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BlackBerry KEYone may launch in India on August 1

BlackBerry KEYone is expected to launch in India on August 1. The company on Tuesday sent out press invite which clearly mentioned that it is going to launch something, however didn't mention what. But, looking at the invite sent to us, we are expecting BlackBerry KEYone at the event, which is to take place in New Delhi.

The press invite comes with a tagline, "Do more. Different" which is the same as the company uses for the KEYone. This is what brings us to the conclusion that KEYone is launching in India. Although the company hasn't categorically mentioned about it yet and wants you to wait till August 1.

BlackBerry KEYone is a phone that is made by BlackBerry's new hardware partner - TCL.  To recall, the smartphone was initially launched at the Mobile World Congress 2017, back in the month of February. The phone comes with the typical BlackBerry physical keyboard. But, unlike the earlier BlackBerry phones, KEYone has a bigger display onboard.

In terms of specifications, the BlackBerry KEYone comes with a 4.5-inch screen with FullHD (1080) display, and uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor. The phone runs on Android Nougat customised with BlackBerry's security-related tweaks and is coupled with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage which can be further expandable up to 2TB via microSd card slot.

On the optical front, the BlackBerry features a 12-megapixel camera, while on the front, the phone fits an 8-megapixel camera with F2.2 aperture lens. The back camera as the company claims includes an image sensor behind the camera has large pixels, which may help the phone click good photos even in low light conditions. Further, the phone is backed by a 3,505 mAh battery which comes paired with quick charging ability. BlackBerry calls the feature "boost," which puts the phone in battery saving mode while charging, so that it charges even faster.

BlackBerry KEYone's global price was $549, and in India the smartphone is expected to be priced as high as Rs 50,000, and not any less.