The BlackBerry Key 2: A Comprehensive Overview

Our first look at the BlackBerry Key 2 reveals an impressive array of features that cater to the needs of both casual users and power enthusiasts alike. At the top, we have our 3.5 millimeter headphone jack, a familiar feature that many are happy to see on a new BlackBerry device. However, this is where things get interesting - the phone comes with a new set of blackberry earbuds that now boast a plus and minus button for volume control and track navigation, as well as larger drivers for enhanced sound quality. This attention to detail is just the beginning, as our device also features two speakers grills, although only one speaker delivers true audio experience due to symmetry considerations.

The rear of the BlackBerry Key 2 hosts several notable features that make it stand out from other smartphones on the market. Notably, we have a dual camera setup consisting of two 12-megapixel cameras - one standard and a telephoto lens with 1/2 times optical zoom. The ability to swap between these lenses is provided by tapping the 2x button in the viewfinder, allowing users to adjust their photography experience according to their needs. Moreover, the rear of the device also bears an unmistakable blackberry logo in metal, which serves as a symbol of authenticity and quality.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor powers our BlackBerry Key 2, coupled with six gigs of RAM for seamless multitasking. The device comes equipped with a choice between 64 or 128 gigs of storage, allowing users to select the optimal capacity according to their needs. The software running on this smartphone is Android 8.1, with additional Blackberry features such as encryption and BlackBerry Hub - a unified inbox that consolidates email and messaging apps into one easily accessible interface.

One of the standout features of the BlackBerry Key 2 is its focus on security and user experience. The device comes equipped with several tools designed to ensure user safety, including Blackberry D Tech - an advanced app suite for monitoring permissions granted by individual apps and alerting users to any potential threats. Furthermore, the smartphone offers BlackBerry Password Keeper, a password management system that enables seamless autofill of credentials across various platforms.

To further enhance user control over their device's power consumption, we have the Power Center app. This tool grants granular control over app resource allocation, allowing users to boost performance or conserve battery life as desired. Additional features include Blackberry Productivity Tab - a convenient tab that provides quick access to calendar events, messages, and favorite contacts.

Finally, the smartphone boasts an impressive suite of security and privacy tools, including BlackBerry Privacy Shade and Lockar - a fingerprint-protected section for sensitive files such as images or browsing history from Firefox Focus. With these features, users can enjoy unparalleled peace of mind when using their device.

Camera Capabilities and Additional Features

Moving on to camera capabilities, the BlackBerry Key 2 boasts two high-quality cameras with 12 megapixel resolution each. The standard camera mode allows for a range of image settings such as aspect ratio selection (4x3, 16x9, 1x1 or 3x2) as well as access to live filters for added creativity.

Thanks to the dual-camera setup, portrait mode becomes an option on this smartphone. Furthermore, we can use our camera app to capture business cards or documents and have them edited like they were scanned, thanks to scanner functionality. Video recording is also supported with capabilities in 4K at 30 frames per second or up to 1080p at 60 frames per second.

