BlackBerry KEYone available for pre-order in Canada on May 18th

The KEYone, BlackBerry’s next flagship smartphone, manufactured in partnership with TCL Communication, is set to be available for pre-order on May 18th, ahead of the flagship device’s official May 31st Canadian and U.S. release date.

The phone will be sold at Bell, Bell MTS, Rogers, SaskTel, and Telus, starting at $199 on a two-year term. No-term pricing for the smartphone is still unknown, but we will update this story when we receive additional information from TCL or the respected Canadian carrier partners.

Specs

BlackBerry KEYone

BlackBerry DTEK60

Display

4.5-inch IPS LCD display, 1620x1080 pixels, 3:2 aspect ratio

5.5-inch (2560x1440 Quad HD resolution, 534PPI)

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 64-bit Quad-Core (MSM8996 with 64 bit Quad-Core 2+2 Kryo 2.15GHz / 1.6GHz) Adreno 530, 624MHz GPU

RAM

3GB of RAM

4GB

Storage

32GB (expandable up to 256GB)

32GB

Dimensions

149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm

153.9 x 75.4 x 7 mm

Weight

180 grams

165g

Rear Facing Camera

12MP camera (f2.0, 1.55um) phase detection autofocus

21MP auto-focus, 4K video recording at 30 fps, 720p HD video recording at 120 fps

Front Facing Camera

8MP (f/2.2, 1.125um)

8MP Fixed-Focus, f2.2, 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps, Selfie Flash

OS

Android 7.1 Nougat

Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Battery

3,505mAh

3000 mAh 4.4V non-removable Lithium Ion battery QC3.0 Enabled

Network Connectivity

GSM/ HSPA/ LTE

Bands: LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30 | TDD LTE: 38, 39, 40, 41 | Canada, LATAM, APAC

Sensors

Front-facing fingerprint sensor, Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Ambient Light

Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Ambient light, Hall Effect

SIM Type

nano SIM

nano SIM

Launch Date

February 25, 2017

October 25, 2016

Misc

Colour: Black, SIlver

BBM, BlackBerry Camera, BlackBerry Keyboard, DTEK by BlackBerry

“BlackBerry fans in Canada will be extremely excited to have the BlackBerry KEYone available in their market,” said Alex Thurber, senior vice president and general manager of the mobility solutions at BlackBerry, in a statement sent to MobileSyrup. “Anyone who is an Android loyalist and values the mobile security and productivity that BlackBerry software brings will love this smartphone.”

The BlackBerry KEYone features Android Nougat 7.1, 3505mAh battery, Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, Adreno 506 GPU, 12-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing shooter, as well as a full QWERTY keyboard.

Source: BlackBerry