BlackBerry KEY2 will be offered in limited edition red color

The BlackBerry KEY2 is now being offered in a limited edition red color. This handset was originally unveiled last summer, and while this is in no way its sequel, the limited edition also gives a little extra storage to its customers.

The BlackBerry KEY2 features a 4.5-inch display, physical keyboard, 128GB of storage with microSD, a 12-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel front camera, a 3500mAh battery, fingerprint scanner, and a Snapdragon 660 chipset with 6GB of RAM.

One thing to point out is that the BlackBerry KEY2 Red Edition doesn't actually come with fiery red keys, maintaining classic black accents for that and the phone's smoothly textured back. The red color can be found on the robust Series 7 aluminum frame, wrapping around the touchscreen and capacitive touch 4-row, 35-key BlackBerry keyboard with a fingerprint sensor integrated into the spacebar. The side-mounted volume rocker, power button, and Convenience Key remain black.

Described as "one of the most unique smartphones available today", the BlackBerry KEY2 Red Edition is already up for pre-order in Europe in exchange for €779, £699 or $749. This makes the Red Edition around $100 costlier than the regular KEY2. While the KEY2 was originally released with Android Oreo, it is not known if the Red Edition comes with Android 9.0 Pie.