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| Product Dimensions | 6.06 x 3.66 x 0.67 inches |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 10.6 ounces |
| ASIN | B0841HHLT9 |
| Item model number | Titan |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included) |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #16,635 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)#721 in Cell Phones |
| Date First Available | April 1, 2020 |
| Manufacturer | Unihertz |
Antiphar –
In a sentence: This phone has a keyboard and a headphone jack, and doesn’t spontaneously combust; 5 stars.It’s 2021 which means the future has officially come and gone, leaving in its grisly wake those of us who remember the halcyon days of the late 00s and early 10s to cling to independent developers like driftwood in an endless sea of iClones. For my fellow futurenauts to whom genetics or years of piano playing gifted thumbs the size and shape of large grapes, it can be confusing why the industry declared the on-screen keyboard to be the pinnacle of human interfaces. What that trend meant for me was that even a basic text message required a great deal of pain and profanity, or constantly triple checking to make sure Swype didn’t end another friendship with an unfortunate autocorrect.Enter the aptly named Titan, a chunky aluminum behemoth with keys large enough to accommodate any fingers. It’s not perfect, but let’s all chime in to the refrain of “If You’re Buying A Keyboard Phone You Probably Don’t Care (IYBAKPYPDC)” .It feels indestructible even without a case, though its angular frame is so easy to grab onto I am already far less likely to drop it compared to my previous phones. The only downside to its girth is that while I can type without looking at it, I can’t do so one-handed because the far side of the phone is just out of reach. But, say it with me, IYBAKPYPDC.The battery life is amazing – about three to four days to a charge in the first few weeks, even on days that included long speakerphone calls. The nature of batteries means that will decrease over time, but the battery bragging is not exaggerated.It’s a sad commentary that just having a keyboard and a headphone jack are the only criteria a phone needs to earn my five stars, but the hardware quality is still superb. The keyboard is comfortably soft and clicky, and the onscreen tabs for symbols don’t bother me like I thought they would. My earbuds do produce a scratchy feedback when using the sound canceling feature; while audible to both me and my interlocutor, it is minor enough to still fit in the IYBAKPYPDC category.Running Android on a screen with this aspect ratio does feel bizarre in some cases, but all of my apps are functional and only a couple have some minor fiddly issues. It probably won’t get along well with many mobile games, but IYBAKPYPDC.Is this phone perfect? Of course not. Is it a functional and relatively affordable device with the features I care about? Absolutely.
Michael Porter –
This is a remarkable phone. It is so much like my old BlackBerry Passport, it took me all of ten seconds to get my muscle memory back to effectively use the physical keyboard again. Unihertz has built an amazing piece of tech. I got mine in July 2020 and have been using it every day since until March 2021 when ATT dropped it. They steadfastly refused to “allow” me to use the Titan, claiming that it was not compatible with their network. Keep in mind that it was working just fine one day but not the next.I left ATT after 15 years over this issue and went to Pure Talk, which is essentially ATT with a different name. I put their SIM card in and, voila, it works fine. It appears ATT will no longer activate phones they don’t sell. So be aware.Also be aware this is not a 5G phone. That could limit its lifespan here in the US. It is 4G LTE but not VoLTE, at least not on Pure Talk. It does support HD calling.
Darin l. Crisp –
I’ve looked for a replacement keyboard phone, since the LG ENV2 I have is on it’s last leg. This seems to do everything I want. It’s not for everyone, but if you are a big person with giant nose pickers it’ll fill the bill. It’s got everything I think i need right now. I don’t live out of my phone–I use other systems for the big stuff. I charge it once a week and it lasts with a pretty healthy amount of texting and talking. I haven’t really had a chance to see what the bluetooth does to the charge, but if anything I my need to charge it twice a week. The screen is the right size, and the buttons are good sized too. The only issue I have is that it has some programmable buttons on the sides that get activate when I put it in my side carry pouch. It’s so big, by the way, that it won’t fit most pouches or holsters. I don’t like the country that built it, but I can’t get a similar one in any non-slave labor nation, so I apologize to the folks who built it and who may not have been well cared for.