The phone's camera features are rounded off by slow-motion video recording options.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enblackberry just launched the sequel to their much-praised key one and they aptly named it the key to now they were kind enough to give me a little bit of time with the device so I figured I would try to do one of my complete walkers for you guys with that said there is a lot to go through so let's start with the hardware the new key to has an aluminum frame with our faux leather backing the display is a 4.5 inch 3 by 2 aspects 16 20 by 1080 resolution IPS LCD above it we have our front-facing 8 megapixel camera capable of recording 1080p at 30 frames a second and below it we have our three capacitive backlit Android navigation buttons but below that we have what makes a blackberry a blackberry our physical keyboard this keyboard has been redesigned with better travel button shapes fret design as well as a 20% larger set of buttons mostly on the y-axis I'm told for a much better typing experience even over the key one also within the keyboard we have our fingerprint scanner built into the spacebar that works pretty fast and the keyboard isn't just for typing as now there is a dedicated speed key that when held down in conjunction with pressing any of the other keys gives you access to a programmable shortcut that you can set to launch an app or perform an action you can also set different actions apps for a short press for each key versus a long press giving you a crap-ton of shortcuts should you need them you can also use the keyboard as a trackpad to scroll as well since its touch enabled on the Left we have our SIM card and microSD card slot there is also a dual SIM version for some markets apparently on the right we have the volume buttons power button which you can double tap to get to the camera by the way which I always appreciate and our convenience key which gives you access to a few shortcuts that you can preset depending on your current situation at the top we have our 3.5 millimeter headphone jack and the device will come with a new set of blackberry earbuds that now have a plus and minus button for volume and track controls and larger drivers for better sound quality at the bottom we have our speaker yes there are two speakers grills but there's only one speaker I was told this was for symmetry sake which supports HD audio apparently and our USB C charging port that supports Qualcomm quick charge 3.0 for the giant 3500 milliamp battery that's inside on the back of our first ever dual cameras on a blackberry paired with a dual tone LED flash all of which we'll talk about more in a sec and are unmistakable blackberry logo in metal powering the BlackBerry key to is the qualcomm snapdragon 616 with six gigs of ram and there's a choice of 64 or 128 gigs of storage now for the software the blackberry key 2 is running Android 8.1 with some of blackberry software added in in addition to their own encryption on the device now I won't go through everything listed but here are the most notable additions blackberry hub this is the unified inbox for all your email and messaging apps in one place they can be further sorted into customizable views bbm the popular blackberry messenger service lives blackberry D Tech this is the main app for all of BlackBerry's security software something blackberry are pretty good at in here you can see suggestions for keeping your device more secure but now with the key too you can actually have it notify you whenever a specified permission for example accessing the camera or microphone etc or a specific app Facebook is trying to access something on your device you can set this to notify you when it happens in the foreground background or both and then you can of course disable the specific permissions on a per app basis brilliant and very pertinent to a lot of people in the current climate I'm sure blackberry password keeper this is basically BlackBerry's version of LastPass or any other password management app you can use it to store and autofill passwords etc blackberry power center an app for managing power consumption the device that gives you granular controls over setting the way each app is allowed to use the device's resources to either increase performance or battery life blackberry productivity tab swiping over on the tab at the right of the screen it gives you access to latest calendar events messages from BlackBerry hub favorite contacts and a section for adding Android widgets to as well blackberry privacy shade this lets you create a small window that you can resize or even turn to a circle that will darken everything else on the screen besides what's inside it you can adjust the opacity of this shade and make it more or less transparent and the idea here is that it makes it much more difficult for someone looking over your shoulder to see what you're doing lockar a fingerprint protected section of the US you can put files on here images or sites from Firefox Focus which is a pre-installed privacy focused browser that BlackBerry's at it you can then also add photos taken from the camera directly to the locker by having the camera open but instead of pushing the shutter button putting your finger on the fingerprint sensor these photos will show up hidden in the gallery and can only be shown along with the apps and Firefox sites if you use your fingerprint to unlock them and now let's quickly dive into the camera the BlackBerry key - has two 12 megapixel cameras one normal one and 1/2 times optical zoom telephoto lens that you can swap between by tapping the 2 x button in the viewfinder some of the notable modes and features of these new cameras are photo mode which is our normal auto mode but you can shoot in either 4 by 3 16 by 9 1 by 1 which is square or 3 by 2 aspect ratio and there's an option for live filters at the bottom right that you can also choose from portrait mode thanks to those new dual cameras we now have portrait mode on a blackberry scanner you can clearly take photos of business cards or other documents and have them edited to look more like they were if they were scanned and video which is capable of shooting video in 4k 30 frames per second or up to 1080p in 60 frames per second we also have an option here for slow motion and there you go pretty quick but a complete walkthrough of the BlackBerry key - let me don't you guys think of the device of these walk throughs in the comments below if you like this video please thumbs up it or share it it's greatly appreciated if you want more easily goes please share the rest of my channel and subscribe if you like what you see there also don't forget to tap the bell next the word subscribe so you can notify