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Hello everyone,

i am writing this from my old blackberry key 2 which is getting around 8 years now, has android 8.1. i need a successor phone.

I need a qwertz keyboard, qwerty is ok too.

So i was happy when they announced the clicks communicator and now there is a second option, the minimal phone 2. Both will come out in december 2026 if everything goes according to plan.

The unihertz titan 2 elite is out there too, but i prefer to have the option to have an open bootloader, so the titan is out of my scope....

I like that the minimal has its own android and says: its your device, of course it has an open bootloader...

But its around 100€ more money...

How would you decide?

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[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

I assume the keyboard is the most important part for you, considering you are holding on to such an old BlackBerry. The Communicator design looks way better for typing, much more stable and comfortable with its thicker, curved back. The Minimal Phone 2 may look nicer but being thin and flat is not good when you need to press keys.

Both companies have their issues, but from what I know about them I find Clicks to be a little more trustworthy. They've been developing hardware, albeit not phones, for a while now and seem reasonably stable. I've only heard positive reviews of their keyboards. Minimal is a small company and the fact they've made such a radical departure from their first phone doesn't fill me with much confidence, particularly since it had a lot of issues. It feels a bit like they're abandoning their Gen 1 customers.