My Clicks Communicator Hands-On: Boldly Going Where Phones Have Been Before

My Clicks Communicator Hands-On: Boldly Going Where Phones Have Been Before

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Key Points:

  • The Clicks Communicator is a newly announced compact Android 16 smartphone designed by a former BlackBerry designer, featuring a physical keyboard, notification light, headphone jack, physical SIM tray, and microSD support, aimed at providing a distraction-minimized, typing-optimized experience.
  • It serves as a secondary device complementing regular smartphones, targeting users who want a focused "work" phone to communicate confidently without constant online distractions, similar in concept to Palm’s previous small Android phone but with a physical keyboard.
  • Priced at $499 with preorder options at $399 or $199 reservation, the phone features a 4-inch screen, a custom Niagara launcher for streamlined messaging, a Prompt Key for voice-to-text recording, and a customizable