Alex Gavenus –
Let me start by stating that no amount of reviews stating “this is a giant device” could prepare me for how large this thing really is. When I received the package I was shocked and simply couldn’t stop laughing at the enormous brick of a phone that was inside. However, I don’t find that to be a negative in the slightest. The large size makes it feel very sturdy and solid, makes the physical keypad extremely comfortable and easy to use, and the wide display makes reading text and working with documents a breeze.The keypad is great. The key layout does take a bit of getting used to, with shift and alt being above the keypad rather than below them. But once you get used to it, it’s almost flawless. The keys are easy to press and it’s comfortable to type on for long periods. The backlighting is a bit uneven on my device, but it doesn’t bother me.The only real complaint I have is with the camera. I had assumed it would be the same module as in the Atom, which has a quite decent camera. However, I think the camera module used in the Titan is different. The camera software is definitely different and missing some features, such as slow-motion and panorama. It takes adequate photos outdoors, but relatively poor photos and videos indoors, and the autofocus is extremely finicky and will only stay locked on a target for a few seconds before returning to the center. Plus, it’s mounted so that the device needs to be held sideways to capture in landscape orientation. Due to the device’s large size, this is cumbersome and uncomfortable. The camera app does offer square capture modes by default, but those result in significant cropping of the image. Because of the poor experience using the Titan’s camera, when I expect to take photos or videos, I generally have either my Atom or a standalone camera with me.I do not play mobile games but I would guess that the form factor would make that difficult, though emulators would probably work well due to the physical keypad. However, I think it’s pretty clear that’s not what this device is designed for.The battery life is incredible. I am a heavy user with several hours of screen time per day, plus not having fixed-line internet at home (rural area) means I rely on the mobile hotspot function nearly all the time. This phone will last 25-30 hours with the hotspot on, which is more than I’ve ever gotten on any device (I’m used to 5 or 6 hours in that use case.) It does not charge quickly, drawing a maximum of 7.5 W from a power supply, but the relatively slow rate at which that charges the approximately 22 Wh battery means I don’t need to worry about excessive wear from heat. The time taken to charge is also offset by the very long battery life.As far as software updates are concerned, this device does appear to already be EOL, with the latest security patch being September 2020. This is my fourth Unihertz device (two Jelly Pros (one died an unfortunate death by being accidentally washed and dried – it powered up when plugged in, but didn’t respond to touches or button presses) and one Atom have preceded this device,) and that appears to be par for the course with Unihertz devices – they historically have provided one major Android update, and then support for a few months after that, before moving on. It’s not great, but not a big deal to me – however, it is something to keep in mind if you intend to purchase this device.The software is not perfect. As some others have pointed out, disabling App Blocker is a must. Otherwise the system kills background tasks almost immediately. I believe this is a Mediatek (SoC vendor) function rather than a Unihertz function, but I could be wrong. Regardless, you will absolutely want to disable App Blocker. Previous Unihertz devices included a function called DuraSpeed, which did the same thing.Also a must is enabling Rotation Control under Intelligent Assistance. The display is technically portrait, being 4 pixels taller than it is wide. This causes some apps (YouTube, for example) to want to rotate the screen sideways, making holding the device very awkward, as described above with the camera. Rotation Control allows you to override this, forcing apps to display in the correct orientation.Performance is good. As a purely anecdotal statement, the only time I’ve noticed any slowdowns or stuttering is when connecting or disconnecting Android Auto, but that seems to make any phone struggle a bit.Overall I’m extremely happy with my Titan. I had wanted one when it was launched but due to several factors going on for me at the time, I couldn’t afford one, even at the reduced pre-launch price. I bought it initially just to collect it, but I almost immediately started using it as my primary phone. There are a few imperfections here and there, as mentioned above, but overall Unihertz produced an extremely good device.
