At CES last month, BlackBerry gave a glimpse of its latest Android smartphone codenamed Mercury, and told that they will reveal more details at MWC.
Now at MWC 2017, Barcelona, BlackBerry has officially given the Mercury a name, and its called KEYone. The new smartphone comes courtesy of TCL, which has exclusive r ights over BlackBerry Brand. The KEYone is the last proper BlackBerry smartphone as it is designed by BlackBerry, and going forward, TCL will be responsible to manufacture and distribute BlackBerry branded smartphones, while BlackBerry will focus on software and security solution.
The main highlight of BlackBerry KEYone is its iconic QWERTY keyboard below the display. The buttons are backlit, and theres a feature called flick typing and the keypad responds to touch gestures as well. The keyboard also includes 52 customizable shortcuts and the fingerprint sensor is hidden inside the spacebar.
The BlackBerry KEY one features 4.5-inch Full HD (1620 x 1080 pixels) display and is powered by Snapdragon 625 processor, paired with Adreno 506 GPU and 3GB RAM. On-board storage is 32GB, which can be expanded via microSD card.
For photography, theres 12MP Sony IMX378 rear camera (w/ dual-tone LED flash, PDAF and 4K video recording), the same camera seen on Googles Pixel device. On the front theres 8MP f/2.2 camera for selfies and video recording.
Connectivity options include 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC and USB 3.1 Type-C port. It runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat and comes pre-loaded with DTEK and BlackBerry Hub. A 3505mAh battery runs the show that supports Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging, that can charge t he phone up to 50 percent in just 36 minutes.
The BlackBerry KEYone is priced at $549 (Rs. 36,600) / 599 Euros / 499 GBP depending on the market and will be available globally starting from April in a single Black hue.
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