My KeyOne had its screen pop off about a month after its 1 year warranty, and felt it was time for an upgrade. Die hard blackberry fan, and user, since the OS10 days.
I received the silver version, and am enjoy it so far, and reminds me of my passport I loved - but was way too big for one handed use.
The new key2 seems to be a vast improvement over the key1, and the phone blazes through speed. I don't use my Key2 other than business, so it's devoid of any social media, music, or hungry apps other than email, and enterprise apps.
Only downside are the speakers. They are a solid C- grade, and even hearing text messages makes me cringe. Same note on my iPhone, which I use for my personal and all media function, would sound delicate yet clear - whereas these speakers sound tinny, hollow, and very limited in speaker range.
Speaker phone however, is about 20% more loud than MAX, on the Key1, which was a big issue for me.
Call quality is excellent however, and once I updated all settings to the T Mobile APN, all functions are retained. LTE, voip, WiFi messaging, all work so far
If the phone were a little heavier, it would feel substantial, but the build quality is high, without any flex or creaking when applying pressure on frame of phone.
If youre a business's owner, the blackberry hub is worth converting, and then the phtyscial keyboard makes typing while looking at the screen redundant.
It's it's efficiency you seek, the Key2 is a home run.
Edit 1 - migrated and setup the phone to how I wanted it and, after a day of networking. This phone cuts out seconds over every input and I findmyself immersed in accurate note taking, and for when I need to look at sheets and business applications. Absolutely stunned. They keyboard is breaking in and buttons getting softer - I did not like the keys off the KeyOne and felt the keys were too tight, and offered limited ergonomics for all finger types. The key2 has addressed this, and i actually preferr the slight wobble in the keys, as I feel a physical depression of the keys, as I blast through emails.
Speakers are crap. That's for sure. In ear calls are very clear however - and I'm only referring to the speaker for media/notes/sounds/etc.
Battery life amazing. Was at an networking event, with my major shortcuts set - and it's the first time I was going faster than the info being presented. Impressed.
My own efficiency has now increased 20% as the phone is snappy, efficient, and long uses/charge.
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| Price | — | $98.00 | -5% $318.88 Typical: $334.88 | $269.99 | $68.99 |
| Delivery | — | Get it as soon as Monday, Jun 10 | Get it Jun 6 - 10 | Get it Jun 7 - 11 | Get it as soon as Tuesday, Jun 11 |
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| Sold By | — | thegadgetdeals | Sell Phone Basement LLC | Kraymerica LLC | MingPeiTongShangMaoYouXianG |
| display size | 4.5 inches | 5.5 inches | 4.5 inches | 4.7 inches | 2.4 inches |
| memory capacity | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 32 GB | 55 GB |
| model name | KEY2 Silver | Q7 | KEYone | KEYone | Nokia C3-00 |
| operating system | Android 8.1 | android | Google Android | android | Symbian OS |
| connectivity tech | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| display type | LCD | — | LCD | LCD | LCD |
| service provider | T-Mobile | T-Mobile | — | — | T-Mobile |
| average talk time | 24 hours | — | 21 hours | — | 8 hours |
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Absolutely love it
I've had three full days of battery life out this phone while using it for phone, email, texting and other apps (I don't do much social media), and to me that is pretty incredible. The camera isn't nearly as bad as it is made out to be, but in low light it does struggle a little bit.The keyboard is a breath of fresh air. Some of us really didn't want to let go of having a keyboard on our phones to begin with. Does it make you faster? Not really, but it makes you much more deliberate and some of the tricks with it are absolutely awesome. Scrolling through apps using the keyboard as a track pad? Awesome. Double-tapping it to use as a multi-directional cursor in emails? Awesome. Multiple, customizable keyboard layouts that can include special characters and emoji? Awesome. Oh and the call quality is great.I thought heavily about picking this up because I missed having a physical keyboard, and I'm glad I bought it because it suits how I use a smartphone perfectly. I think my only actual complaints involve the low light performance of the camera and that everyone once in a while I accidentally hit the capacitive buttons on the display when typing. Beyond that it is a fantastic device.We live in a day and age where most people treat their phone as a fashion statement and spend their days buried face down into whatever social media flavor of the day they choose or playing games instead of engaging in the world around them. If that is you, this phone is not for you although it can do those things.We also live in a day and age where people care more about things on paper than they do in practice. "Wait, it doesn't have the latest and greatest Snapdragon 9000 plutonium CPU, it's a piece of 80's junk!" "It's not 4K, it sucks!" If that is you, this also is not the phone for you although the CPU and RAM in this phone make it very snappy and the display isn't bad in the least.
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Adam G.
Old school meets new school! It’s perfect!
Reviewed in Canada on July 28, 2018Color: SilverVerified Purchase
Amazon Customer
Hesitant to buy a Key2- I suggest you go for it.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 1, 2019Color: SilverVerified Purchase
Jean L
Rugged phone with long battery life.
Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2019Color: SilverVerified Purchase
R. I. Kamarudin
Another great BB product.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2019Color: SilverVerified Purchase
