Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix vs BlackBerry Key2

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1800, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EU, Africa, AU; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Canada, US, LATAM; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - ME, APAC, India; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China

5G band 41, 77, 78, 79; SA/NSA

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LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

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LTE-A, (3CA) Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

4.0 Gbps download

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2020-07

2018-6

2020-07

2018-6

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame

Aluminum frame (7000 series), plastic back

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - BBF100-6 only

171 mm

151.4 mm

78 mm

71.8 mm

9.9 mm

8.5 mm

240 g

168 g

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QWERTY

RGB light panel (on the back), Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)

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Black

Black, Silver

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

6.59 inches

4.5 inches

1080 x 2340 pixels

1080 x 1620 pixels

391 ppi

434 ppi

1073741824

16777216

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Yes

HDR10+, 144Hz refresh rate, 650 nits max. brightness

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Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 585

Quad-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 585

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 585

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865

Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660

Adreno 650

Adreno 512

8, 12 GB

6 GB

128, 256 GB

64, 128 GB

No

microSD

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256 GB

UFS 3.1

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ROG UI (Android 10)

Android 8.1 (Oreo)

Triple

Dual

64 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.3" , 1.55 µm

13 MP, f/2.4 , 11 mm

12 MP, f/2.6 , 1.55 µm

5 MP, f/2.0

9280 x 6920 pixels

4048 x 3036 pixels

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

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phase detection autofocus

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, RAW, Pro Video Mode

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

24 MP, f/2.0 , 27 mm, 0.9 µm

8 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm

5632 x 4224 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

1080p@30fps

1080p

No

Yes

Yes, with DTS X stereo speakers

Yes

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Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

No

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FM radio

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ad

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Yes

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Type-C 3.1 (side), Type-C 2.0 (bottom)

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Accessory connector

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Yes

v5.1

v5.0

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Yes

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

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Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes

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Yes

BDS2

Yes

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Yes

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SMS

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MMS

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Email

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IM

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Push Email

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BBM

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Li-Po

Li-Ion

6000 mAh

3500 mAh

Quick Charge 4.0

Quick Charge 3.0(50% in 36 min)

Yes

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575 USD

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