BlackBerry Keyone (Mercury)

Brand: Blackberry
Category: Mobiles
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Processor: Snapdragon 625 Octa-core processor
RAM: 3GB
Storage: 32 GB
Display: 4.5-inch IPS LCD
Camera: 12MP Rear camera, 8MP Front
OS: Android 7.1 Nougat

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8.7 4.4 1

Performance 8 / 10
Display 9 / 10
Design 9 / 10
Software 9 / 10
Camera 10 / 10
Battery 8 / 10
Value For Money 8 / 10

BlackBerry has Just Unveiled its Android Phone named “Blackberry Keyone”. It was earlier code named as mercury. The main highlight of the phone is its Physical keyboard and Camera i.e. 12MP rear camera (Sony IMX378 sensor) with 4K video at 30 fps, f/2.0 lens. It is the same camera which is used in Google Pixel.

BlackBerry Keyone is packed with 4.5-inch scratch-resistant, 1620 x 1080-pixel display, It is powered with Snapdragon 625 Octa-core processor which is paired with 3GB RAM and 32 GB internal Storage. The phone is packed with 12MP rear camera (Sony IMX378 sensor) with 4K video at 30 fps, f/2.0 lens, It is the same camera sensor which is used in Google Pixel. Moreover, the phone is also packed with 8MP fixed-focus front camera. It runs on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box.

Coming to the connectivity options, Blackberry KeyOne includes USB Type-C, WiFi, GPS and 4G LTE support. Interestingly North American (U.S.) version of the BlackBerry KeyOne does not support all of the essential 4G LTE bands required by Verizon Wireless and Sprint. All the supported bands are : bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30.

Coming to the availability and pricing Blackberry Keyone has just announced ans is going to be available by April. Blackberry KEYOne is available for $449 in the US, €599 in Europe and £499 in the UK. It is also coming to india for around Rs. 35000.

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BlackBerry Keyone (Mercury) - Specs

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Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.

Bar
Dimensions

149.3 x 72.5 x 9.4mm
Weight

180g

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)

4.5-inch IPS LCD
Size

4.5-inch
Resolution

1620 x 1080
Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.

16M
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.

433 ppi
Touch Screen

Yes, Multitouch

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.

Android 7.1 Nougat

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.

2.0 GHz Octa Core
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.

64-bit Adreno 506
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.

3GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.

32 GB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.

Yes, Via MicroSD upto 2TB
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.

Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Ambient Light, Hall Effect

Camera

Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.

12MP rear camera (Sony IMX378 sensor)
Video

4k recording at 30 fps
Camera Features

4x Digital zoom, continous &touch to focus, facedetection, electric image stablisation, Paorma, Burst, Live Filters Multi-Frame Low Light Enhancement

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.

3505 mAh with quick charge 3.0

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.

v4.2 LE and EDR
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.

802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz
Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
USB

USB Type-C
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.

Yes, GLONASS, BeiDou2
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
Headphone Jack