Battery and Keyboard

Believe it or not, there are people who do not care about the thickness of a screen bezel in a phone. Or about the size or shape of a camera notch. I am probably one of them. And I am not alone...

The Kickstarter campaign launching the Unihertz Titan phone went fully funded in under 30 minutes.

This phone is big, at 300g and 92mm wide, but that also promises a really great keyboard experience. Has Blackberry been finally outpaced by a startup? I believe there are many Passport users among the initial backers. The Titan is even bigger and 50% heavier. But has almost 100% more battery capacity, which effectively lets you leave a power bank behind.

We are yet to see how Unihertz delivers on the promise. I hope I will be able to report back in December when I get my early backed unit. In the meantime I'm sticking to the original KeyOne, still admiring its versatility and battery life that has been absolutely liberating. During the to years of using it, I remember running out of juice only once. I have never carried a power bank with me.

I did broke the screen though once. Luckily the digitizer kept on working (partially). Losing a phone by dropping it is a bad experience, which can even cut you off completely (if that phone was the 2nd authentication device to your secure online services). Also some applications (like WhatsApp) are designed in a way that makes it impossible to have backups on secondary devices (like tablets). So ruggedness is welcome, even if it translates to a bit more of an everyday bulk. One thing I'm missing in the Titan though is a more cutting edge camera. I'd love to have a P30-level combination of sensor and lenses. Then it would be the ultimate phone for a long time. But hey, have you ever had everything you dreamed of?