The BlackBerry Key2: A Rugged Smartphone with a Twist

The BlackBerry Key2 is a rugged smartphone that has been making waves on Kickstarter, and we're excited to take a closer look at it. With its unique design and feature set, this device is sure to appeal to those looking for something different from the standard smartphones on the market.

One of the first things you'll notice about the BlackBerry Key2 is its square display. At 1440 x 1440 resolution, it's clear that this phone is designed with a focus on productivity and multitasking in mind. The screen may be smaller than what you're used to seeing on other smartphones, but it makes up for it in terms of brightness and color accuracy.

But what really sets the BlackBerry Key2 apart from other smartphones is its rugged design. It's water and dust proof, meaning that it can withstand being exposed to harsh environments without suffering any damage. Whether you're hiking through the woods or working on a construction site, this phone is built to last.

The keyboard on the BlackBerry Key2 is another feature that's sure to appeal to fans of traditional typing devices. It's located on the front of the phone and features a fingerprint sensor, making it easy to quickly unlock your device. The keypad itself feels tactile and satisfying to use, with each key having a distinct feel and sound.

The BlackBerry Key2 also boasts a range of other features that make it well-suited for rugged use. It has a 2000mAh battery, wireless charging capabilities, NFC, and support for walkie-talkie functionality through the built-in speaker. The phone's operating system is pretty stock looking, with no major customizations or overlays.

One feature that stands out as particularly useful is the phone's touchpad. Located on the side of the device, it allows for easy scrolling and navigation without having to rely on the touchscreen. This can be especially helpful when you're working in harsh environments where screens may not work properly.

The camera on the BlackBerry Key2 is another area worth noting. While it may not produce the most impressive photos, it does a decent job of capturing highlights and colors. The selfie camera at the top of the device takes some getting used to, but it's clear that this phone is designed with the idea of creating a "portrait" effect in mind.

In terms of marketing, the BlackBerry Key2 seems to be positioning itself as a niche product for those who want something different from the standard smartphones on the market. It's not trying to compete directly with other devices in its class, but rather carve out its own unique identity.

For fans of traditional typing devices and rugged smartphones, the BlackBerry Key2 may be just what you're looking for. Its unique design and feature set make it a compelling option for those who want something that stands out from the crowd. While it may not be to everyone's taste, there's no denying that this phone has some interesting ideas worth exploring.

The BlackBerry Key2 is not without its quirks, however. The speaker on the device can be quite loud and boisterous, making it more of a tool for shouting at others rather than having a quiet conversation. Additionally, the camera app is somewhat slow to respond, which may cause frustration for those who are used to quicker camera apps.

Despite these minor quibbles, we're overall impressed with the BlackBerry Key2. Its rugged design and feature set make it a compelling option for those who want something different from the standard smartphones on the market. While it's not perfect, there's no denying that this phone has some interesting ideas worth exploring.

