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5.0 out of 5 starsEfficient, Quick. Productivity beast
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2018
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.
