BlackBerry Evolve X vs BlackBerry Key2 Comparison and Differences

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BlackBerry Evolve X

BlackBerry Evolve X

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BlackBerry Key2

BlackBerry Key2

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BlackBerry Evolve X or BlackBerry Key2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BlackBerry Evolve X BlackBerry Key2
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Release date 2018, August 2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.1 x 76.8 x 8.8 mm | 6.26 x 6.26 x 3.02 in 151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 2.83 in
Weight 170 g | 6 oz 168 g | 5.93 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame (7000 series) Aluminum frame (7000 series), plastic back
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Colors Black Black, Silver
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Keyboard QWERTY
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.99" in 4.5" in
Screen area 92.6 cm2 60.0 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.8% 55.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 1620 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 434 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.8'', 1.29µm, PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, 2х optical zoom, PDAF
-12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.3'', 1.28µm, dual pixel PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 512 Adreno 512
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal memory 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1628
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5894

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - BBF100-6 only
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBF100-6 model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EU, Africa, AU (BBF100-1) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Canada, US, LATAM (BBF100-2) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - ME, APAC, India (BBF100-6) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China (BBF100-4)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, SBAS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0), USB On-The-Go 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head)     1.68 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Wireless charging
-Fast battery charging: (Quick Charge 3.0)

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--Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Versions: BBF100-1 (EU, Africa, AU); BBF100-2 (Canada, US, LATAM); BBF100-6 (ME, APAC, India); BBF100-4 (China) Also known as BlackBerry Athena

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