BlackBerry Key2 Review: What's Old Is New Again

[@souravmisra733]

Yes to the "3 month later " video ! Really keen to see how it ages !

[@anthonyt425]

Sourav Misra same! I strongly suspect that it'll be still good especially with the 6 GB RAM.

[@souravmisra733]

Anthony Turner let's hope so ! It's time blackberry upped their game man !

[@jordanturner97]

1:19 The most epic voice crack in history

[@jon4lakers]

-_-

[@noidea796]

Happens to the best of us. (has a flashback to: The Class Presentation Of 2016...)

[@onysitv3671]

dude still going thru puberty. calm down.

[@KyngKy502]

How u noticed that I’ll never know 😂

[@94cdnm3]

Very satisfied with my Keyone Black edition currently but maybe later I'll consider the Key2. Keep in mind that Blackberry phones are meant for grownups and not kids.

[@jenniferstewart1330]

Welcome back! And Blackberry has done it again it seems... might have to go and check this one out. Awesome review!

[@MrVara411]

Great review. Great phone. Love my KEYone and will look to upgrade later this year to the KEY2.

[@BBobertZ10]

If I were in the market for a new phone I would buy it in a heartbeat. I switched from my busted Blackberry Priv to a Pixel 2 XL because the KeyOne didn't seem like a good enough upgrade for me. In a year though, probably the only two phones I'll be looking at for my upgrade will be either the Key3 or the Pixel 4 XL.

[@techtonsofphone4849]

I am planning on getting the silver key2 for productivity purposes

[@chrispmoto]

Awesome man, nice review! Think I will buy one !!

[@gergovozar3726]

The only reason ill skip this one is I got myself a KeyOne last year. Gonna wait for the third one.

[@GmkSuperstars]

Man I want this phone I hope BB continues to sell well I miss physical keyboards

[@AkshayDhargave]

Yes. Definitely want a long-term review for this!!

[@oleaproductions427]

I want them to make a newer generation Passport!

[@jon4lakers]

With the same funky screen?

[@oleaproductions427]

TechnoBuffalo Hell yeah...honestly i would want it to be a tad bigger.

[@heavenlybskyzz7213]

Me too!! I have the Passport with Android installed and I use it more then my iPhone 8 and others I had, like Samsung s9+..The passport turns heads!! im always getting compliments on the passport. It’s so hot! I love the square shape because it’s nothing like it. I say make a passport 2, thinner, bigger screen, and different colors! All you need is a celebrity to show it off and everybody will be back with blackberry! It’s just takes one ☝🏽 celebrity seriously! The security is amazing, no one can hack a blackberry never in history lol!! The best of all times!’

[@NethirOsman]

@@heavenlybskyzz7213 how do you have android on your Passport, do you mean android apps?

[@DieterRust]

I only left the Blackberry Mansion last year around April, wanted to stay with Blackberry but I just didnt get on with The KeyOne, moved into Apple walled garden because I already had an iPad so I knew the transistion wouldnt be too painful. Honestly, if this had come out last year, Im sure I'd still be with Blackbeery

[@jon4lakers]

Thinking about switching back?

[@annesylvester3396]

I just ordered the Key2. I wanted a keyboard and I was impressed with the size. I can’t wait for the arrival of this phone.

[@aydenla203]

I am probably getting it because of the battery life

[@frykauf]

Very insightful. Most KZbin channels are always talking that there is nothing really new and exciting about phones anymore and they get something like this and then they shit on it like why would you want this when it has this or that worse for the usecases that normal phones excel at. When you want do an objective review you have to look on it a really different way. I for myself still like having nokia phones for the battery life and keyboard and general feel you have about it that doesn't make you want to (or want to have to) use it all day, like a productive feel. I just use it for what i need to do and then I put it away and I'm not thinking about for half day. But I do miss some of the features of android, like maps and messeging apps, or quick way to respond to most important emails anytime and just the general usefulness of the available internet connectivity. After seeing this video it made me look on it like a possible replacement of my not very good mobile setup. (And it does look much more promising than like a nokia 8110 with KaiOS)

[@loopymofo]

great video!!! love this channel. what song was playing tho? it sounds amazing!

