That brings us to one of the big disadvantages of the Key2. Unfortunately only one of them puts out any sound. The bottom of the phone holds the USB type-C port and two machined speaker grills. It sits at the top of the device, the perfect place for such a thing. I have mine set to open the camera, but the phone also supports double pressing the power button to open up the camera.īecause it’s 2018 and we have to mention this now, yes, the Key2 does come with a headphone jack.
This allows you to open an app or perform an action with a simple press. Just under the volume rocker and power buttons is a quick action button. BlackBerry is following the trend of adding some texture to the power button and we love it here. The buttons on the side of the device are satisfyingly clicky. Plus you don’t need to worry about it shattering if it takes a fall. Sure, it’ll still pick up some oils from your fingers, but it is far better than a glass-backed phone in that regard. Not only does it make it easier to hold onto but it looks and feels great too. The Key2 isn’t the most ergonomically perfect device, but it’s still pretty easy to hold onto because of that surface. Everything is where it should be, nothing moves, and I feel like it can take a beating if it needs to. It has a completely different feeling but reminds me a lot of the HTC One M7. Overall, it’s one of the best built phones I’ve ever used. It features 7000 series aluminum around the edges, a soft touch rubber on the back and a display + keyboard on the front.
I initially wondered how I’d take to using the Key2 since I’ve used nothing but metal and glass slabs for the past few years, but it just feels right.
Holding the device in your hands will take you back several years to when BlackBerry dominated the landscape. If you’ve ever used a BlackBerry device before, you’ll feel at home here.
We’ve spent the last week with the BlackBerry Key2 and these are our thoughts. The KeyOne was pretty damn good and BlackBerry got the message that it just needed to build on that solid base. The device isn’t the showstopper that the Priv or KeyOne were when they hit the market, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Now, BlackBerry is back with another installment, the Key2. Using pure Android with some enterprise-focused features added on top made it a compelling option once again. It made a great comeback with the Priv and KeyOne since late 2015 and it has embraced Android like few other companies. BlackBerry was going the way of the dodo.īut, the Canadian company finally bottomed out and changed tactics.
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