Try the 3.1-inch LCD Android smartphone "Titan Pocket" with a physical keyboard

Devices for keyboard lovers

Unihertz is a Shanghai-based Android smartphone developer. The company became famous from the ultra-compact "Jelly" series, but it introduced a tough and compact "Atom" and a slate-type "Titan" with a keyboard in quick succession. Titan Pocket is the latest in the Titan series.

The biggest feature is the style that is equipped with a QWERTY keyboard while being a slate. Speaking of terminals equipped with a keyboard on smartphones, the slider format that can be hidden when the keyboard is not in use, as represented by the former Sharp "W-ZERO3" series, is the mainstream. This is probably due to the idea that a keyboard is not required when using it as a telephone. It also has the advantage of preventing erroneous input when not in use and reducing the footprint.

On the other hand, a slate type like this machine cannot enjoy these merits. In particular, if the screen is made vertically the same as a general smartphone, the disadvantage is that it becomes a vertically long terminal. However, when you want to use the keyboard, you can use it as it is without rotating the screen, and it has the advantage of being easy to make thinner. The BlackBerry series is a terminal that actually adopted this shape, but this machine is a homage to it.

While adopting a QWERTY keyboard, this unit also emphasizes eccentricity and portability as a gadget, so the screen is downsized. Specifically, it uses a 3.1-inch LCD with an aspect ratio of almost 1: 1 of 716 x 720 dots.

If you think about it, if you display the software keyboard on a smartphone of about 5 inches, it is thought that the area actually displayed is around 3 inches. Therefore, if keyboard input is a prerequisite, this small size is surprisingly practical and can be used without any special discomfort.

It's small enough to meet your expectations, and if you like small gadgets, you'll be surprised when you pick it up. However, the actual size is 73.2 x 132.5 x 16.8 mm (width x depth x height), which is surprisingly large. In terms of footprint, it's like cutting the top and bottom of your 5.2-inch Huawei P9 to more than double the thickness. The actual weight is 220g, which is in the heavy category.

Even so, it looks like a strange small device to this machine, and I am drawn to the attractive world view as a gadget because there is still a physical QWERTY keyboard and a small 3.1-inch LCD on it. Let's go.