yes –
A risky move by Unihertz, because, well, there just isn’t a large scale demand for this kind of device. It’s large, heavy, and trades in a long screen for a square screen and a physical keyboard. So why, then, is the Titan my daily driver phone?–BATTERY–Let’s first talk about the battery. I can use the phone frequently all day and still not need to charge until the next day. If I am not using it heavily then I only charge it every other night. To me, not having to worry about my phone dying in the middle of a video call is worth the weight. However, one frustrating thing is that the default setup has very aggressive battery management that makes many apps unusable. Fortunately, this can be disabled.–SCREEN–The screen is decent quality. One advantage of the square aspect ratio is that the camera does not seem to stretch and distort your face at certain angles during video calls because the sensor is not trying to scale to a tall screen. I’ve never had a phone that didn’t have this problem, but the Titan is not afflicted as much. In most cases I enjoy the square screen. It actually feels big because it is wider than a lot of large phones. However some apps don’t play well with it. Unihertz solves this with a gesture function that forces a tall aspect ratio but puts black bars on the side of the screen.–CAMERA–The camera is eh. Don’t buy this for the camera. It’s fine for me, and I take a lot of pictures, but if you’re really picky about proper colors and lighting and all that, you’re gonna be disappointed. It feels like a midrange phone camera from several years ago. Perfectly functional and good enough for some decent selfies. Outdoors it performs better, because it struggles in low light. The default camera app is very basic and minimal.–PERFORMANCE–Performance is good! It is not as powerful as my Razer Phone 2, which has 8gb RAM and a Snapdragon 845. It is much much faster than my BlackBerry Key2 LE, and light years better than the KeyOne, which isn’t saying much lol. The bottom line is, it is very snappy and I do not experience any slowdowns with it. It is a joy to use. It runs game emulators well. Using the physical keyboard with a GBA emulator is fun, and the screen aspect ratio is great for emulation. However I don’t really play touch mobile games much so I can’t speak for its performance in that regard. I have an app that monitors RAM usage, and the 6gb RAM is plenty and always has room to spare for multitasking. Of course, if you leave the default power management apps on, forget about multitasking. I’m talking about Duraspeed and the app blocker. Turn them off.–KEYBOARD–This is the main attraction of course. The keyboard. Lemme tell you… At first I was VERY disappointed with the keyboard on this. I had used a BlackBerry KeyOne, a BlackBerry Key2 LE, and a Razer Phone 2 as my three most recent daily driver phones before the Titan. It was missing keystrokes, totally unacceptable. Some early adopters had complained about this and they were right. However, Unihertz has been good with software updates and the second update I got fixed it entirely. It is now an absolute joy to use. The Key2 LE was my favorite thumb keyboard of all, but once I took some time to get used to the Titan, I now prefer the larger area and find it less cramped. So if your unit is missing keystrokes on you, wait until you get a couple updates first.Key feel is clicky, and more firm like the BlackBerry KeyOne. Not as light a click as on the Key2 LE. The arrangement is different so you will need to take a couple weeks to get your muscle memory tuned to it, whether you are coming from a touchscreen or a physical keyboard.For those who love having a ctrl key for keyboard shortcuts, yes it works on the Titan! Download the BlackBerry keyboard software and set the programmable key as a ctrl key, and all the shortcuts from the Key phones will work on the Titan. The default Kika keyboard update now supports copy/paste/cut ctrl key features, but not undo/redo. You’ll need the BlackBerry keyboard installed to get undo/redo ctrl key shortcuts.The keyboard also acts as a touchpad for scrolling when you turn on the scroll assistant in settings. However, it is buggy and jumpy and not as refined as the touch scrolling on the BlackBerry KeyOne. I’m glad it’s there, but it’s just not very good. Maybe they will release a software update to improve it. I have it turned off. UPDATE: They updated the keyboard touch scrolling. Now it supports text navigation by double tapping it, just like on the BlackBerry Key phones. The scrolling is also improved.Just like on the BlackBerry Key series, you can press a key when in the home screen to launch apps. This is so much more efficient than scrolling through a list of apps.I never realized how awesome it is to have physical navigation buttons. I enjoy it more than the touch bar of the BlackBerry Key phones.If you are a physical keyboard lover like I am then this phone is really the best out there at the moment. Having physical keyboard shortcuts like copy, paste, undo, etc. and the keyboard app launching that I so loved from the BlackBerry Key series has spoiled me so much I just don’t enjoy using pure touchscreen phones as much even if they have better specs on paper in literally every other way.