Google Pixel 3 vs BlackBerry Key2 Comparison and Differences

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Google Pixel 3

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BlackBerry Key2

BlackBerry Key2

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Google Pixel 3 or BlackBerry Key2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Google Pixel 3	BlackBerry Key2
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2018, October	2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD)	145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm \| 5.73 x 5.73 x 2.69 in	151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm \| 5.96 x 5.96 x 2.83 in
Weight	148 g \| 5.22 oz	168 g \| 5.93 oz
Body Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Aluminum frame (7000 series), plastic back
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink	Black, Silver
Battery	2915 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po	3500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Keyboard		QWERTY
Approximate price	850 EUR	500 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	P-OLED	IPS LCD
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	5.5" in	4.5" in
Screen area	76.7 cm²	60.0 cm²
Screen format	18:9 (height:width)	3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	77.2%	55.2%
Screen resolution	1080 x 2160 px	1080 x 1620 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	443 PPI	434 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs	- Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 -HDR
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	12.2 MP, Single	12 MP, Dual
Camera specs	-12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel 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 flash, Auto-HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score	102
DxOMark Photo	103
DxOMark Video	98
Front camera, selfie	8 MP, Dual	8 MP, Single
Specifications	8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF	8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm
Functions	Auto-HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score	92
DxOMark Photo	99
DxOMark Video	83

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset	- Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)	- Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU	- Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)	- Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU	Adreno 630	Adreno 512
External memory	No	microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal memory	64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM	64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total	275832
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core	492
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	1529
GeekBench 6 Vulkan	1642
GeekBench 5 Single Core	476
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	1871
GeekBench 4 Single Core	2244	1628
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	7771	5894
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	13217

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Nano-SIM card & eSIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - BBF100-6 only
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)	-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 (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)	3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD	5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
Harmful irradiation		SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head) 1.68 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio	No	FM radio
Headphone jack	No	Yes
Others	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	- Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras	- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W -QI wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- --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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