BlackBerry KeyOne Review | Tech Talk By Esquire Middle East

This is the all-new blackberry t1 wait is that right? This is a. This is a new blackberry. This is a new blackberry. This is the new blackberry key one. Of course, there's only one question that really matters when it comes to any new BlackBerry is this the phone that will pull the once iconic brand from obscurity. Let's find out way back in the day, BlackBerry ruled the world of smartphones because of one very important feature the keyboard.

This new blackberry is channeling that heritage by adding another keyboard proudly beneath the phone's 4.5-inch screen. It looks rather small at first glance, but it really is quite functional. Keys are both soft but reassuringly click with rounded edges that make it easy to determine where one starts and the other begins. It's not quite as good as BlackBerry's previous keyboards, but it's certainly a step in the right direction. To those who type out lots of emails, of course, isn't any keyboard.

It's a smart keyboard, which means that it has a few tricks up its sleeve. The entire thing actually works as a touchpad, for example, letting you swipe your fingers from left or right. The same way you would swipe away at any different touchscreen. Adding a keyboard to the front of course means compromising the display and, as a result, the key one has one of the smallest smartphone screens currently out. There's also an odd three by two aspect: ratio which makes watching things like videos a bit of a chore.

The resolution is okay, but it's not the most detailed, especially when compared to the competition design-wise. It's clear that blackberry is gone for business. Smart, the old black design is a tad on the chunky side, but it feels good in the hand Chinese company TCL now makes Blackberry phones, and it's done a good job stuffing it full of decent technology. At the bottom, you get a USB-C charging cable, which will quick charge the entire thing to 50% in just under 30 minutes, but all that is a little beside the point. This is a phone for products of people in mind and that's just what it does.

Battery life is superb, especially if you tend to live by tapping out instant messages and emails. A full day of firing away. Emails and casual web browsing only reduced the battery life to around 65 percent, which is actually significantly better than the key ones. Smartphone counterparts, software wise, it runs Google's Android operating system. Most importantly, it comes with a load of BlackBerry apps pre-installed, which will either annoy you or make you question what you did before you had this phone.

So let's go back to that original question. Is this phone enough to bring BlackBerry back from the dead for people looking for a smartphone to complement their nine-to-five working hours or for those who'd like to tap out emails for a living? This is a great phone to have, in fact, as a dedicated work phone. There isn't much competition. However, its lack of multimedia skills, really let it down and stop it from being able to compete with the likes of Apple, Samsung and Huawei for more Tech Talk and remember, there's a new show each and every week be sure to hit that subscribe button below go on just do it.

Source : Esquire Middle East