Unihertz Titan 6GB+128GB, Rugged QWERTY Smartphone, Android 10 Unlocked Smart Phone, Black (Support T-Mobile & Verizon only)

I am an iPhone user who was previously on Blackberry's in the early 2000's... who has desperately wanted a phone with a keyboard. When I heard the Blackberry's service would be no longer in service I decided to give up my search for a Key1 or Key2 and switched over to thinking about the Titan by Unihertz. Many of the reviews that I've found online are a bit older or reviewed by people really into tech stuff versus actually wanting to use the phone.This is why I wanted to give my review after having the phone for a few days already. I am into tech and phones, but I don't necessarily care too much about specs. Just a normal person who wanted a keyboard. If you are like me, then friends you are in store for a really GOOD PHONE! I am absolutely in love with this thing. It's a bit heavy, which is nice so that it can last longer and your screen won't crack so easily like an iPhone or Android that is just pure glass. The video, image, and sound quality when using social media and apps are perfect! And of course, the real reason that you are here... the keyboard! It's awesome. It took me no time to get tapping away on it and absolutely love how it feels on the fingers.The only true downside that I've noticed on this phone is the camera. Going from the really great quality on my iPhone (which I'm still using as my business phone) to using this, well there's an obvious flaw in this camera feature. But I didn't buy this phone for that, so if you are wanting this phone for the keyboard and a great camera... then this is probably not the phone for you. But if you're like me and just wanted to type messages, emails, tweet, and make calls then this is a great option.If you're curious about the size, it's approximately the same size as an iPhone 11 in length and about 3 inches wider in width. The screen size is a square screen, but it is very large which makes it very nice for scrolling through social media and still being able to enjoy the rectangle images of today.Also wanted to mention that this phone is out of stock on the Unihertz website but you can purchase it on Amazon still and the phone is perfectly brand new. Posting a full unboxing and review as proof on my youtube channel username: lacomidadejeremieOverall, all of the features work great, it has the most updated Android feature and has the keyboard we've all been dreaming of! If you're looking for THAT phone in 2022 to fill your Blackberry or keyboard void then this is it!!

I'm writing this new review after I've had the phone for over 6 months. If you want a cheaper smartphone with a keyboard this is probably you're best option but it does come with lot's of downsides and annoying quirks. Overall I can't recommend this phone even if you really want a keyboard. It's just not worth the headaches.Pros:Physical keyboard: The buttons themselves work well and despite having been around sand and even having small spills I have yet to have any issues with the keyboard itself, though I will get into issues with spellcheck in cons.Durable:This phone was advertised as rugged and it is. Other than some scratches on the case I haven't had any issues with numerous drops. It's listed as waterproof and so far none of the spills or water on my phone has caused any noticeable issue. But I'm not going to test dropping it in a bucket of water to find out for sure. It not only came with a screen protector on the phone it came with a spare one too. But that's also a necessity given that this is a small brand and nobody else produces them. But I still see it as the extra mile.Android: Personally I've always loved the android OS so if you do to then you're good to go. Not every phone with a physical keyboard runs android so it's defiantly a perk.Other than those it's a smart phone. It's not massively different than any other phone and it's easy to get use to except for all the little quirks. The longer I have the phone the more those quirks become infuriating.Cons:The Spellcheck: The Spellcheck on this phone is horrible. Constantly correcting words I regularly use or names automatically. It's incredibly annoying to have to go back and retype the word numerous times before the phone stops changing it. There's no way to add exceptions to spellcheck as far as I can find but you can use other keyboard apps on this phone. Microsoft swift key is able to recognize a physical keyboard and will disable the virtual board as soon as you press a button. So you get the spellcheck features of swift. But it also becomes an issue to type certain symbol that are not on the physical keyboard. Things like % and $ I use often and Trying to type them in requires me to get the swift virtual keyboard to pop back up just to be able to the 1 symbol I need. I've found workarounds for most of my issues but it took a while and honestly the Phones spellcheck could just be better designed in the first place.Programmable button: This thing is also a pro as it does have some nice settings but it's sometimes an annoyance. By default if you hold the button down it will turn on the flashlight and double. Both are pretty useful. You can also change it to open up a symbols menu for typing, which conveniently still doesn't contain % or $ symbols. So it's a pretty useless menu. I don't hate the button but I wasted so much time trying to find the settings for it only to find out the options are not very useful for me.Screen size: This is one of the biggest issues. Lot's of apps were not designed for a square aspect ratio. So lot's of apps will have issues like overlapping buttons or scaling the size down so it's hard to even use. I've never used one of the blackberry key phones but from what I hear they don't have that issue while still having a keyboard and android. So future Titan could defiantly do better by having a more standard aspect ration similar to the key phones while still hopefully maintaining the better price.The sensor warning is horrible. I've never seen any phone with this. When you turn the screen back on, every single time, A popup screen with come up telling you there is dust or to remove the protective film that came on the phone. There is no way to turn this off and it pop ups and prevents you from using your phone for a couple of seconds. Which isn't even long enough to read what it says.The phone is unusable when plugged in. The screen reacts extremally weirdly to every touch. Not the only phone I've had with that issue but this is by miles the worst.This is the 3rd review I've written because my opinion of this phone has gone from good to bad over time. This phone is horrible. Don't buy it. If you really want a keyboard then this is the best bang for you buck. But it's just not worth it to me. Touch screens really aren't as bad in hindsight after this phone.