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passport it's a tank though it's huge oh man look at that bad boy right there sheesh whoa this is a throwback but it's also just bizarre Frankenstein style in general USB type-c on the bottom there's the camera on the back audio jack at the top headphone jack it's got the weight of like three smartphones because of the aspect ratio the screen is almost square I thought that might be a spacebar that's not even a button right there we have a power brick in a Type C cable and that's that what do you say should we get will in here this is a his bolt best value 2019 uses his both better value in a 1 plus this is his bolt better than a note an EndNote 10 plus for half the money this is his boat he'll never buy another iPhone that foam looks bigger in person alright well take it away it's octa-core 2 gigahertz it's running Android 9.0 all right it's something that one has six gigs of ram our says four will owe you spoofing me you spoofing me what's good about this is a six thousand milliamp battery so it might last quite oh it has a fingerprint front mounted sensor that's what that is yeah how to work I P 67 water and dust proof you can beat it up mm-hmm the display is square 1440 by 1440 yeah how weird is that so this is your next smartphone then I might give it a shot what I actually never owned a black I never used one you're yelling right now I had a couple BlackBerry's over your fur the typing at the time because the touch screen typing wasn't as good as it is now like bbm yeah your friends were bbm was was a social network of sorts mm-hmm yeah instant messaging outside of SMS very convenient and super encrypted you want to get super encrypted and he did well if you're gonna do a rugged phone chances are you're using it in suboptimal conditions cold hot wet dusty these are situations in which possibly your touchscreen might not function as you expect in which case you could still rely on a physical input method if you're in Siberia so maybe there's an argument if you're gonna have a rugged phone to have a physical input method yeah not just strictly touch me it's also satisfying with the tactile keys yeah I agree now we don't know I mean we haven't used these keyboards so it could be terrible as well yeah some of the recent blackberries I've looked at this turns into like a light panel touch but I think what I read it does that vibrates when I touch it first experience with the keyboard there is something fun about it well you think you're gonna do hand it the 200 so this was on Kickstarter yup retails 360 in North America that'd be like lower mid-range wireless charging NFC face on lock okay that's a pretty natural spot for a fingerprint scanner to be honest I see also this extra button is for walkie-talkie functionality because it's rugged you're in the forest the park ranger yep it's not the first time I've discovered a gadget that I feel like is exclusively your Park Ranger yeah hey there's somebody's trapped in an oak tree yeah do you ever get trapped in an oak tree not terrible look you know the OS is pretty stock looking let's see what the settings menu looks like pretty stock yeah okay we'll take it I think this is still early stages because the Kickstarter is not even over yet I think we have an early version of it the touchpad is not enabled yet but I'm assuming it will be at some point based on your Kickstarter page I think they got to implement this cuz it's really convenient to be scrolling like this instead of right going back to a square display feels so foreign yeah and strange give that a shot I will scroll that YouTube page there ah one one benefit though smaller screen better battery life yep what are your expectations for the camera here well Oh No Oh is there beauty mode Oh No it's terrible oh we didn't try the fingerprint fingerprint works let's see let's try it again not the fastest ad not the fastest does work yep does work I mean it's not a great photo Jack's cameras making it look better than it 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visitor and he falls into the river and as he emerges from the water he removes a blackberry from his pocket and I look at him like wow you still got a blackberry so I popped the back off his moisture everywhere I'm like I think you're doomed man he loved that blackberry there's a portion of market well that's looking for something like this they get the rugged blackberry they could never have right on but yo listen it's uh you know it's not a bad device so I don't know if you're into this type of thing go check it out I can and erase that's that's that's goodI don't I don't know what this is I swear to you that will do just said to me this is really cool this is the greatest thing you have to make a video it could go either way alright we're in it together nonetheless all I see is Titan 4 plus 128 and then a couple of IMEI numbers so I can actually gather a little bit from that sticker it's gonna be a phone called the Titan with four gigs of RAM and 128 gigs of storage and it's got dual SIM card slots because it has two IMEI is that right you think I nailed that I don't know baby also the stickers say Yuna Hertz so that's the brand that it's coming from let's see is it the greatest thing ever oh that's the way we'll presented it to me greatest thing ever in unbox therapy my new favorite video my new favorite phone let's see if he's out of his mind which it probably is oh my goodness gracious that's hilarious you know what well I'm happy you brought this forth because that is bananas it looks like the passport it's a tank though it's huge oh man look at that bad boy right there sheesh whoa this is a throwback but it's also just bizarre Frankenstein style in general USB type-c on the bottom there's the camera on the back audio jack at the top headphone jack it's got the weight of like three smartphones because of the aspect ratio the screen is almost square I thought that might be a spacebar that's not even a button right there we have a power brick in a Type C cable and that's that what do you say should we get will in here this is a his bolt best value 2019 uses his both better value in a 1 plus this is his bolt better than a note an EndNote 10 plus for half the money this is his boat he'll never buy another iPhone that foam looks bigger in person alright well take it away it's octa-core 2 gigahertz it's running Android 9.0 all right it's something that one has six gigs of ram our says four will owe you spoofing me you spoofing me what's good about this is a six thousand milliamp battery so it might last quite oh it has a fingerprint front mounted sensor that's what that is yeah how to work I P 67 water and dust proof you can beat it up mm-hmm the display is square 1440 by 1440 yeah how weird is that so this is your next smartphone then I might give it a shot what I actually never owned a black I never used one you're yelling right now I had a couple BlackBerry's over your fur the typing at the time because the touch screen typing wasn't as good as it is now like bbm yeah your friends were bbm was was a social network of sorts mm-hmm yeah instant messaging outside of SMS very convenient and super encrypted you want to get super encrypted and he did well if you're gonna do a rugged phone chances are you're using it in suboptimal conditions cold hot wet dusty these are situations in which possibly your touchscreen might not function as you expect in which case you could still rely on a physical input method if you're in Siberia so maybe there's an argument if you're gonna have a rugged phone to have a physical input method yeah not just strictly touch me it's also satisfying with the tactile keys yeah I agree now we don't know I mean we haven't used these keyboards so it could be terrible as well yeah some of the recent blackberries I've looked at this turns into like a light panel touch but I think what I read it does that vibrates when I touch it first experience with the keyboard there is something fun about it well you think you're gonna do hand it the 200 so this was on Kickstarter yup retails 360 in North America that'd be like lower mid-range wireless charging NFC face on lock okay that's a pretty natural spot for a fingerprint scanner to be honest I see also this extra button is for walkie-talkie functionality because it's rugged you're in the forest the park ranger yep it's not the first time I've discovered a gadget that I feel like is exclusively your Park Ranger yeah hey there's somebody's trapped in an oak tree yeah do you ever get trapped in an oak tree not terrible look you know the OS is pretty stock looking let's see what the settings menu looks like pretty stock yeah okay we'll take it I think this is still early stages because the Kickstarter is not even over yet I think we have an early version of it the touchpad is not enabled yet but I'm assuming it will be at some point based on your Kickstarter page I think they got to implement this cuz it's really convenient to be scrolling like this instead of right going back to a square display feels so foreign yeah and strange give that a shot I will scroll that YouTube page there ah one one benefit though smaller screen better battery life yep what are your expectations for the camera here well Oh No Oh is there beauty mode Oh No it's terrible oh we didn't try the fingerprint fingerprint works let's see let's try it again not the fastest ad not the fastest does work yep does work I mean it's not a great photo Jack's cameras making it look better than it actually okay this is a bit better uh this is not as bad as I expected it's look it's not great you're do the highlights are still just exploded I'd say it's better than I expected surprisingly enough I would say so now we'll switch to the selfie camera here at the bottom of my chin here in like soften it up like it's doing some sort of auto portrait attempt it's so artificial looking you know what we didn't do which we normally do will is listen to the speaker's here your big blue later fan right I'm a fan yeah the marketing plan because they were going after some heavy-hitter devices and webpage sounds like a radio yeah it doesn't sound great alright look this thing is not gonna you're not buying it to compete with the likes of the other standard style smartphones it's so different that you kind of know you want it if you if you want it mm-hmm it's got the rugged vibe it's got the keyboard thing going on personal story here I'm at a gathering in the wilderness and a guy shows up a visitor and he falls into the river and as he emerges from the water he removes a blackberry from his pocket and I look at him like wow you still got a blackberry so I popped the back off his moisture everywhere I'm like I think you're doomed man he loved that blackberry there's a portion of market well that's looking for something like this they get the rugged blackberry they could never have right on but yo listen it's uh you know it's not a bad device so I don't know if you're into this type of thing go check it out I can and erase that's that's that's good\n"