IFA 2017: BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition with 4GB RAM unveiled

A new Black Edition of the BlackBerry KEYone has been launched at the ongoing IFA 2017. The smartphone was originally launched earlier this year. According to TCL, the company has launched the Black Edition of the smartphone following the demand of customers

BlackBerry KEYone First Impressions

This Black Edition is basically a slightly upgraded version of the BlackBerry KEYone. This all-black device not only sports a stylish and sleeker design, it arrives with an upgrade in the RAM and internal storage configuration as well. The BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition features 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage space. The original version had 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.

Other than that, all the features on the BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition remain the same. This means it adorns a 4.5-inch FHD 1080p IPS LCD display with 3:2 aspect ratio and Gorilla Glass 4 protection. The smartphone is powered by an Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor running at 2.5GHz.

A 3505mAh battery powers the smartphone, which offers support for Quick Charge 3.0. As far as the software is concerned the device runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS, which will be later upgraded to the Android 8.0 Oreo.

For optics, the BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition flaunts a 12MP main camera with EIS, f/2.0 aperture, 4K video recording, and dual tone LED flash. It uses a Sony IMX378 sensor that is similar to the Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones.

The selfie snapper is an 8MP module with an 84-degree wide angle lens and f/2.2 aperture.

Connectivity features on board include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, USB Type-C port and a 3.5mm audio jack. In addition, TCL has confirmed the existence of an all-touch BlackBerry smartphone, which will be launched soon.