QWERTY Phones Are Really Trying to Make a Comeback This Year
Gizmodo • • technology
Key Points:
- The QWERTY smartphone, once overshadowed by touchscreen devices like the iPhone, is experiencing a resurgence in 2026 as companies reintroduce phones with physical keyboards.
- Clicks announced the Communicator at CES 2026, a $500 "second phone" focused on messaging, featuring a QWERTY keypad, though only a mockup was shown.
- Unihertz is also entering the QWERTY market with the Titan 2 Elite, a physical keyboard phone resembling a less gimmicky version of their previous Titan 2 model.
- Both the Clicks Communicator and Unihertz Titan 2 Elite share design similarities such as screen shape and camera placement, differing mainly in keyboard style.