when I do new videos as always though regardless thanks for watchingblackberry just launched the sequel to their much-praised key one and they aptly named it the key to now they were kind enough to give me a little bit of time with the device so I figured I would try to do one of my complete walkers for you guys with that said there is a lot to go through so let's start with the hardware the new key to has an aluminum frame with our faux leather backing the display is a 4.5 inch 3 by 2 aspects 16 20 by 1080 resolution IPS LCD above it we have our front-facing 8 megapixel camera capable of recording 1080p at 30 frames a second and below it we have our three capacitive backlit Android navigation buttons but below that we have what makes a blackberry a blackberry our physical keyboard this keyboard has been redesigned with better travel button shapes fret design as well as a 20% larger set of buttons mostly on the y-axis I'm told for a much better typing experience even over the key one also within the keyboard we have our fingerprint scanner built into the spacebar that works pretty fast and the keyboard isn't just for typing as now there is a dedicated speed key that when held down in conjunction with pressing any of the other keys gives you access to a programmable shortcut that you can set to launch an app or perform an action you can also set different actions apps for a short press for each key versus a long press giving you a crap-ton of shortcuts should you need them you can also use the keyboard as a trackpad to scroll as well since its touch enabled on the Left we have our SIM card and microSD card slot there is also a dual SIM version for some markets apparently on the right we have the volume buttons power button which you can double tap to get to the camera by the way which I always appreciate and our convenience key which gives you access to a few shortcuts that you can preset depending on your current situation at the top we have our 3.5 millimeter headphone jack and the device will come with a new set of blackberry earbuds that now have a plus and minus button for volume and track controls and larger drivers for better sound quality at the bottom we have our speaker yes there are two speakers grills but there's only one speaker I was told this was for symmetry sake which supports HD audio apparently and our USB C charging port that supports Qualcomm quick charge 3.0 for the giant 3500 milliamp battery that's inside on the back of our first ever dual cameras on a blackberry paired with a dual tone LED flash all of which we'll talk about more in a sec and are unmistakable blackberry logo in metal powering the BlackBerry key to is the qualcomm snapdragon 616 with six gigs of ram and there's a choice of 64 or 128 gigs of storage now for the software the blackberry key 2 is running Android 8.1 with some of blackberry software added in in addition to their own encryption on the device now I won't go through everything listed but here are the most notable additions blackberry hub this is the unified inbox for all your email and messaging apps in one place they can be further sorted into customizable views bbm the popular blackberry messenger service lives blackberry D Tech this is the main app for all of BlackBerry's security software something blackberry are pretty good at in here you can see suggestions for keeping your device more secure but now with the key too you can actually have it notify you whenever a specified permission for example accessing the camera or microphone etc or a specific app Facebook is trying to access something on your device you can set this to notify you when it happens in the foreground background or both and then you can of course disable the specific permissions on a per app basis brilliant and very pertinent to a lot of people in the current climate I'm sure blackberry password keeper this is basically BlackBerry's version of LastPass or any other password management app you can use it to store and autofill passwords etc blackberry power center an app for managing power consumption the device that gives you granular controls over setting the way each app is allowed to use the device's resources to either increase performance or battery life blackberry productivity tab swiping over on the tab at the right of the screen it gives you access to latest calendar events messages from BlackBerry hub favorite contacts and a section for adding Android widgets to as well blackberry privacy shade this lets you create a small window that you can resize or even turn to a circle that will darken everything else on the screen besides what's inside it you can adjust the opacity of this shade and make it more or less transparent and the idea here is that it makes it much more difficult for someone looking over your shoulder to see what you're doing lockar a fingerprint protected section of the US you can put files on here images or sites from Firefox Focus which is a pre-installed privacy focused browser that BlackBerry's at it you can then also add photos taken from the camera directly to the locker by having the camera open but instead of pushing the shutter button putting your finger on the fingerprint sensor these photos will show up hidden in the gallery and can only be shown along with the apps and Firefox sites if you use your fingerprint to unlock them and now let's quickly dive into the camera the BlackBerry key - has two 12 megapixel cameras one normal one and 1/2 times optical zoom telephoto lens that you can swap between by tapping the 2 x button in the viewfinder some of the notable modes and features of these new cameras are photo mode which is our normal auto mode but you can shoot in either 4 by 3 16 by 9 1 by 1 which is square or 3 by 2 aspect ratio and there's an option for live filters at the bottom right that you can also choose from portrait mode thanks to those new dual cameras we now have portrait mode on a blackberry scanner you can clearly take photos of business cards or other documents and have them edited to look more like they were if they were scanned and video which is capable of shooting video in 4k 30 frames per second or up to 1080p in 60 frames per second we also have an option here for slow motion and there you go pretty quick but a complete walkthrough of the BlackBerry key - let me don't you guys think of the device of these walk throughs in the comments below if you like this video please thumbs up it or share it it's greatly appreciated if you want more easily goes please share the rest of my channel and subscribe if you like what you see there also don't forget to tap the bell next the word subscribe so you can notify when I do new videos as always though regardless thanks for watching\n"