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BlackBerry Keyone vs Plum Pilot Plus

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • WeightPilot Plus: 37 g lighterPilot Plus: 143 g · Keyone: 180 g
  • WidthKeyone: 4.1 mm narrowerKeyone: 72.4 mm · Pilot Plus: 76.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalKeyone: 1 in smaller diagonalKeyone: 4.5 in · Pilot Plus: 5.5 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) / Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)Keyone: Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) · Pilot Plus: Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)
  • DepthPilot Plus: 1.1 mm thinnerPilot Plus: 8.3 mm · Keyone: 9.4 mm
  • Release year2017 / 2014Keyone: 2017 · Pilot Plus: 2014

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
Keyone: 149.1 × 72.4 mm 1 Pilot Plus: 147.5 × 76.5 mm 2
Side
Keyone: 149.1 × 9.4 mm 1 Pilot Plus: 147.5 × 8.3 mm 2
  1. 1. Keyone
    Height
    149.1 mm
    Width
    72.4 mm
    Depth
    9.4 mm+1.1 mm versus Pilot Plus
    Weight
    180 g
  2. 2. Pilot Plus
    Height
    147.5 mm
    Width
    76.5 mm+4.1 mm versus Keyone
    Depth
    8.3 mm
    Weight
    143 g
Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Keyone180 g

    +37 g versus Pilot Plus

  2. 2. Pilot Plus143 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

Screen size
Keyone: 4.5 in, 3:2, About 60.3 cm² rectangular area 1 Pilot Plus: 5.5 in, 16:9, About 83.4 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Keyone 4.5 in · 3:2 About 60.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Pilot Plus 5.5 in · 16:9 About 83.4 cm² rectangular area

Pilot Plus has approximately 38.3% more rectangular screen area than Keyone.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM by storage capacity and phone
StorageKeyonePilot Plus
8 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
Keyone: Original memory entry

64 GB · 4 GB RAM 32 GB · 3 GB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Keyone

NFC
Yes
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 256 GB

2. Pilot Plus

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 64 GB

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Keyone3500 mAh

    +1300 mAh versus Pilot Plus

  2. 2. Pilot Plus2200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Keyone2. Pilot Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationKeyonePilot Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 149.1 Х 72.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 147.5 Х 76.5 Х 8.3 mm
Weight
  • 180 g
  • 143 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1620 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 GB
  • 4 GB RAM 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 2200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 7.1 (Nougat)
  • upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationKeyonePilot Plus
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.0 cm2
  • 83.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.6%
  • 73.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 434 PPI
  • 200 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationKeyonePilot Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/2.3''
  • 1.55µm
  • PDAF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 1/4''
  • 1.12µm
  • 2 MP
  • AF
Performance
Performance
SpecificationKeyonePilot Plus
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 506
  • Mali-400MP2
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 61392
  • 9000
General specs
General specs
SpecificationKeyonePilot Plus
Release date
  • 2017
  • February
  • 2014
  • May
Colors
  • Black/Silver
  • Black
  • Bronze
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 290 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 900 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
Body build
  • aluminum frame
  • plastic back
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationKeyonePilot Plus
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by) - BBB100-4 only
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBB100-4 only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A Cat9 450/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/11.5 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS2
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 3.1
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationKeyonePilot Plus
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationKeyonePilot Plus
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0) - Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard - Versions: BBB100-1 (Canada
  • LATAM
  • APAC
  • US V1); BBB100-2 (EMEA); BBB100-3 (US V2); BBB100-4 (India); BBB100-6 (Japan)Also known as BlackBerry Mercury
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity - Also known as Plum Pilot Plus Z550