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the BlackBerry Ketu is here this is a retail version I bought myself huge thanks to Nord VPN for sponsoring this video but more on that later last year's key one didn't do so well my durability test turns out the screen didn't have enough adhesive on the back and it would randomly fall off not just on my phone but I know there's in real life as well luckily blackberry was pretty quick to acknowledge the issue after my video and started gluing their screens on better and offering free replacements to anyone affected now we have the key to a new and improved Android phone with a full keyboard but as the screen glued on there's only one way to find out let's get started there's not many phones out there with full keyboards these days I used to have a blackberry pearl back in the days of t9 texting so the keyboard and I do have a fond history even if I don't currently use one the keyboard this year on the key to is more of a flat matte dry plastic which I'm a fan of I think it's better than the glossy rubberized keys from last year's key one also the screen glass doesn't wrap around the edges of the phone the key to has flat glass which I think looks better and is more durable the back is still the black rubber we've come to expect on blackberry phones and the keyboard still doubles as its own little trackpad controlling the screen speaking of which it's time for the scratch test I have a set of most picks that differentiate between different minerals and materials blackberry did drop down to a guerrilla glass 3 on the key 2 which compromises slightly on the shadow resistance but personally I feel like Gorilla Glass 3 is slightly harder and therefore slightly more scratch resistant than Gorilla Glass 5 glass is still glass no matter what version it is the different variations of glass are just marginally better than each other this 4.5 inch screen still gets marked up at a level 6 with deeper grooves at a level 7 up here at the top of the screen the glass extends all the way to the top of the phone protecting the 8 megapixel front-facing camera and also surrounds the earpiece which appears to be made from plastic the earpiece is very well secured underneath the glass so unless the screen falls out on its own which isn't outside the realm of possibilities with blackberry the earpiece should be solid the keyboard of the BlackBerry key 2 is my favorite part of the phone it's unique it might be argued that keyboards are outdated but everyone has different preferences and that's what makes the smartphone world awesome there really is something for everyone we're here for durability though the flatten on grippy plastic is still scratch well but I bet typing speed will increase when your thumbs tickle the old ivory since the rubber isn't there to slow you down the keyboard letters are printed on top of the plastic and not embedded all the way through like we saw with the Nintendo switch the printed keys are more cost effective just time will tell if they wear off with normal used or not the keys themselves are pretty awesome each individual key is very securely glued to a rubber backing over the circuit board and judging by how far I can pull them away from the phone without breaking these are gonna last a while they spring back into place like nothing happened this phone has no water resistance though we'll have to see if blackberry added any internal protections during my teardown video the fingerprint scanner is very creatively integrated into the space bar and surprisingly does not scratch the little guy scratch proof all the other keys are the normal plastic except for this space bar setting up my fingerprint was still pretty flawless and managed to open up the phone every time I'm impressed the scratch proof space bar definitely gets a thumbs-up for me the viewing angle does seem a little low on this phone but blackberries have a reputation for being secure so maybe that's a plant feature and not a flaw the phone is made from metal though which is great 7000 series aluminum and still comes with a headphone jack the sides are metal which is good the volume rocker is also metal although it did feel like plastic initially and we have our heavily textured power button and a dedicated programmable button on the sash nice a black pray to leave it open so we can choose what we want to use it for the sim n SD card tray are metal and the bottom of the phone rings our USB C port all things we have come to expect on a 2018 flagship dual cameras are also the norm these days and Blackberry did it right with two different types of lenses a normal 12 megapixel camera and a 12 megapixel telephoto zoom lens the dual 2 colored LED flash is plastic but the light is getting diffused anyway so scratches won't matter if they happen the BlackBerry droops are permanently displayed in the centre of the phone if you remember droops are what we call the little balls that make up the blackberry fruit hence the logo and each group is very solidly secured into the back these guys aren't coming out on their own it's almost like blackberry was ready for me this time around the back panel itself is made from as blackberry calls it textured diamond grip non-slip back I call it rubber molded in the shape of diamonds also fun fact modern keys the ones we use today were invented in 1861 they've been around for almost hundred and sixty years a modern key against this key to won't do any damage though it should hold up against home abuse like keys and coins and stuff blackberry is pretty recognized as one of the most secure smartphones especially back when they had their own operating system nowadays they're still secured on a software level but against my physical flame it lasted about 13 seconds one thing that can make any smartphone or computer more secure is Nord VPN not against flames obviously but it encrypts your internet traffic from one end to the other meaning no one can spy on your phone or computer when you're 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from the rear the backpal remains secure and in one piece this time around if phone companies keep making super solid secure smartphones I'm going to be out of a job as a professional phone breaker or maybe it's my job that keeps smartphone companies making solid smartphones who knows from a physical standpoint the key to is a success and passes all of my durability tests nice work blackberry if you want to check out the current pricing or give Nord VPN a try to secure your internets check the links in the video description let me know if you have any questions and thanks a ton for watching I'll see you around