–AUDIO–Okay so I have a Razer Phone 2, which is known for its great speakers on a phone. This is not that. The Titan has a single rear-firing speaker. Compared to the BlackBerry Key2 LE, the Titan speaker gets much louder. The KeyOne had more bass than both phones, and the Razer beats them all of course. The sound quality is okay at low to mid volume, but at max volume it gets shrill and harsh sounding.–SOFTWARE–Unihertz has released several software updates for the Titan since its release and fixed many of the worst problems that plagued early adopters. They fixed the missing keystrokes issue, and they also updated the Android security patch level to 2020. It is now updated to Android 10, and seems mostly stock. As I mentioned earlier, the default power management setup is terrible and should be disabled immediately. Also, the screen aspect ratio does not play well in some apps. You can force a taller screen ratio to fix it, but you lose screen real estate when using it. Almost everything I use works just fine with the square screen, but depending on what apps you use, your results may vary.There is a bug where if you use the ALT key and type a number as the first character in a blank text field, it will output an invisible character that plays havoc with SMS messaging and will cause your messages to be blank on the receiving end. UPDATE: I found out this bug only applies when you have the BlackBerry keyboard installed. If you use the default Kika keyboard, then this bug is not there. However, the advantages of the BlackBerry keyboard are worth it.–OVERALL EXPERIENCE–On the whole, this is actually my favorite phone I’ve ever had. I bought it right when it first came out and made the jump to using it as my daily driver every since. Yes, I’ve used faster phones with better screens, and yes I’ve used BlackBerry phones with their excellent keyboards, but the Titan is something unique and different. It’s something I’ve never seen any other phone manufacturer attempt in this time, and I am happy to see someone took the risk. I tend to appreciate oddball devices, as long as they work well. I work a job that demands durability in a phone, and I love outdoor activities, so I feel much more confident and carefree with the bulky Titan than I ever did with the sleek and slim BlackBerry Key phones. It’s a conversation starter for sure, and it’s not for everybody. But it’s definitely for me.–PROS—Excellent battery life-Excellent keyboard-Durable and water resistant-Bright screen-Headphone jack-Wireless charging-Physical navigation buttons-Programmable key can be used as a ctrl key-Has been receiving consistent software updates so far. Now on Android 10–CONS—Battery management software is terrible if you leave it on the defaults. Turn it all off!!-The proximity sensor tends to collect dust and will not work properly if you let it accumulate without blowing it out periodically. This will cause the screen to shut off when using speakerphone. There is a way to calibrate it however and that mitigates this issue, but it really should come out of the box working properly.-Camera is mediocre-Heavy-ALT key bug when using BlackBerry keyboard-Screen aspect ratio does not work well in all appsDespite its flaws, I enjoy using the Titan more than I have any other phone. It’s an oddball for sure, and I have to give Unihertz credit for taking the risk in making this. Five stars because there is no other phone on the market today that can deliver the experience the Titan gives. Thank you Unihertz!
Marks –
I’ve been using Blackberries for long time and been very pleased with the overall performance.Many apps that I use daily stopped working with BB10 so I had no choice then to look for something else.Used new Iphone for few days and no matter how much I try to like it and give it a chance it’s just a girls phone , as are all Samsung Galaxy, Google phone etc.I wanted a phone with physical keys and found the Titan.Some reviewers mention issues with the tying speed on the keyboard, however I didn’t find anything wrong with it.The phone is a little heavier than other phones owned in the past but that’s not a problem for me since I like to feel when I’m holding something in my hands.When I pick up my wife’s Iphone it feels like a toy that needs handling with care.Everything works as it should, the camera pictures aren’t the best quality but I’m not picky, and as long as I can recognize whatever I’m taking a picture of, that’s fine by me.The phones main purpose should be a good signal and long battery life which there’s plenty of(I go 2 days easy without charging and still have 20-30% battery life left after 2 full days – my wife looks constantly for the iphone charger ), everything else is just an extra . So if you want some professional pictures you will never get it with any phone period, unless you buy a professional camera.The Titan is shockproof, dirt proof, sand proof, fall proof, some other proofs, I didn’t test any of those and not planning , so hopefully it is whatever proof they say it is.I almost forgot , it’s also waterproof , and even has an option to turn on some underwater camera, not sure if that means I can take fish pictures underwater or talk underwater, neither I care to do in the future, but good to know that I might be able to text and take selfies underwater :)All around I’m very satisfied with the phone and price as well.I would recommend to anyone who wants a manly phone with real keyboard , and not type on glass girly phones.
