BlackBerryKEYone 32GB 3GB RAM UK SIM-Free (Single SIM) Smartphone – Silver

Wow... I've been an iPhone devotee for years. I had a BB Curve many years back, and a classic also a few years back too, but always stuck to iPhones!. After seeing the Keyone when it was initially released, I instantly knew I wanted it from its bold looks and the main fact that is was really the only phone with a physical keyboard, which I missed using, but never quite made the leap until now... so glad I did...! The Keyone is just fantastic... especially battery life. Build quality is also fantastic, feels quite weighty in the hand, but not in a negative way, as it has a genuine quality feel to it. Phone seems very responsive and I like the android system even after coming straight from Apple iOS. I was hesitant buying the Keyone from the apparent screen issues (some people reported screens had fallen out due to lack of glue), but after much research, found that apparently that's been fixed in any recently build phones. No screen issues on my device so far, as all seems firmly in place. What sells the Keyone for me though is the physical keyboard. A lot of folks report being slower at typing after years of using virtual keyboards, but I have to say, I am the complete, opposite, as there's no more hitting the wrong keys for me on the virtual keyboard, which saves time correcting typos! Yes the Key2 is available for some time now, and now the Key2 LE, but as an intro to the new Blackberry's I would highly recommend giving this stunning phone a chance over all the other phones on the market, as it is so different to all the other touchscreen devices and has a unique look and quality about it, not to forget it rocking the fantastic physical keyboard! At this reduced cost too, it's more than a bargain! Phone is unlocked and works on any network with micro sim.

I read a lot of reviews about this phone and a lot of people have given this phone high reviews and it's a for a reason. I've had a lot of phones in my life iPhones, android phones and blackberrys OS. Loved the blackberry OS was so a good and when it started to go away was so sad about it. But thank gosh this phone has blackberry hub and the all the amazing things that i actually want to use in one place. Perfect for anyone who's on WhatsApp telegram or whatever social media clients. Emailing is good as well. The keyboard is good and I've missed it, had a lot of blackberry's and it's like using a blackberry but updated with android.There are still quiet a few shortcuts you can use on the phone when your using it in certain parts I just hope BlackBerry update the system so the shortcuts to go top of the page and bottom of the page come back.Truthfully the keyboard is amazing but it can be annoying if you swipe up by accident and choose a word while your sending your a message. Done that a few times. But beside that it's amazing. I did give the priv a miss just didn't see the point of that phone.The camera I personally find is good/very good. Of course the new 2017 phones will have better cameras but this one is still good. Having NFC is good for android pay which I'm actually using on a day to day basis. No issues with many things on the phone does what it needs to.The battery is good again average I'm getting is 5 hours screen on time with heavy use of messages cause that's why I mainly use the phone for contacting people. Again I don't do much gaming beside two games and those are puzzle games and they don't get effected by the screen.The screen for me is perfect, eyes can only see so much so never understood the point of getting a quad hd or whatever they are on now screen. Movies are hard to watch on the phone but you can watch them just like play games but this isn't a gaming device it's a device for people to talk to each other and have long conversation via whatever you use.

I have taken far longer than anticipated to switch over from my Blackberry Priv, but six months in with only minimal use (playing a couple of songs here or there) and the battery on it has degraded to being worse than my Priv (which has been my main phone for four years!) It doesn't even last the day! What makes it worse is that sometimes Youtube will crash the phone into restarting eating a good 10-20% of the battery. For some reason it won't tell me what is rinsing the battery either - unlike the Priv which gives a full breakdown, the apps the battery tracker shows only accounts for 10% of the battery life, so where is the other 90% going?! The screen time is 20 minutes and it shut down due to low battery. Absolute crock...It's a shame. The keyboard and button feedback is lovely and the phone itself is very nice but sadly after 6 months it is unusable and in worse condition than an older more primitive phone.Edit: After taking it out of its case, I have since noticed that the battery has bloated outwards - so you can add dangerous to useless. Shocking!