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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| 2018-07-06 | 2017-07-07 |
| 5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.34 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Gray and Red | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1620 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 433 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a little bit better than BlackBerry KEY2, getting a score of 80.4 against 75.4. Despite of the fact the Galaxy Note Fan Edition is older and a bit heavier than BlackBerry KEY2, it's design is still a little thinner. Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a processor that's very similar to BlackBerry KEY2's CPU, and although the Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a little bit better looking display than BlackBerry KEY2, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560, a bigger display and a bit higher amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. BlackBerry KEY2 counts with a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 256 GB, the BlackBerry KEY2 also has 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
The BlackBerry KEY2 features a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 3200mAh. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition and BlackBerry KEY2 count with really similar cameras, and although the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a bigger back camera sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality and a bigger aperture, they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back and the same video frame rates.
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