After months of hearing practically nothing about
the sequel for the BlackBerry KEYone, information about the phone is pouring
out. First, some accessories for the KEYone sequel were posted last month on
the website of accessories provider Skinami. Then, some renders of the device
surfaced earlier this month, followed by photos posted by Chinese regulator
TENAA. Tonight, we have some more goodies to share with you about the BBF100-4,
aka the BlackBerry KEYone sequel.
One image comes from weibo, and is in the form of a
split screen photograph covered with cute stickers. The picture on the left
seems to be a close up of another photo of the sequel that was published
without stickers. The "clean" photo is on the right. The screen is
covered with a protective wrap, there are no frets on the physical keyboard
(unlike the original model), the keys are not glossy (again, unlike the original)
and there is a "NOT FOR SALE" warning on the bottom of the device.
The image on the right of the split screen photo is
the most important one even if it doesn't show the phone. That's because it was
apparently snapped using the camera on the KEYone sequel, and it tells us that
the name of the handset will be the BlackBerry KEY2.
The latest buzz calls for a June release, and there
is speculation that the phone will be powered by a Snapdragon 660 mobile
platform, include 6GB of RAM and come out of the box with Android Oreo
pre-installed. The photo of the back of the phone that was posted by TENAA
shows that there is a dual camera setup on the back, a first for a BlackBerry
branded handset.