BlackBerry Key2 vs BlackBerry Motion Comparison and Differences

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BlackBerry Key2

BlackBerry Key2

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BlackBerry Motion

BlackBerry Motion

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BlackBerry Key2 or BlackBerry Motion Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BlackBerry Key2 BlackBerry Motion
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Release date 2018, June 2017, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 2.83 in 155.8 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm | 6.13 x 6.13 x 2.97 in
Weight 168 g | 5.93 oz 167 g | 5.89 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame (7000 series), plastic back Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Black, Silver Black
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Keyboard QWERTY
Approximate price 500 EUR 390 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 60.0 cm2 82.6 cm2
Screen format 3:2 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 55.2% 70.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1620 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 434 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Scratch-resistant glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.3'', 1.28µm, dual pixel PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF
-12 MP, PDAF, f/2.0
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.2, 1.125 um
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 512 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 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) - BBF100-6 only Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM 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) - BBD100-6 (EU, Global) 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 66(1700/2100) - BBD100-2 (USA)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
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 - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
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--Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
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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