[@Cornelius87]

The only thing you miss out on picking this phone is a large screen but you gain so many more features. After a couple of days using this phone you will get use to it, I have the keyOne and despite some lag due to the low ram I would still never go back to an all screen slab.

[@stanzgarage]

Gonna definitely pick it up (Blackberry fanboy :3)! And would definitely wanna see the long term review as well still!

[@bshah4831]

Have a Key2 and enjoying the neat keyboard and the productivity features. Call quality is superb.

[@PrinceYanelbg]

Best review of the Key2 Jadore ! Merci

[@Campwise05]

Nice video Jon, great to see a good BlackBerry still standing!

[@nabatron21]

I would once the price drops

[@suresh66996]

Nabil P ha ha same here, waiting for release and price drop just like the key one

[@nabatron21]

suresh u will be waiting awhile for both lol

[@meganargue3807]

Picked up the key2 today.

[@MunchitoRamoncito87]

I'd watch this video again just for the background music!

[@TheVino0102]

music played????

[@xburk550]

Nice video. Getting the KEY2 soon. FYI: For typing numbers, customize the symbol key feature anyway you wish.

[@abrahkadabra9501]

One feature that became very useful for me was the Microphone key (on the keyboard). It's a one step way of doing speech to text and the software works well. It works better if you have a good quality Bluetooth earpiece especially in noisy environments. I'm using it more and more as a way of getting messages out quickly as long as the sentences are fairly simple....press the microphone key - say it in any format - send it - done!

[@CaidicusProductions]

Already bought on, using it now, even. It's a REALLY nice phone.

[@alexandruchelaru8518]

Hi John, big fan of your videos, and another nice one here on the B.B. Question: would you recommend the key2 to an iPhone user that loves a tactile keyboard, is in dire need of a productivity ‘handgun’ but has been with iOS for 10 years ?

[@thecliffold5879]

You've always been unbias, gave BlackBerry a chance, and understood what this phone is meant for! Good video and review!!

[@eddiegreene7334]

Great content. Well done review...thank you.

[@KINGMR-21]

I always come to you first before buying a phone. I can trust your honesty man.

[@deekdwl3975]

I have the phone and it is simply amazing. It is indeed, as you rightly mentioned, is a "Productivity Powerhouse". The keyboard is just awesome, emailing and everything else (messaging,twitter,et Al) is a breeze due to Hub and the keyboard.Build quality is exactly what BlackBerry is known for. This phone pretty much goes past even the iPhone in terms of overall Build quality. Amazing, amazing device and it'd be a safe enough statement to make, that BlackBerry has re-arrived.

[@fatih4274]

I’m hyped. But I allready got iPhone 8 . Otherwise I would buy this. I never had a blackberry tho but the keys look amazing!

[@JakeSilvester]

I remember when blackberry was the biggest phone in the world! Well in the UK anyways... ‘yo bbz whats your bb pin’😂😂

[@poeticsilence047]

Would love a 3 month look back on this to see how you feel about the phone and if you still would recommend it.

[@jon4lakers]

I'll add it to the list!

[@kuurocks]

This is a worker phone and not a "toy" that alot of other phones are going for. If I need something just for work to push through my 12hr days would grab this. The fact that the price is where it is GREAT!!!!!

[@Mr.J_Aruba]

I am really interested to know if it will slow down.

[@Chemy.]

Looks like a nice option for productivity, nice review as always Jon Video liked my friend

[@4ron267]

Good review!

