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      • theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        14 days ago

        Yes. Unihertz have a couple I’m aware of but their software is dog shit, fx tec pro is out dated and over priced. The blackberry keytwo was the absolute best phone I have ever owned but that is now too old for security updates too so really isnt the best thing to have as your main phone.

        Would be happy to hear of some others I may have missed. I backed the planet computers astro slide on indiegogo and they only delivered around 2000 units before stealing everyone elses money. Fucking cunts they are.

        • moonburster@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          12 days ago

          Maybe a phone with a clicks case? I’ve been contemplating getting one for my iPhone, but I think it will be way too top heavy. They’ve also now done one for the moto razr series foldables, those lend themselves a bit better for the extra length of a keyboard

          • theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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            12 days ago

            Looks interesting, thanks for replying, I hadn’t heard about this. I wonder how it compares to a blackberry keyboard to actually use. A bit too expensive for me as I would have to buy a new phone and all the options currently available are quite expensive phones but I’m definitely going to keep this on my radar and maybe try and get one to try when I can get a second hand pixel 9 for a good price maybe.

            • moonburster@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              12 days ago

              Yeah that’s keeping me from it as well. And maybe the fact that I use a keychron at work that I can just connect via bt to my phone for some lengthier chats

              • theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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                12 days ago

                There is also this “Fairberry” project that is basically building the same thing but with a blackberry keyboard that I have had saved for years now I just don’t really feel confident with being able to put it together myself and also don’t have access to a 3d printer to make the case part or the skills to modify it for my phone.

                I have wanted to look into getting someone to make it for me but when the cost of materials and then paying someone to construct it is going to start costing a similar amount to what I paid for the phone it becomes harder to justify.

    • 6nk06@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      14 days ago

      I could downvote because we’ve seen this a lot: underpowered phone that does nothing and costs as much as my Pixel that does everything. Its not technically a scam, but it feels like those magical paper notebooks that supposedly boost your productivity for some reason.

      I read the article: $500 and the same battery as my phone. Definitely a scam. I would get one at $100 though.

    • swelter_spark@reddthat.comEnglish
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      13 days ago

      I mean, when Blackberry existed, it seemed like everyone had one, and the physical keyboard was what people loved about it.

        • swelter_spark@reddthat.comEnglish
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          11 days ago

          Phones with on-screen keyboards existed at the same time. People stopped buying Blackberries because they stopped being available, not because phones with on-screen keyboard were better or more technologically advanced.

            • swelter_spark@reddthat.comEnglish
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              10 days ago

              My original point is that I don’t think a phone with a physical keyboard appeals to only a niche group, based on its wild popularity when it was last available for purchase.

                • swelter_spark@reddthat.comEnglish
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                  8 days ago

                  I mentioned the brand as an example of the feature’s popularity. People stopped buying them because they stopped being made, not the other way around. Like other physical controls on cellphones disappearing, I suspect it’s a reflection of the cost to produce rather than any technical benefit or a statement of what people want. That’s why so many people still use their decades-old phones today.