X

The BlackBerry Key2 will launch June 7

Physical keyboard lovers, take note.

Gordon Gottsegen CNET contributor
Gordon Gottsegen is a tech writer who has experience working at publications like Wired. He loves testing out new gadgets and complaining about them. He is the ghost of all failed Kickstarters.
Gordon Gottsegen
blackberry-keyone-3357-011

The BlackBerry KeyOne launched in 2017.

Josh Miller/CNET

The Blackberry Key2 has been officially revealed. And yes, it has a physical keyboard.

BlackBerry is not only still around, it's announcing its next phone, the BlackBerry Key2, on June 7.

The Key2 is the successor to 2017's BlackBerry KeyOne, a premium Android phone with BlackBerry's signature QWERTY keyboard.

The phone will be announced in New York at 10 a.m. ET. BlackBerry posted the following tweet with details:

A BlackBerry believed to be the Key2 appeared on Chinese regulatory site TENAA. TENAA's listing shows pictures of the rumored device. From the looks of it, it seems like the Key2 could come with dual cameras on the back, while keeping the physical keyboard of the KeyOne. See TENAA's pictures below:

tenaa-blackberry-key2-front-back

A look at the front and back of the BlackBerry Key2.

TENAA

 TENAA also posted potential specs for this phone including:

  • 1,080×1,620 4.5-inch screen
  • 3,360mAh battery
  • 6GB of RAM
  • Android 8.1 OS
  • 64GB of storage with 128GB expandable via SD slot

BlackBerry KeyOne sports a brazen bronze look

See all photos