BlackBerry KEY2 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Note8 (2017)

While the BlackBerry KEY2 LE (2018) makes for a passable Smartphone for its asking price, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 (2017) simply doesn't make the cut and should be avoided by the majority of people. In either case, we suggest that you look into some better alternatives that cost around $530 or $370.

However, if you'd nonetheless like to find out more about the BlackBerry KEY2 LE (2018) and the Samsung Galaxy Note8 (2017), you can continue reading for our summary of what we know about them:

While the BlackBerry KEY2 LE (2018) wasn't able to make it to the very top of any roundups from sources that perform quality hands-on testing, it still got featured in a large number of them. Notebookcheck.net, Expert Reviews, Techradar, PCmag, TrustedReviews, PCWorld, Tech Advisor, Android Authority, and Android Central have all deemed it worthy of a place on their respective shortlists.

As for the Samsung Galaxy Note8 (2017), it was really well-received by reviewers at Tom's Guide, a reliable source that's known for conducting its own, high-quality, in-depth testing. It performed great in its "The 11 Best Verizon Phones, Ranked Top to Bottom" roundup and was named its "Ranked 3 out of 11", which, on its own, makes it a product that warrants a closer look.

We analyzed all of the review data that we could find on these two Smartphones. First, we examined sources that tested and scored both of these products - PCWorld, Tech Advisor, Techradar, Pocket-lint, TrustedReviews, PCmag, and Notebookcheck.net favored the Samsung Galaxy Note8 (2017) over the BlackBerry KEY2 LE (2018), whereas reviewers at Expert Reviews haven't shown a preference for either.

Then we took a look at which sources liked them the most - we found that the BlackBerry KEY2 LE (2018) was best received by KnowTechie - it gave it a score of 8.9, whereas the Samsung Galaxy Note8 (2017) got its highest score of 10 from reviewers at PCWorld.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Smartphones on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Smartphones being 7.5 out of 10, whereas the BlackBerry KEY2 LE (2018) and Samsung Galaxy Note8 (2017) managed averages of 7.7 and 8.4 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct BlackBerry KEY2 LE (2018) vs. Samsung Galaxy Note8 (2017) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.