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For another option, along similar lines, which has been shipping for a while now, there's https://store.planetcom.co.uk/collections/devices
It's more like a miniature laptop than a phone.
The 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.
What segment does the physical keyboard appeal to? Youngins were born and raised touching the screen, so it's archaic to them. Old timers are jaded at this point to either wait for their dream phone or buy any cheap crap.
So who's the target for this 900 usd device?
I would like to see the keyboard layout but I can't find any photo.
I would like to see the keyboard layout but I can't find any photo.
This is the spiritual successor of the Nokia N900, and it isn't a very good keyboard (but a better layout than N900). Its pretty much a rebrand of the same device with the same name from 2019 without the 'X'. Difference is it has better OS support (thanks to XDA, I guess), different SOC (recent SD600 series instead of SD835), and a different colour (blue instead of grey).
If you want a very good hardware keyboard use whatever BT or USB (such as HHKB) or try one of the Planet devices (Gemini/Cosmo/Astro). I own a Cosmo, the keyboard is superb. They all have the very same keyboard. Right now, I'd opt for an Astro instead of Cosmo. Also slider instead of candybar + horizontal flip, and a more recent SOC (D800), with a proven track record of keyboard.
The 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
For english language, swipe typing coupled with autocorrect works astonishingly well. So much so that I use it regularly because of lazyness. What segment does the physical keyboard appeal to? Youngins were born and raised touching the screen, so it's archaic to them. Old timers are jaded at this point to either wait for their dream phone or buy any cheap crap. So who's the target for this 900 usd device?
