BlackBerry Priv vs BlackBerry Keyone Comparison and Differences

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BlackBerry Priv

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BlackBerry Priv or BlackBerry Keyone Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BlackBerry Priv BlackBerry Keyone
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Release date 2015, October 2017, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147 x 77.2 x 9.4 mm | 5.79 x 5.79 x 3.04 in 149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.85 in
Weight 192 g | 6.77 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Plastic body Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Black Black/Silver, Black, Bronze
Battery 3410 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 420 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 73 h
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
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Screen

Technology AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.4" in 4.5" in
Screen area 81.6 cm2 60.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.9% 55.6%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 1620 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 540 PPI 434 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Curved edge screen
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 18 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -18 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.4'', OIS PDAF -12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF
Functions Schneider-Kreuznach optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 2160p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 8 MP, f/2.2, 1/4'', 1.12µm
Video 720p 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57) - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 418 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1060
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2378
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2637

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - BBB100-4 only
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA (STV100-1), Europe (STV100-4)
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300) - USA (STV100-1) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700) - Europe (STV100-4)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBB100-4 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), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort 4K) 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, altimeter, gyro, ToF proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
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--Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-Qi/PMA wireless charging (STV100-1, STV100-2, STV100-5, STV100-6)

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--Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Versions: BBB100-1 (Canada, LATAM, APAC, US V1); BBB100-2 (EMEA); BBB100-3 (US V2); BBB100-4 (India); BBB100-6 (Japan)Also known as BlackBerry Mercury

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