Know Your Mobile | Paul Briden

A really impressive phone, but it won't be to everyone's tastes. It's great for physical keyboard fans and those who want an excellent camera - provided they don't care about low-light shooting

NotebookCheck | Thomas Meyer and Daniel Schmidt

BlackBerry has reinvented itself, and with the KEY2 combines data security with a practically stock Android Oreo experience. There are comparably priced devices with better speakers and cameras though.

Engadget | Chris Velazco

The BlackBerry KEY2 isn't the first Android-powered BlackBerry, but it is by far the best. Its blend of style, solid performance, a fantastic physical keyboard and a long-lasting battery more than enough to win over one-time BlackBerry devotees and people who hate typing on touchscreens.

Digital Trends | Julian Chokkattu

Even if using a physical keyboard hasn't really crossed your mind, we recommend giving the Key2 a try. You may be surprised at how much you like it.

MobileTechTalk | Domenico Lamberti

Many people have moved on from physical keyboards and shortcuts, and there is nothing wrong with that, but if you've got the urge, and can stomach the price, I can't imagine you'd be disappointed with the KEY2.

pocketnow | Cam Bunton

BlackBerry fans will be pleased as punch with the many things the Key2 does so very well. It's the pinnacle of physical keyboard phones.

Android Authority | Jimmy Westenberg

If you're looking for something unique that stands out, the Key2 should be at the top of your list.

Toronto Sun | Adam Swimmer

The BlackBerry KEY2 is a great device for messaging and communication and serviceable for multimedia. So, ultimately, it comes down to what you want to use it for.

Stuff | Andrew Williams

Need a workhorse to that puts productivity and security high on its priority list? Then the BlackBerry Key2 is one of the best you can get.

PCWorld | Adam Patrick Murray

So whether you are an ex-BlackBerry user wondering if you should go back or someone who is intrigued with the idea of a physical keyboard, it's safe to say that the KEY2 is worth your time.

Pocket-lint | Cam Bunton

The keyboard is massively improved over the KeyOne, the battery will get through a whole day without trying, and the Speed Key makes it easy to get things done quickly.

Android Headlines | Nick Sutrich

Blackberry says it best themselves; this phone is built for productivity, for folks who type all the time, people who want to keep track of everything going on, but aren't focused on mobile gaming or watching HDR content on a giant screen.

phoneArena | John Velasco

Obviously, it has more utility than most other phones thanks to its physical keyboard, but it lacks the raw power to convince hardcore gamers and power users.

TechRadar | Matt Swider, Abbas Jaffar Ali

The new BlackBerry Key2 is a phone designed entirely for BlackBerry fans.

91mobiles | Nick Sutrich

Blackberry's new masterpiece is here, and it's easily one of 2018's most fantastic phones in every way it tries to be. In a sea of nearly identical black slabs, TCL has crafted 2018's most unique smartphone. It's unapologetically Blackberry

Coolsmartphone | Julian Chokkattu

Great software with a focus on security and privacy. The BlackBerry Key2 is an exceptional phone.

Neowin | Rich Woods

Take away the keyboard and you have a phone that's terrible for playing games, and a camera that's average at best.

Phone Scoop | Eric M. Zeman

This phone is for people specifically seeking the physical keyboard and advanced productivity software.

Mobile Syrup | Sameer Chhabra

BlackBerry's KEY2 is a fantastic upper mid-range smartphone being sold at a decidedly premium price.

PC Mag | Sascha Segan

The BlackBerry Key2 has a great little keyboard and gives you more control over your privacy than other Android phones do.

Wired | Jeffrey Van Camp

If you long for the days of tiny, clicky physical phone keyboards long past, you might like it, too.

Mashable | Raymong Wong

The BlackBerry Key 2 is the best and only phone to get if a physical keyboard is must-have.

The Economic Times | Hitesh Raj Bhagat

This Key 2 is what the legacy BlackBerry user has been waiting for. Anyone else looking for the maximum bang for their buck, the best camera and the best performance should look elsewhere.

ZDNet | Jason Cipriani

There's a lot to like here, especially for business users.

Tom's Guide | Adam Ismail

TCL has modernized the physical-keyboard smartphone with the BlackBerry Key2, producing one of the year's best handsets for the productivity minded.

TechnoBuffalo | Danny Zepeda

The best way I can describe the phone is fun, but ultimately not worth it.

SlashGear | Chris Davies

For those devoted to physical QWERTY that may still be worth it; everybody else may well find the market – and their fingers – have moved on.

Gizmodo UK | Sam Rutherford

And I've got to admit that even though I'm much more accustomed to the touch-based keyboards found on every other device nowadays the Blackberry Key2's keyboard is fantastic.

Android Central | Andrew Martonik

if you're fine typing on glass, there are better and less compromised choices out there for the same money.

Expert Reviews | Jonathan Bray

For diehard keyboard warriors and BlackBerry fans, the Key2 will still be a draw – it's the best keyboard phone, almost by default – but the gap between it and the rest of the smartphones in the industry is just too hard to ignore.

Trusted Reviews | Max Parker

For BlackBerry die-hards only.

The Telegraph | Matthew Field

If the nostalgia factor can win you over BlackBerry still has a certain appeal, but for the rest of us it's probably time to move on.

The Verge | Stefan Etienne

The very thing that makes the Key2 a BlackBerry is the same thing that keeps the Key2 from competing in a modern smartphone world. A BlackBerry needs a keyboard, but no one needs a keyboard on a smartphone in 2018.

IT PRO | Bobby Hellard

It's difficult to look beyond the physical keyboard and the cropped screen, both of which are alien in today's mobile phone market. Despite vast improvements from the KeyOne, BlackBerry is still not relevant in the world of smartphones.