[@mikeylejan8849]

BlackBerry is finally going back

[@malikfortenberry5632]

That New Logo Is Amazing. 💙

[@22suprstar22]

I would get this just because I miss physical keyboards lol

[@hadokenexe]

Good review, though I question why anyone would waste the convenience key on the camera. You can already launch the camera with a double tap of the power button. Yeah, it's one extra button press, but I think that's a fair tradeoff to have the ability to launch 2 different apps instead of one.

[@shayan_ecksdee]

This is your first review after a long time

[@jon4lakers]

It's good to be back!

[@rico4you]

JON you said it and covered it so well... just feel like this #key2 offers so much at a decent price! Rejoice full smart I call it magic keyboard and yes NO notch! Great video and clear to the point! I will get this #key2 after this review!

[@techieandmusic]

+TechnoBuffalo I just purchased the silver edition of the KEY 2. I loved the KEYone and now that the keyboard is 20% taller its all good with typing out fast messages and emails.

[@liberty0758]

Jon can easily impersonate Zed from Police Academy with that voice.

[@firefox39693]

John, could you please review the Nokia 7 Plus? I'm curious to know how good it is and if it's right for me.

[@JustinDufrene]

Did he ask if 'satisfying' is a word? I went ahead and ordered it. This was the phone I wanted 5-6 years ago.

[@forever_momentss]

Do a three month usage video about the performance

[@AtifKhan-oz2dm]

Black or silver ? Which looks more classy ?

[@maanski3]

I never had a Blackberry phone before but I did experience a QWERTY keyboard phone, the Nokia E63. I used to type long paragraphs on that phone with that very small screen. Haha.

[@kaythree8302]

This video was great, no in your face sponsor, great review and bias-free info. I just can’t put down 650 on this when the pixel is at that price point, with the XL being that cheap through promotions on Verizon. The one plus 6 is cheaper and you’ve also got the 5t at slightly under that. I would love to have this as a secondary phone for work but for that price i don’t think it would be justified.

[@skaterboi65]

Nice video, but I'd never pass up a one plus 6 for this price & what I get? I could get a maxed out one plus and a beautiful dbrand skin to top it all off

[@JohnEusebioToronto]

I wou;dn't because I'm all about the software keyboard. That said, Blackberry's software keyboard is incredible and I loaded it onto my S8. Part of me wishes that I bought a blackberry. I really like what they're doing with Android. Plus, supporting a Canadian company is always nice.

[@JohnEusebioToronto]

Sally Smith ...well that's depressing.

[@lesaint-louiscoiffure2009]

KEYone is not buggy anymore since it's on Oreo bb android is now pretty mature

[@CraftDPham]

I'm really intrigued with this, the KeyOne was nice in theory but I wasn't vibing with it. The Key Two looks like a huge upgrade.

[@Tu51ndBl4d3]

THIS MUSIC IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR, THIS IS FUCKING FIRE

[@Momomo7798]

Yeah I agree with John slowdown does exist with Keyone. I want to pick up Key2 when the price drops or when my Key1 becomes unusable. I feel like once you use blackberry you just want to use the next one. Physical keyboards for life!

[@anthonyt425]

Great phone (and video) but I think I'll wait for a price drop of some sort. Seems a tad expensive.

[@sathishmechy]

Awesome!

[@stephenmaher4690]

I would love one but don't have the money... They're are also a lot of competitive phones for a similar price. Still would love one, I could see those productivity features saving my life

[@lildenovo2927]

Can you use Key2 with Sprint?

[@jfncho]

what caught your eye when you said your name during the intro?

[@jon4lakers]

I blame Lucy

[@jfncho]

TechnoBuffalo typical Lucy lol

[@JobinJacob94]

650$ was a flagship price two years ago before Apple and Samsung increased the flagship price range.

[@JoeAdrain]

its 2019 and Im still waiting for a price drop

[@Josv13]

same

[@harryzain]

I used blackberrys for so long I still have an affection to it but I gotta say, on a samsung now and I got used to the water resistance. If only the keyboard could be ip68 rated, I probably wouldnt mind the price and the older chipset.

