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Full Differences Change compare mode	Review Specs ALL VERSIONSBBF100-1 - Europe, Africa, AustraliaBBF100-2 - Canada, USA, Latin AmericaBBF100-6 - Middle East, Asia Pacific, IndiaBBF100-4 - China	Preview Specs ALL VERSIONSBBE100-1 - Europe, Africa, AustraliaBBE100-4 - Europe, Africa, AustraliaBBE100-2 - North America, LATAMBBE100-5 - North America, LATAM

BlackBerry KEY2

BlackBerry KEY2 LE

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBF100-6 model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41 - EU, Africa, AU (BBF100-1)	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41 - BBE100-1, BBE100-4 DS (EU, Africa, AU)
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Canada, US, LATAM (BBF100-2)	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 29, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41 - BBE100-2, BBE100-5 DS (NA, LATAM)
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ME, APAC, India (BBF100-6)
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China (BBF100-4)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch
Announced	2018, June	2018, August
Status	Available. Released 2018, June	Available. Released 2018, October

Body
Dimensions	151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm (5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)	150.3 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm (5.92 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight	168 g (5.93 oz)	156 g (5.50 oz)
Keyboard	QWERTY	QWERTY
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame (7000 series)	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - BBF100-6 only	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
	Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard

Display
Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Size	4.5 inches, 60.0 cm2 (~55.2% screen-to-body ratio)	4.5 inches, 60.0 cm2 (~55.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1620 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~434 ppi density)	1080 x 1620 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~434 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)

Platform
OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo)	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset	Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)	Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)	Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU	Adreno 512	Adreno 509

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM	32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
	eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera
Modules	12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.3", 1.28µm, dual pixel PDAF 12 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF	13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.12µm	8 MP
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR	5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS2	GPS, GLONASS
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio	FM radio
USB	USB Type-C 3.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging	18W wired, QC3, 50% in 36 min (advertised)

Misc
Colors	Black, Silver, Red	Slate, Champagne, Atomic
SAR		1.01 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.72 W/kg (head)     1.68 W/kg (body)	0.78 W/kg (head)     1.61 W/kg (body)
Models	BBF100-6, BBF100-1, BBF100-2, BBF100-4	BBE100-4, BBE100-5, BBE100-1, BBE100-2
Price	About 500 EUR	About 440 EUR

Tests
Performance	AnTuTu: 140984 (v7) GeekBench: 5830 (v4.4) GFXBench: 11fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 116764 (v7) GeekBench: 4965 (v4.4)
Display	Contrast ratio: 1572 (nominal), 3.212 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 79dB
Audio quality	Noise -90.7dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 86h