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Clicks shows off its Communicator smartphone with a Blackberry-like keyboard

Engadget · Jun 30, 2026, 2:12 PM

Key takeaways

  • It's aimed at people who love a retro vibe and tactile keyboard.
  • Clicks Clicks charmed us at CES this year with its Blackberry-like Communicator smartphone that offers a real hardware keyboard and custom Android interface.
  • As we detailed earlier, Communicator is a smartphone built on Android 16 with a 4-inch OLED display, 3.5mm headphone jack, expandable microSD storage and, of course, a tactile keyboard.

It's aimed at people who love a retro vibe and tactile keyboard.

Clicks Clicks charmed us at CES this year with its Blackberry-like Communicator smartphone that offers a real hardware keyboard and custom Android interface. We liked the idea, but since the device was a non-functional dummy at the time, couldn't say much else about it. Now, Clicks has released its first hands-on You Tube video of the Communicator and it looks ideal for anyone who loves a retro vibe and real keyboard.

As we detailed earlier, Communicator is a smartphone built on Android 16 with a 4-inch OLED display, 3.5mm headphone jack, expandable microSD storage and, of course, a tactile keyboard. Clicks sees it as a second device for most people, and thinks "content capture" is still best done via your primary device. Nonetheless, it comes with everything you'd expect in a new phone, like 50MP main and 24MP front cameras, NFC for Google Pay, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a 4,000 mAh battery and both USB-C and wireless charging.

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