Supplied by Clicks
TL;DR The team behind the Clicks Keyboard accessory has announced its first smartphone, the Clicks Communicator.
This Android phone has an integrated physical keypad, along with enthusiast extras like a headphone jack and 3.5mm port.
The Clicks Communicator has a recommended price of $499 and an early bird price of $399.
The Clicks Keyboard was one of the more notable accessories released in recent years, attaching to your smartphone to give you a compact, if awkwardly oriented, physical keypad. Now, the company is back with a smartphone. Say hello to the Clicks Communicator.
The Clicks Communicator is a full-fledged Android smartphone, featuring an integrated physical keypad and a nearly square 4.03-inch OLED screen (1,080 x 1,200 pixels). Clicks explains that the phone can be used as a standalone device, but added that it was also designed for people who use two phones. In fact, the company says it envisions the Communicator as a communication-focused device (surprise) while your other phone is focused on entertainment and content capture.
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Shifting back to the keypad, it’s obviously meant to offer a more tactile typing experience. However, it also has a fingerprint scanner in the spacebar, the BlackBerry-style ability to scroll by swiping the keypad itself, and a customizable Clicks key to launch specific apps/features.
The device also has a so-called Prompt Key on the right-hand side, which allows you to start speech input. The firm mentions specific use cases like voice-to-text, voice recording, meeting transcriptions, and launching a voice assistant. This shortcut key has an integrated and customizable notification light, dubbed the Signal LED, which can be used for specific contacts or apps. Check the left-hand side, and you’ll find a hardware kill switch that can be set to quickly toggle airplane mode.
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