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In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

Are you awake? Yesterday was not very late to sleep

The girl was refused to sleep

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

Like you, there is also a BlackBerry, and last year it was reported that the hand of this brand was reborn

In 2016, BlackBerry decided to withdraw from the mobile phone market and began to engage in OEM business, authorizing TCL Communications to operate BlackBerry mobile phones

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

In 2020, TCL also abandoned the BlackBerry business, and later it was Onward Mobility's turn to take over

Texas-based startup OnwardMobility announced in 2020 the development of 5G BlackBerrys equipped with physical keyboards

Featuring a similar design to the 2015 BlackBerry Priv, it has a slide-out physical keyboard

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

Not long ago multiple sources confirmed that "OnwardMobility and their Dream of a BlackBerry 5G Keyboard phone are dead." ”

This era does not belong to the BlackBerry anymore, but the physical keyboard smartphone does not represent the 0 market without the market

The Astro Slide from British smartphone maker Planet Computers is finally on the market

This is a side-sliding full keyboard phone

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

It is also the first 5G phone to be equipped with a physical keyboard

Renaissance, friends

Like Nokia, Motorola, HTC, Dopod

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

Similar to its predecessors, Astro Slide hides and slides out of the keyboard by sliding the hinge

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist
In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

The difference is that its keyboard keys are larger

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

A physical backlight is also integrated

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

And it can install dual systems, can run Android 11, also supports Linux operating system, and has multiple boot options

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

This full QWERTY keyboard also features programmable keyboard keys to quickly open applications or switch between system functions

What's even more unusual is that the phone has two USB-C ports that can be connected to an external keyboard and mouse

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

Take a look at its other configurations

6.39" AMOLED 1080p touchscreen display

Tianji 800 chipset

48MP rear camera

13MP selfie camera

8GB RAM

128GB Flash

MicroSD slot for additional storage

Capacitive fingerprint sensor

Smart toggle buttons for security and control

NFC payments

2 Nano SIM and 1 eSIM

2 USB-C ports (including USB OTG and Display Port)

3.5 mm audio jack

Stereo speakers

4000 mAh battery

30W fast charging

10W wireless charging

Thickness: 17.8 mm

Weight: 300g

The phone started crowdfunding via Kickstarter as early as May 2020, and it wasn't until this year's CES official release, with delivery times likely to be March

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

The price is equivalent to about 7447 yuan

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

Well, I know someone would say, "Seven thousand buy a Tianji 800?" Liang Jingru came to sing the song. ”

To be honest, the audience of this phone is a loyal fan of those physical keyboards, and if there is no demand, the crowdfunding will not succeed

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

Astro Slide was originally planned to carry the Tianji 1000 chip, which was later changed to the Tianji 800

A reporter has inquired about the inside story: Planet Computers is too small in the huge mobile phone industry, and it has little say in ordering parts and production operations

If you want to get high-end chips, you have to have a minimum order volume, which small companies can't afford

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

Niche means expensive, and I wouldn't advise you to buy some of these "outdated" products

Nowadays, the appearance design of smart phones is more and more homogeneous, but the difference is that smart phones are more in-depth and diversified in interaction design, and the use experience does not need to rely on the form that was visible to the naked eye in the past

This is the progress of science and technology, and the past will let it pass

If you've ever been a BBerr, it's better to turn out the old BlackBerry in the drawer, charge it, and try to see if you can turn it on

The moment the logo reappears, you will remember the companionship it once was

Enough is enough

In addition to practicality, compulsion and price coexist

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