BlackBerry had an event at CES 2018 where the
company introduced a Bronze edition of the Keyone. When we had a hands-on with
the device, we were told the phone would arrive in the EU, Middle East, and
Asia.
Today Blackberry announced the start of pre-orders
for the new color option on its Weibo page, making China the debut market for
the Bronze variant.
The Bronze edition differs from the all-Black and
Silver variants only in the color of the metal parts. It rocks the same
hardware - 4.5” IPS LCD screen with a 3:2 ratio and a hardware QWERTY keyboard
below. The chipset is Snapdragon 625 and the security system is a DTEK
monitoring app plus monthly Android security updates. There are a dual SIM slot
and 64 GB internal storage.
The BlackBerry Keyone Bronze Edition (marketed in
China as Elite Edition) was put up on JD.com for pre-order and 23,000 people
already registered for the device. The price is CNY 3,699 (US$ 575/€ 470),
the same as the Black or Silver version. Sales and shipments will begin on
January 23 at 10 AM.
