BlackBerryKeyone Limited Edition Black 64GB GSM ONLY Factory Unlocked

Overall I wish that I had run into this phone earlier as there's nothing on the market that suited my taste. BB you seriously need to improve your marketing; random people on the train and in public ask what it is that I am using as they are shocked to find out that BB still existsSynapse: AMAZING battery life, great functionality/productivity, great buildLong Version after 1 month's use- it's worth the readStraight out of the box, after the initial set up you are asked if you want to upgrade to the new Android Oreo 8.1 OS.Battery:This is certainly the category where the KeyOne outshines every phone I've every played with thus far. Having the habits of heavy texting, a lot of emailing, a couple webpages and maybe a 10 minute youtube video a day; I can get really close to 3 days of juice out of this. On a weekend where I wouldn't use it as much, it can get close to 4 days on a full charge. A great feature is a turbo charge, you can plug it into a source for 15 minutes, and you'll easily get over 25% charge.Build:The body is made out of several pieces of Aluminum, many of the premium handdsets are milled from 1 piece. However it's really nicely done, all of the pieces are flush and perfect. The backplate is a rubber compound, helps give you a good grip on the device. It's a bit heavier than most phones, it's a good heavy though, it has the feel like it's a quality device and not a cheap piece of plastic. I definitely know that I haven't forgotten it at home or somewhere else, I like it.Display/Sound:Display is solid, IPS touch screen, nice color range. The sound is above average for media, good listening volume is only a 1/3 of the way up. I do like the call the call quality a lot. I had no problem hearing someone speaking as I was walking under the elevated tracks as an EL train was roaring by, good clarity.Processor/OSVery fluid to the touch, there's no lag when you're swiping around on the screen. Web pages load very fast. You can load up on the apps in the background and the KeyOne seems to handle it very well.Functionality/Productivity:The keyboard has a great feel to it and easy to get used to if you're a first time BB user. The fingerprint sensor is in the spacebar, very quick and responsive. A great feature is using any of the keys as a dedicated shortcut to call, email, launch an app, new events depending if you long/short press a key.... very very useful. You can use the entire keyboard as a trackpad, super cool. Given that it's a physical keyboard, I've seen that you can enable Swype if you like that feature. Also, you can control the brightness of the backlit keyboard, useful if you text at night. Another intuitive feature is the word completion, while typing long words, the predictive text will show 3 likely words at the bottom of the screen you can use the keyboard to flick upwards to complete which word you want; I found this to speed up emailing. There are other productive features where you can easily juggle messaging, email, work email using BB's hub... pinch, snap, customize sounds and leds, read and still outstanding.... very nicely done. There's a lot of functionality with the calendar such as a direct call invite to a meeting, warning of double bookings etc. Lastly among other features is a sidebar that flicks out where you can control the productivity functions. I'm learning new tips and tricks every day from other users and videos.Camera:Lastly the camera, I personally think that the camera is very good, I've already used it to scan documents and they've come out very well. No complaints about video quality when I participated in video conference.

I am quite Happy and Satisfied with my BlackBerry Black Edition.I am writing this Review after a week's use of my BB.PROS:1. Battery: It has Fantastic Battery Life. I am a Normal User of Phone and for me, the Battery last for almost 30 hours.2. Keyboard: Typing is Fun. But it will take around 1 week to get used to it. Not for Big fingers.3. Convenience Key: Very useful for daily-quick Tasks.4. Fingerprint Sensor: Works like a Charm.5. Blackberry Hub: One Place to Manage all Accounts.6. Camera: Not the Best. But still Very Good.7. Productivity Tab: Just two words - 'Very Productive'.8. Design and Build Quality: I Love the Design and the Build is Sturdy. Feels Professional.CONS:1. Earphones that come with it are not that great. Seems to be Okay.2. The scarcity of cases. Very few options for Cases.3. Not suitable for Gaming. But anyways BB's were never famous for Gaming.4. Landscape Mode typing is inconvenient. But who needs Landscape Mode on this device.5. Screen ratio little bit odd for some Videos.

UPDATE: After finally receiving the Oreo update on my keyone, black limited edition black (BBB100-7), i received an on screen notice that my device was now connected to an optiemus server, AND that tarriff fees may apply!!!There was NO opt out option.This message never appeared before the Oreo update. There were no notices from either Amazon or the seller (mercato group) that my device would be automatically, without consent, connected to a foreign server and that my data and personal information could be subjected to inspection by a foreign entity/government.I'm in the process of addressing this issue with Amazon and the seller.Buyer be ware!This is unsettling and of grave concern.Love the pkb. Phone is great!