Here's your first look at the latest BlackBerry smartphone, the BlackBerry Key2
The BlackBerry Key2 comes in all-black ...
... or black and silver.
It has a 4.5-inch LCD display above a full physical keyboard.
The BlackBerry Key2 has a larger screen than its predecessor. The "forehead" of the phone is now 25% smaller, and the device has a nearly edge-to-edge display.
The BlackBerry Key2 has an aluminum frame and a "soft touch" back, which should make it easier to grip.
There's a new key on the keyboard, too: the Speed Key, which is located next to the "symbol" button.
The Speed Key is a dedicated shortcut key that lets you quickly switch to a different app. To use it, hold down the Speed Key and press the letter you assigned to an app — like "I" for Instagram or "T" for Twitter.
The keyboard's space bar is also a fingerprint sensor.
The BlackBerry Key2 has a 12-megapixel dual camera on the back. The camera has portrait mode, optical zoom, and multi-frame capture.
The camera also has Google Lens built in, which means you can use Google's visual search engine without having to download a separate app.
There's also an 8-megapixel camera on the front. The phone's screen can be used as a selfie flash.
There are two storage options: 64-GB or 128-GB.
That's an upgrade from the BlackBerry KeyOne, which was available in either 32 GB or 64 GB.
The BlackBerry Key 2 has USB-C charging. It may seem like there's no headphone jack ...
... but that's because it's on the top of the phone.
The BlackBerry Key2 will get more than a full day of battery life, TCL says.
The BlackBerry Key2 runs Android 8.1 Oreo, but there's also a lot of the standard BlackBerry software on the device.
TCL says it's the most secure smartphone you can buy thanks to a built-in app called DTEK, which will alert you to any suspicious activity on your device.
TCL will also release security patches on a monthly basis, which should help keep the device more secure.
The BlackBerry Key2 will start at $649 and be available for preorder in seven countries — including the US — starting later this month.
The BlackBerry Key2 will become available globally beginning in July.
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