Redman1985 –
OK I bought this to replace my Blackberry Key2. It was meant be a temporary phone. I’ve had this phone for 5months now. The battery life is just awesome. I drive truck so I use it for navigation,music and phone calls all day. The touch screen is large and in charge. After so conferguring I got all the things I need a phone to do. I won’t be buying the new Blackberry 5g . But instead I will be buying another one of these as a back up. Its a big phone good size, good price and you would love this if you waiting for your next Blackberry.
Spruce S. –
Absolutely love this phone! I switched from my galaxy note 9 to this in favor of the physical keyboard and enhanced durability. This phone costs a little more than just the screen alone on my note but it comes with way more memory, more battery, more durability, more options for customization that people would actually use, its just great! I’ve probably had it for about a week, week and a half now, and no issues. I find myself picking up my phone more frequently than ever before just to find something to do with it because it’s such a cool device to me. To be fair, I never had an opportunity to really jump on the blackberry train as I was too young to be able to afford my own up until they pretty much announced they wouldn’t be making anymore phones. This phone was a breath of fresh air for me to have a little bit of lost nostalgia mixed in with modern day utility. (he camera is by no means great, quite the contrary its rather poor, but thats literally the only complaint I have. Even the slightly outdated security patch update isn’t a big deal once you research what exactly that means and how it might affect the average user, especially since I also have McAfee. All in all easily my favorite phone to date, I really hope unihertz continues support for this phone and that phone companies are encouraged to bring back devices like these, big square screen and tactile buttons and all!! If you’re even thinking about trying it, go for it, it’s worth it!
TheX –
As per title, its a great phone. Everything works really well, I can only praise it. Sure its big, sure its go weight… but it also wont break easy. Id prefer to not buy a new phone over having to deal with a mild amount of weight. That said, weight wise its comparable to a few other big sized phones. Its not THAT heavy. If you hate or cant type on touch screens easily.. the keyboards amazing. I got between that and voice to text and it excels at both. All the built in functions on the phone are very useful, especially if you NEED them often. Need a compass or a level, no problem! Speakers pretty clear, I use it for hours at a time when Im going to sleep/sleeping to listen to youtube videos playing white noise, rain, SCP readings, scary story readings (im weird what can I say), and its really nice! Is this a phone for everyone? Probably not, but.. if you like your tech more durable, functional, and with more ease of use… especially if you are like me and LIKE to have a keyboard built in. I cant find a better option for you. Its a great phone.
Tina –
I want to begin this review by making it very clear that I like this phone. It works well and I like the physical keyboard. It upgraded to Android 10 during the setup of the phone. The battery is fantastic. It does take a quick minute to get used to the square screen, but that just makes the phone more interesting. Now, the hard, cold fact of the matter is that this phone is heavy and bulky. Just know that right off. It looks like a miniature tablet. My grandson thought that it was a desk calculator. It’s not going to slide into your jeans pocket. If you do put it in your pocket it’s going to get weighted down. If you don’t mind a big, heavy phone with a great physical keyboard, with all the typical bells and whistles, then you will like this phone. I like different and challenging phones and this one suits me fine. You will definitely find that people want to look at your phone and comment on it. They will be amazed and quite often envious that you would dare to be so different from the crowd. Enjoy it!