For another option, along similar lines, which has been shipping for a while now, there's https://store.planetcom.co.uk/collections/devices
Pro1 X: A Linux smartphone with slideout keyboard
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Re: Pro1 X: A Linux smartphone with slideout keyboard
#12Ubuntu touch is the worst of all choices for a linux phone right now. It is based on obsolete ubuntu sources and the browser is really limited
Re: Pro1 X: A Linux smartphone with slideout keyboard
#13What is the advantage of the slideout keyboard? It might save some pixels while you type, but it looks very uncomfortable.
Being able to touch-type is the reason I want one. You just can't do that with a touchscreen keyboard.
You may also like Pinephone with a hardware keyboard mentioned here: https://www.pine64.org/2021/02/15/february-update-show-and-t....
Re: Pro1 X: A Linux smartphone with slideout keyboard
#14Seems pretty cool. This SOC is bound to have pretty good upstream linux support to, since the Snapdragon 660 is in very good shape.
The 662 is much newer (what a weird numbering scheme…) so there's probably many differences to the 660..
Re: Pro1 X: A Linux smartphone with slideout keyboard
#15What is the advantage of the slideout keyboard? It might save some pixels while you type, but it looks very uncomfortable.
Being able to touch-type is the reason I want one. You just can't do that with a touchscreen keyboard.
Can you touch type with only your thumbs? I don't think I could, but you'd have to with a keyboard that small.
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#16The promo for Pro1X makes privacy claims but doesn't Ubuntu collect telemetry data from their OSes? As to the phone, at first I thought the mechanical keyboard is useless, however I can think of situations where on-screen keyboard would cover too much of screen real-estate. External keyboard lets you see more, unobstructed.
Ubuntu collects:
Ubuntu version
OEM/Manufacturer
Device model number
BIOS info
CPU details
GPU details
Installed RAM
Partition Info
Display(s) details
Auto-login status
Live Patching status
Desktop environment
Display server
Timezone
Re: Pro1 X: A Linux smartphone with slideout keyboard
#17What is the advantage of the slideout keyboard? It might save some pixels while you type, but it looks very uncomfortable.
Rotate the phone to horizontal and you pretty much have 1 line on the screen. Typing ssh commands over the touch interface is a lot of cognitive load, physical keyboard maybe a nicer interface..
Re: Pro1 X: A Linux smartphone with slideout keyboard
#18What is the advantage of the slideout keyboard? It might save some pixels while you type, but it looks very uncomfortable.
Being able to touch-type is the reason I want one. You just can't do that with a touchscreen keyboard.
Hmm, is it possible to touch-type on a keyboard of that size?
Re: Pro1 X: A Linux smartphone with slideout keyboard
#19I used to own an HTC one with a slide out similar to this, that was a good phone..
Re: Pro1 X: A Linux smartphone with slideout keyboard
#20The promo for Pro1X makes privacy claims but doesn't Ubuntu collect telemetry data from their OSes? As to the phone, at first I thought the mechanical keyboard is useless, however I can think of situations where on-screen keyboard would cover too much of screen real-estate. External keyboard lets you see more, unobstructed.
Display area is one major benefit. I had a google g1 long ago and I’ve missed that keyboard ever since. Imo pressing physical keys is far superior to pressing glass.