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BlackBerry KEYone, Launched at Rs. 39,990, Goes on Sale in India for the First Time

BlackBerry KEYone, Launched at Rs. 39,990, Goes on Sale in India for the First Time 3v4z5n

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 8 August 2017 11:27 IST

Highlights

The BlackBerry KEYone price in India is Rs. 39,990
KEYone is the last smartphone designed in-house by BlackBerry
It runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat with preloaded BlackBerry apps

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The first reviewed the KEYone last week, and found that despite the numerous productivity optimisations, the smartphone's attempt to offer the best of both worlds was not perfect. y321w

BlackBerry KEYone price in India, launch offers 4u6h19

BlackBerry KEYone price in India is Rs. 39,990, and the launch offers include up to 75GB additional data from Vodafone, meant for both prepaid and postpaid subscribers, as well as new and existing subscribers. American Express is also offering up to 4,000 bonus points to credit card that buy the smartphone.

BlackBerry KEYone specifications, features 6m3y2j

The BlackBerry KEYone (Review) specifications are mediocre, however, the innards are not the smartphone's highlights. Instead, its keyboard and software features are its main USPs. The company has made some changes to the specifications of the smartphone for India, and the KEYone will be made available in a 4GB RAM + 64GB inbuilt storage configuration, compared to the 3GB RAM + 32GB inbuilt storage configuration that was launched in international markets. The company is calling this model the BlackBerry KEYone Limited Edition Black. The Indian model also s dual-SIM cards, and the company says this is the first ever BlackBerry smartphone with with dual-SIM card .

So, let's get down to the specifications, shall we? The dual-SIM BlackBerry KEYone runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat, and sports a 4.5-inch IPS LCD display with a 3:2 aspect ratio (1080x1620 pixels) and a pixel density of 433ppi. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC clocked at up to 2GHz, coupled with 4GB of RAM.

The KEYone camera setup bears a 12-megapixel rear camera with an f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, EIS, and dual-tone LED flash, apart from the 8-megapixel front camera that sports an f/2.2 aperture and an 84-degree wide-angle lens. As for storage, the BlackBerry KEYone comes with 64GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 2TB) in a hybrid dual-SIM configuration.

In of connectivity, the BlackBerry KEYone s 4G VoLTE, dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) Wi-Fi 802.11ac, NFC, GPS/ A-GPS, Bluetooth v4.2, FM radio, USB Type-C (3.1), and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Sensors on board the smartphone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital com, gyroscope, and a proximity sensor. It is powered by a 3505mAh non-removable battery that s Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, said to charge the smartphone from zero to 50 percent in just 30 minutes. It measures 149.3x72.5x9.4mm, and weighs 180 grams.

Getting back to the software aspect of the smartphone, the security apps such as DTEK by BlackBerry and BlackBerry Keeper have been preloaded, while productivity apps such as BlackBerry Hub, BlackBerry Calendar, BlackBerry Productivity Edge, and BlackBerry Workspaces are also onboard. The company is of course touting the Smart Keyboard functionality, which offers contextual auto-correction, next-word prediction, and 'flick typing' that adapts to the 's language style.

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BlackBerry KEYone 42x6g

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Physical keyboard with shortcuts
Useful BlackBerry apps
Good battery life

Bad
Expensive
Small screen
Average performance
Landscape usage is awkward

Read detailed BlackBerry KEYone review

Display 4.50-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3505mAh

OS Android 7.1

Resolution 1620x1080 pixels

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