Passport-like phone with Android - but not from BlackBerry - The Unihertz Titan.

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mbirth
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I just got an ad (not here) for this device:

It seems to be an upcoming Kickstarter project. The device is going to be called "Titan" by company "Unihertz". Kickstarter backers may get this for $199, it said. Didn't find a MSRP. Just wanted to put this up for discussion.

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07-12-19 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by mbirth

I just got an ad (not here) for this device:

It seems to be an upcoming Kickstarter project. The device is going to be called "Titan" by company "Unihertz". Kickstarter backers may get this for $199, it said. Didn't find a MSRP. Just wanted to put this up for discussion.

Can you give us a link?

07-12-19 09:37 AM

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the_boon

Wow, that thing looks... awesome!

I think I even know what icon pack they used for this render.

07-12-19 09:38 AM

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mbirth
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Originally Posted by CrackPriv

Can you give us a link?

Company: https://www.unihertz.com/

Teaser page: https://titan.ogadget.com/

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07-12-19 09:43 AM

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the_boon

Originally Posted by mbirth

Company: https://www.unihertz.com/

Teaser page: https://titan.ogadget.com/

I wanted to put the $ 10 deposit but it's only accepting credit cards and not PayPal.

We sure this website is safe?

07-12-19 09:49 AM

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mbirth
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Originally Posted by the_boon

We sure this website is safe?

As I've never used it, no. But they seem to have managed the pre-sales of the other Unihertz phones, too.

Also, on https://www.ogadget.com/ it says "44% off launch", which would mean the MSRP is going to be around $360.

07-12-19 09:54 AM

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howarmat

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Pretty interesting. They dont list may specs. This will be a brick though with 6000 mah battery

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07-12-19 10:06 AM

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the_boon

Originally Posted by howarmat

Pretty interesting. They dont list may specs. This will be a brick though with 6000 mah battery

Wow, for some reason I missed that part.

6000mAh is gonna make it way too heavy

Btw, the inspiration from the Passport and BB10 is so blatant, look at the middle render image with the Hub message and Slate font lol

07-12-19 10:20 AM

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07-12-19 10:21 AM

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Kbreen

That's mean passport will support android.

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07-12-19 10:23 AM

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Remains to be seen if this ends up like the usual crowdfunded smartphone. Their last try at a smartphone was even more niche.

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07-12-19 10:29 AM

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Dunt Dunt Dunt
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Originally Posted by Kbreen

That's mean passport will support android.

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Yes Passport supports Android 4.3 on the Runtime... and there were those Android test devices. There has been some talke about Android supporting a 1x1 screen... but these looks more like like a different format than 1x1.

Other than the weight, this should excite a few Passport lovers...

It also shows you can waterproof a PKB....

Wonder if the center fingerprint reader is a trackpad too?

Has the old BlackBerry keyboard smile too.... it almost screams for some legal attention from BB.

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07-12-19 10:36 AM

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Kbreen

Originally Posted by Dunt Dunt Dunt

Yes Passport supports Android 4.3 on the Runtime... and there were those Android test devices. There has been some talke about Android supporting a 1x1 screen... but these looks more like like a different format than 1x1.

Other than the weight, this should excite a few Passport lovers...

It also shows you can waterproof a PKB....

Wonder if the center fingerprint reader is a trackpad too?

Has the old BlackBerry keyboard smile too.... it almost screams for some legal attention from BB.

Blackberry is not trying at all if this device become reality. In this forum always tech savvy kept on saying it's not possible, in addition they're going to implement ip67.

I guessed blackberry will sue them if they implementing ip67 in pkb device too.

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07-12-19 10:51 AM

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Crusader03

Very interesting device. It looks more like Passports younger, rougher and wilder sibling.

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07-12-19 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dunt Dunt Dunt

Has the old BlackBerry keyboard smile too.... it almost screams for some legal attention from BB.

One would think leaving in an actual BB10 screenshot (as noted already) would also wake up BB legal.

Originally Posted by Dunt Dunt Dunt

It also shows you can waterproof a PKB...

Or at least claim to.

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07-12-19 11:04 AM

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the_boon

Yeah they're definitely calling for Chen's attention.

I mean, it's got chrome frets, a fingerprint sensor that looks like an optical trackpad, a wallpaper that resembles BB10's stock one, and a render of the BB10 hub.

*BB ltd lawsuit loading...*

07-12-19 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by the_boon

I wanted to put the $ 10 deposit but it's only accepting credit cards and not PayPal.

We sure this website is safe?

That's what I keep one of those gift credit cards around for....

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PantherBlitz

Oh Kickstarter ... you and your vaporware!

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Originally Posted by PantherBlitz

Oh Kickstarter ... you and your vaporware!

I wonder which is more vaporware... this or the KEY3?

At least this is something...

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hplovecraft
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Nice find... Always good to see other pkb Android phones. Not so many out there

07-12-19 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by the_boon

LOL BB10 screenshots.

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It looks - and says - squared screen. Didn't people here always say that you can't have a square screen running android?

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TgeekB
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Originally Posted by hplovecraft

It looks - and says - squared screen. Didn't people here always say that you can't have a square screen running android?

.....and be successful.

07-12-19 04:34 PM

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Troy Tiscareno

The teaser page makes no claims of being Google certified, which if it isn't, means that things like Google Pay won't work. Also I would imagine that a lack of Google certification would make it a no-go as a BYOD phone as any MDM software would reject it.

There's a big gap between what a Kickstarter phone can get away with and what a big company can get away with. Speccing out hardware is easy. Making it all work in an optimal way is much harder and much more expensive. Software and driver optimization is the key to a good experience.

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Originally Posted by the_boon

*BB ltd lawsuit loading...*

As if China even cares about such things.....

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