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BlackBerry Athena Spec & Price in South Africa
BlackBerry Athena price and specifications and review in South Africa.
BlackBerry Athena as a phablet features a 4.5 inches display which affords you a vivid and different visual experience. With dual cameras, 12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.3″, 1.28µm, dual pixel PDAF) + 12 MP (f/2.6, 1.0µm, PDAF), dual-LED dual-tone flash, you can enjoy images with 1080 x 1620 pixels ratio high resolution.
It comes with most of the features we’ve come to expect from a phablet, including 6GBRAM, 64ROM storage equipped with Octa-core (Quad-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260) CPU, and a 4000 mAh big capacity battery that you can play games faster.
BlackBerry Athena Specifications
Network
Technology: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Dual SIM
Body
- Dimensions: 157.69 x 75.41 x 8.68 mm
- Weight: 168 grams
- SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Build: Aluminum frame, plastic back
- Color: Black and Silver
Display
- Type: IPS LCD Capacitive touch screen 16 million colors
- Size: 6.2 inches
- Resolution: 1080 x 1620 pixels, ratio
- PPI: 434 pixels density
- Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
- Operating System: Android 8.1 Oreo
- Chipset: Qualcomm MSM660 Snapdragon 660
- CPU: Octa-core (Quad-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
- GPU: Adreno 512
Memory
- Card Slot: microSD, up to 512 GB
- Internal: 6GBRAM, 64ROM
- OS: Android 8.1 Oreo
Main Camera
- Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.3″, 1.28µm, dual pixel PDAF) + 12 MP (f/2.6, 1.0µm, PDAF), dual-LED dual-tone flash
- Features: Autofocus, Voice Capture, Face Beauty, HDR, Smile detection, Face Detection, Touch focus, Sensor, Auto HDR
- Video: 2160p, 1440p, 1080p30fps
Selfie Camera
- Single: 8 MP (f/2.0, 1.12µm), 1080p
- Video: 2160p, 1440p, 1080p30fps
Sound
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Audio Jack: Yes
Comms
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
- Bluetooth: Yes
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS
- Infrared port: Yes
- Radio: FM radio
- USB: micro-USB 2.0
Features
- Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery
- Li-Po 3360 mAh, Non-Removable
- Charging: Up to 20 Hours
BlackBerry Athena Price
Nokia 2.3 price in South Africa starts at around R 7,700.
BlackBerry Athena Product Review and Features
| Basic Info | |
| Type | Smartphone |
| Brand | Blackberry |
| Model | Athena |
| Status | Available |
| Release Date | 2018 June |
| Body | |
| Dimensions | 151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm |
| Weight | 168 grams |
| Color | black and Silver |
| Body Metrial | Aluminum frame, plastic back |
| SIMs | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Water Proof | No |
| Display | |
| Screen Size | 4.5 inches (55.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type | IPS LCD Capacitive touch screen 16 million colors |
| Resolutions | 1080 x 1620 pixels |
| PPI | 434 PPI pixel density 433 PPI density |
| Multi touch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Networks | |
| 2G | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Dual SIM |
| 3G | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 1700 |
| 4G | LLTE 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 (BBF100-1)
LTE 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 (BBF100-2) LTE 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 (BBF100-6) LTE 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 (BBF100-4) |
| 5G | No |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps |
| EDGE | Yes |
| GPRS | Yes |
| Camera | |
| Rear | Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.3″, 1.28µm, dual pixel PDAF) + 12 MP (f/2.6, 1.0µm, PDAF), dual-LED dual-tone flash |
| Features | Autofocus, Voice Capture, Face Beauty, HDR, Smile detection, Face Detection, Touch focus, Sensor, Auto HDR |
| Videos | 2160p, 1440p, 1080p30fps |
| Front | 8 MP (f/2.0, 1.12µm), 1080p |
| Hardwere | |
| OS | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM660 Snapdragon 660 |
| CPU | Octa-core (Quad core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & Quad core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260) |
| GPU | Adreno 512 |
| RAM | 6GB |
| Storage | 64GB |
| Card Slot | Micro SD Card Up to 256 GB |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-lon battery |
| Capacity | 3360 mAh |
| Removable | Non-Removable |
| Talk Time | Up to 20 Hours |
| Stand By | Up to 290 Hours |
| Wireless Charging | No |
| Fast charging | Fast battery charging: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0 |
| Commons | |
| Sound | 3.5mm audio jack, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (Front Mounted), accelerometer, gryo, proximity, compass |
| BlueTooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS |
| USB | 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| NFC | Yes |