We learned all about the BlackBerry KEY2 last month, save for one important detail: its launch date. Now that information has finally been revealed, too.
The BlackBerry KEY2 will launch in the U.S. on July 13th. It'll be available from Amazon and BestBuy.com for $649.99. If you'd like to secure a KEY2 before it hits stores, you'll be able to pre-order beginning June 29th.
The KEY2 is the newest BlackBerry smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard. That keyboard has been improved by the KEYone with 20 percent higher key height as well as a matte key finish and fret design for more comfortable typing. Also of note is that there's a fingerprint reader bult in to the space bar and a Speed Key that'll let you use your 52 keyboard shortcuts without returning to your home screen.
Other hardware features of the BlackBerry KEY2 include a 4.5-inch 1620x1080 display, octa-core Snapdragon 660 processor, 64GB or 128GB of storage, and a microSD card slot. There's also a 3500mAh battery powering the whole package, dual 12MP rear cameras, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and Android 8.1 with BlackBerry apps preinstalled.
There are a lot of nice upgrades included in the KEY2 compared to the KEYone, and that improved keyboard ought to make anyone that still pines for a physical QWERTY below their thumbs very happy. The KEY2 may not be for everyone, as a lot of people are perfectly happy typing on glass, but it's great to see one company still churning out phones with hardware keyboards to keep that hardware choice alive.
BlackBerry KEY2 launching in the U.S. on July 13th originally posted at http://phonedog.com
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