BlackBerry gets a splash of colour with the KEY2 LE

Have you ever thought that BlackBerries are too …black? You might not be the only one, as BlackBerry has lightened up with the KEY2 LE, a more affordable, colourful version of the KEY2 (which still hasn’t launched locally). There's still a more conservative slate black variant on offer for Mr. Corporate, but the KEY2 LE will also ship in two rather fetching colours: champagne gold and atomic red.

New colours aside, the KEY2 LE is pretty much a cheaper version of the KEY2 with more modest hardware under the hood. It still has a physical keyboard with cool software tricks, it still has a 4.5-inch touchscreen above with a slightly odd 3:2 aspect ratio, and it still runs BlackBerry's take on Android Oreo.

Key specifications for the KEY2 LE include a 4.5-inch 1080p display, a Snapdragon 636 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage, a 13MP + 5MP dual rear-facing camera, and a 3,000mAh battery.

The KEY2 LE will be on sale globally from September, but we don't have a specific date for Australia yet. We do however know it will set you back $699 outright.

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Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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