I used this for a MONTH ☹ - Blackberry Key2

Linus: “it ended up like making love to a stranger” Linus’s wife: what fuckery did you just articulate?

Who else watched this just because linus asked nicely ? :D

This makes me think, why not add a sliding keyboard? Make horizontal typing great again!

dude, hit the space bar twice to get a period

2:18 - When you think Linus is a teenager in 2010 only to realize he was 24.

But can it play fork knife?

"The Key2 is the sequel to the KeyOne. Eagerly awaited by literally dozens of people, this last-generation typing experience is sure to please even business executives who refuse to learn or experience anything new." So much anger and bitterness. You'd think BlackBerry hurt his whole family lol.

This actually convinced me to buy this Blackberry.

I only watched because Linus asked so nicely

You're one of the few English-speaking bloggers I can understand without subtitles. Greetings from Russia!

everyone: a fixed keyboard? That sux Taran: MACROS ON A PHONE!?!?!?

Wow, this actually makes it sound like the PERFECT phone for me, accustomed to the iPhone as I have been for the last five years. Easy-to-use communication and organization apps? Sweet! Tighter security? Hell yeah! Features that actually disincentivize content consumption so I'm not tempted to look at my phone as much as I would be with another smartphone? YES PLEASE. I'll have to keep this in mind when my current phone finally dies.

i think it should become a macro phone instead of keyboard keys , Taran would love that

I love this phone, though I am a mechanical keyboard junkie. I actually need this device to administrate servers on the go. Anyone who has ever logged into a Unix server using a mobile phone knows the woes of using a virtual keyboard. The period key is an easy fix, just make it where a double tap on the space bar puts in a period. The rest of the punctuation is easy to use, as the more you use something the better placement it is in the menu. It's a learning keyboard taking less than three days before you find your stride. You can hide the navigation buttons or move them completely using a simple app. Actually everything in this phone can be customized to your individual needs with ease. You just have to know how to do it, like spend some time reading, oh my gosh, the horror. In fact I am positive if I spent just 30 minutes with Linus I could have solved all of his issues. Everyone, I mean everyone who had this phone and didn't like it was because they really didn't know how to use it or didn't spend the time in making it into the ultimate tool. Which when you finially do, this phone is amazing, honest, no embellishment, just amazing. However and again, I'm an IT professional and I actually need a real keyboard. No, I dont want one, I need one. Virtual keyboards drive me insane when editing in VIM or navigating a Unix server 1000's of KM away. Heck, I even create scripts on my BB without issue. This phone isn't for everyone, it's a work phone, not for play and this is its biggest issue with most. If you need the ultimate communication device, this is it. If you watch tons of media and play games, look elsewhere. I do that stuff on a tablet with a connected game pad as a phone is just to small.

Great phone! Really good battery life, great typing experience, secure, usbc, finger print reader and nfc. Does everything I need and really enjoy it.

Still loving this phone

Hey Linus, Normally I find your reviews useful and insightful, however for this one I think you completely missed the point of this device, I believe you are not the target market for it in the least, as your review essentially says that your usage of a mobile phone is basically web browsing, taking photos and watching videos, probably some gaming as well, hardly the email-centric/ productivity minded business user. Allow me to explain how in the past 5 weeks of using the Key2 it has proven to be the phone that I needed for business uses. Some background context: I'm a 33 year old small business owner who specializes in large format printer and laser printer repair, I also supplement my income on weekends by cooking, what this leads to is what I have coined as "dead technician hands" while useful for unscrewing/tightening screws/bolts as well as taking food/pans out of a 350f+ oven barehanded it makes using an all touch device essentially impossible, standing over 6'2" I have large, leathery, calloused, " man hands" that have, historically, never worked right on an all touch phone, and it's not for my lack of trying them, iPhone 3G through 6+, Samsung Note's 2+3, Samsung Galaxy S5+S6+S7, LG G4, even ancient handsets like BlackBerry Z10, all had the same issue, the keyboards never register what I'm actually pressing, so a physical keyboard is a must have for a mobile device for me, I can't send a 1000+ word email on an all touch device without so many spelling and punctuation mistakes that it makes it appear as though I can't grasp basic English or care so little about spelling and punctuation that any C level executive I email would be unable to take me or my business seriously. Enter the Key2, a phone who's battery lasts from 630am to 100am reliably every day (yes, being self employed the hours can be very long), a phone that can easily accommodate the numerous emails I need to send every day to various customers with near zero spelling or grammatical errors, a phone that has an SD card slot so I can keep my 38Gb of service manuals on my phone for easy access. I am frequently sent confidential blueprints/proofs/documents as examples of print quality issues, knowing that security is still a major priority for BlackBerry's gives both me and my customers peace of mind. In the 5 weeks I've been using the Key2 I have spent the vast majority using it as it's intended, to communicate via phone, emails, text and social media, I have literally spent about 3 hours watching the odd show on Netflix, which as expected, wasn't as good of an experience as watching it on my TV or laptop. I don't play mobile games because, to be quite frank, they all pale in comparison to almost any PC/Xbox title. If you intend to play Fortnite or PUBG then of course this phone will not be the device for those specific situations, it was never intended to have users spend most of the day gaming/watching videos. The Key2 has always been intended as a business minded productivity device, comparing it to other "flagship devices" that are specifically designed around gaming and media consumption as their primary usages is like saying "this screwdriver makes a terrible hammer" or "these steel toed work boots make terrible scuba flippers", using a device not as it is intended and designed to be used will always provide a sub-par experience using said device. As for the fear of lacking updates, BlackBerry releases monthly security patches just like google, the carriers do not always push the updates, but that is not the fault of BlackBerry or TCL. The Priv (2015) launched with android 5, it was later upgraded to 6.0.1, the Keyone (2017) launched with 7.1 and has just been upgraded to 8.1, I see no reason why BlackBerry wouldn't provide at least 1 major OS upgrade like it has for its previous devices, unlike my Note 2 that started on 4.1 and never got upgraded past 4.4 and my galaxy S6 that is still on 7.0. Most devices seem to get updates for 2 years or so, regardless of manufacturer. Creating keyboard shortcuts combined with the "speed key" (the 9 dotted key beside sym) I can easily swap between any app without ever having to go "home" or scroll to find what app I want, I can jump from reading a PDF to my emails then to excel then to spotify then to Waze effortlessly with no "home" downtime. Also no one mentions that you can walk and type without looking at the device once you learn the keyboard, muscle memory is a real thing and it works beautifully with physical buttons, try accurately sending a long, well punctuated email without looking at your all touch devices on screen keyboard. This device is absolutely not for everyone, but as a business communication device it is the best phone I have ever used in that regard, sure my Note 2/S6 were better for watching Netflix or spending 10-15 minutes gaming, but that was about it, as communication devices they were sub par in almost all regards, call quality, message/text accuracy, ease of use, etc.

Linus I gotta say this is one of your best reviews in months. You made me interested and entertained through a video where I already knew the conclusion. Keep being you, and I’ll keep coming back for great content.

when I see what kind of people dont like this phone I confirm is for me,

I’m thinking about getting a flip phone. I feel like my smart phone is distracting me from important things in life