[@lozzy992010]

I had an advert for this phone before this video 😂

[@TheSpiritOfTheWest]

I just have one question. Can I type a text message with one hand? Great music for the video tho

[@alphakennywon1]

Project Fi? 2:24

[@jon4lakers]

Yeah. It’s he sim I use for testing.

[@lonewolf535]

anyone knows what track plays in background ?

[@ipaul_kn3]

I'd use it but just for the battery life

[@anthonyt425]

Paul Allison yeah the battery life seems comparable to the original Moto Z play.

[@GardenOnTopIndia]

Yas! 356th. I was waiting for yours and Mr.Mobiles revirew to drop

[@wbev_thai1666]

I have two gripes with mine , the camera and more so the screen, its unusable in the sun , fix them and I'm back on one phone but until that day , my note 9 will be getting used more on the daily basis

[@matthewsisson3330]

Wireless charging is really not needed when you have battery life for days... If added, would just raise the cost of the device for no good reason.

[@toneymitchell1032]

Where can I find the music from this video?

[@Strangerer69]

I would pick one up, but the nextgen BB is way too predictable. I see BB’s president saying “The keypad is free, let’s beat the pants out of the competition as a flagship phone, then add the keypad”

[@VSoftGaming]

Who else got a Blackberry Key 2 ad before the video started?

[@nilavchetty547]

Amazing Top techtuber

[@edgarbatister1001]

Why the hell blackberry cant moveon

[@prathamsharma9202]

I love to buy this phone.

[@Aris-on9zd]

I would pick this phone for productivity. The keyboard can switch between languages without you having to do it manually do it. Though $650 it’s too much for the SPECS they give you. So, I’m going to wait till they drop the price. Unless you don’t want it and I’ll gladly take it away from you. Hahahaha

[@jakebrandonm.andalrnd486]

This is my next phone this 2020

[@clintross7778]

my dad was watching a tutorial for his Sharp TV on the internet and you were the host and i was like- WHAT THE that’s TchnoBuffalo, did you used to work for Sharp?

[@StephenRowe]

I'm torn between this phone and the OnePlus6.

[@sixxxsigma8539]

I can see you reading that intro broski! I see you! lol

[@matchamasu3018]

Hey

[@Marsalien100]

I'm buying it in black.

[@zakigamer9041]

Waaaaaw Nice

[@Mizzoumike000]

Verizon?

[@JustinDufrene]

No, this phone is GSM only. Which Verizon and sprint are not (CDMA)

[@poeticsilence047]

Justin Dufrene it's just wishful thinking. Lol I am aware of Verizon 's annoyance.

[@heresmyurl]

The only reason I wouldn't pick up the key2 is because it does not work fully on Project Fi. I really use my phone for messaging and little else. I've missed blackberry since my passport, and have wanted to go back. I might still pick this phone up, and just pop my sim back in my pixel when I am overseas if the key2 does not work on networks there. I notice you're on Fi, does wifi calling and more importantly, wifi SMS/MMS work on the key2?

[@MuhammadNurbasit]

Did you advertise this video?

[@jon4lakers]

No

[@MuhammadNurbasit]

TechnoBuffalo I saw this as an ad on my KZbin homepage

[@husainalibaig3187]

BlackBerry excellent

[@hotord205]

👍

[@dawoodkashif4482]

Ok so I have a question, what does this phone compete with? Other flagships or mid range phones?

[@Jenelle-nj9vo]

Dawood Kashif Probably mid range since it has a Snapdragon 660 instead of 835 or 845.

[@jon4lakers]

It sort of lives in its own niche category

[@pradumnkumar]

can you please tell us the music you used?

[@keyboard_g]

It should cost $100 to $150 less. It cost way most than the phone or replaces.

[@japm8927]

Great Music, keep it up!

[@saratchandramv1886]

Ahem what the fruit is the notch. I am hearing this alot in bbk2 videos. What is it?