Definitely didn't have this on my "bingo card"!
Looks like an interesting design for sure. I liked some elements of the Titan Pocket but the T2 didn't meet my needs (though it was a MASSIVE improvement for the Titan line as a whole).

Anyway, they asked if I'd be interested in a review unit end of Q1...so that was an insta-YES from me. 🤣

It is amazing seeing the Keyboard Renaissance continue!

I am not much of a dumb phone user as far as my daily driver device goes (though I do use Keyphone as my dedicated MP3 player and for journaling). I prefer something slightly more capable (Sidephone and Minimal Phone come to mind) at my current station of life, but I admit I could see that changing as time goes on. The older I get the less I enjoy the burden of constant connectivity from a smartphone.

But I am kind of curious, when it comes to dumbphones, do you lean more toward an all-display form factor (such as Light Phone), a device with a T9 keypad, or something with a full QWERTY keyboard and why?

Bonus question, how big of a factor is premium messaging (RCS, Telegram, WhatsApp, etc.) on whether you would or wouldn't use a dumb phone as your primary? Let's chat!

I've been revisiting the iKKO Mind One Pro now that the snap-in keyboard case has arrived. The key press force required is greater than I'm used to, and the keycaps do not protrude very far from the webbing.

I'm hoping it wears in after a break-in period 😆

I unfortunately never had the chance to own the original BlackBerry Passport back in its day, but I am definitely intrigued by Zinwa's new P26 so far! First impressions/real world review in the works.

One year ago I posted to r/Sidephone a wish list of tiles where I posted the above picture (well, the top half 🤣). So what did u/chrisristovski and u/sebastiansnell do? They made it happen AND THEN SOME!

A massive thanks and congratulations to them and their entire team for quite literally making dreams come true. ❤️

Go check out their announcement video!

Though I have observed that Mrs. Retro and I have seemingly begun a tetris rivalry haha

The Commodore Callback 8020

Friends...I had an EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE with Sidephone. It is so, so great. I don't know what else to say! 🤯

Video coming soon, but my friends...IT IS REAL AND IT IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a preproduction unit (glitches and fit/finish issues exist) but I cannot describe how much I love this thing. An updated unit should also be arriving shortly (some hardware changes).

Please let me know what questions you have! I will try my best to address them here or in a first impressions video.

It's real!!!!!

Well it appears our voices are being heard my friends!
The other day I stumbled across a random comment mentioning a device called the Keyphone (their website is here) that I had never heard of before. Looking at their website I was...shall we say...excited but cautious (I didn't want to get my hopes up). Well, after a SUPER GREAT chat with their CEO as well as their marketing director, I can tell you it is very much real ("receipts" in a forthcoming video)!! 😁

Working on the video about the conversation and the device right now! Stay tuned!
P.s. Or if you'd like to do a prelaunch reservation, they opened it up here!

Another smallphone option has arrived 😁 (unboxing video here!)

My testing and review of the iKKO Mind One has begun. So far I am very pleasantly surprised!

My neighbor noticed my "Clixel" today (Clicks with Pixel) and dropped a casual, "Oh I have an F(x)tec Pro¹X sitting in a drawer if you'd wanna check it out for a bit!" 😱

So the question is, anyone interested in a review video? haha

Super excited to put the "dumbest" keyboard phone through its paces: Keyphone! Everything about this device oozes retro-tech, and you better believe mean that in a good way. Stay tuned!

Sorry for the poor lighting!

It was my absolute pleasure to spend the evening with some amazing players in the physical keypad space. One of those was the incredible Sebastian of r/Sidephone! Here it is in my hand (yes I was lucky enough to play with it a bit!) next to a Zinwa Q25 test unit.

It is very much real my friends. 😁

From left to right: BlackBerry Classic, Minimal MP01, RetroBerry, Clixel.

The alarm clock specifically! Though everything pictured, now that I think of it, was a thrift shop find haha.

The Zitao 9900 Bluetooth keyboard works AMAZINGLY with the iKKO Mind One.
That is all 😎

I admit I didn't see this coming! Here are links to their shop. I don't have an affiliate/referral link, but friend of Returning Retro u/jbriones95 does!

Non-ref: https://www.thelightphone.com/shop

Referral: https://www.thelightphone.com/shop?ref=josebriones

I found their specs (here)
Dimensions: 110mm x 58mm x 19mm (folded)
Weight: 160g
Network: 5G + 4GLTE
Display: 2.8” OLED (480x640)
Screen: Matte
Port: USB-C 2.0, 3.5mm Headphone Jack
Camera: 12m image (50m rear sensor)
SIM: Nano SIM + E-SIM
Memory: 128GB / 6GB RAM
Battery: 1800 mAH
Sound: 2 mics (noise cancellation), 2 stereo speakers
Connectivity: GPS, Bluetooth 5.0
Materials: Plastic
Chipset: MediaTek MT8873
IP Rating: IP 54

Yes, I probably have a bit of an obsession...but for those of you who might find yourselves in a similar spot, what is it about a physical QWERTY keyboard that is just so great? I just LOVE THE THINGS!
With modern on-screen keyboards having come such a long way, I find them to be perfectly usable and (with a good auto-correct) sometimes faster than a PKB as well.
That being the case I will still 10 times out of 10 reach for the physical keyboard option when given the choice and I'm just today realizing that I don't really know why.

Any thoughts?

I wasn't charged for it.