not only does the phone feature larger keys than the KEYone, but they now feature a matte finish that should feel nicer, too.
All in all, the KEY2 checks off enough boxes for a 2018 mid-range smartphone. What are your thoughts on the BlackBerry KEY2 specs? Be sure to check out our related KEY2 content below.
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