Unihertz Titan Review: The Android BlackBerry We've Been Waiting For? 

Long live the physical keyboard!

Unpopular opinion: I owned a bold, a passport, a q10, and a Key2. I like my Titan better than all of them.

Great review For $339 its a steal Build quality is fantastic! Dust + Water + Impact resistant Keyboard build is solid... an improvement over the passport. Like the passport the 1:1 ratio is natural for productivity Toggling minimode solves the ratio cut off problem... Programmed the red magic key to do this with ease. I prefer the 1:1 working wide ratio. Stock camera app is okay but I chose cameraMX app which brings me quality photos on this phone. Loaded blackberry launcher and suite which gives me the blackberry experience and blackberry hub integration! Titan is now my daily driver! Coming from a keyone silver...Passport OG... Classic.... Q10... Torch.... Been a blackberry devotee for years. For $339 I am more than satisfied with this unique and quirky niche phone.... Hats off to Unihertz for pulling this off. Their support through their two Facebook pages is swift and responsive... A small and agile niche manufacturer. You've got to admit it was pretty brave of them to take the chance on this form factor in this market of candybar glass slab phones.

i bought titan a couple of days ago.i can't say how much i love this phone.i must admit.i own four different brands phone.this is my favourite so far.it's amazing

I am an old Blackberry user. Loved the passport. I did buy this phone, Titan. I adapted very quickly to the keyboard and the different. The phone has been great because I write many reports for my job using a special app for the company that I work for. It does all the tasks that I need very well. The price point was fantastic. Nice review for your point of view.

Ok....I went for it! It arrives Thursday! I hope I didn't make a mistake buying this...I should have listened to you about the Surface Duo...lol - I also will be getting the Pocket so it'll be fun to check out the differences.

Thanks for the review! This and others like it led me to recently purchase the original Titan, which I've been daily driving happily for a couple weeks (displaced a Pixel 4, which I hated with an abiding passion). Yes, I know it's a couple years old now and that the Titan Pocket release is imminent (probably), but I love the battery, aesthetic, and especially the screen resolution of the OG. One point I'd make to other viewers: Every review I've read is narrowly focused on why the Titan is or isn't like a BlackBerry, but that ignores another possibly relevant customer demographic (of which I'm a member): People who've never used a BB, but had and loved other QWERTY phones! 15 years on and I still miss my HTC WinCE Excalibur / Dash, which is probably the last mobile device I actually truly liked before the current phone design paradigm of "slippery, black, buttonless, portless, expansionless mirrors" took hold. Long live keyboards, buttons, ports, and big ass batteries!

I've gotta find a physical keyboard phone to use. I'm willing to try anything at this point. I absolutely hate virtual keyboards. This looks like the only choice I have. Thank you for the review.

Great review, probably the most complete for this phone, thank you!

I really hope the presence of this phone makes Blackberry reconsider a new smartphone for 2020 onwards. The keyboard indeed doesn't compare to a Blackberry's. Only thing that I did to make it feel like a BB keyboard was install BB keyboard app but still doesn't compare. One thing Blackberry can learn from the Titan is the IP68 build and waterproof physical keyboard for their future designs. P.S. Blackberry got back to me on my inquiry for them to reconsider a new smartphone line and said they would forward my inquiry to an internal specific group so let's see what happens but really encourage you @Techodyssey to also make your piece with Blackberry Head Office and maybe just maybe, when many seek them out for a new smartphone line, even on a small scale, they may reconsider.

This phone must be definitely designed and introduced to the market by a blackberry fan, later to be reviewed by a blackberry fan i.e. tech odyssey and viewed by all blackberry fans like me. I loved your detailed review and I am considering purchasing it if it’s available in India. I also would love to see blackberry once again relaunch themselves in the market. Reminiscence to 2:36 bro you ain’t ugly I feel you are the most cute and handsome gadget reviewer on RU-vid. All the best and love from 🇮🇳.🥂🙏

i have the phone since december bought it from the campaing and i love the phone and enjeoy everyday and is my daily driver from and iphone and blackberry lover perspective

I ordered mine today. I've had Blackberry for 25 years. The passport was my favorite. Thanks for all your videos!

I've just bought one of these and I'm really excited to use it. I'm tired of slabs. I only use my phone for messaging...sometimes nerdy terminal stuff...

Thank you. Good presentation. Have used my 2x q-10's since 2013. They do well in a limited sense. But realize there are other alternatives. Like a smaller phone. Like the convenience factor. It's essentially a communication tool for me..

Hey man, you're not ugly. Thank you for the review, it was helpful. Liked and subscribed.

Thank you for the in depth review of Unihertz Titan ,😀👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

For those of us who want a good portable ssh terminal option, that screen and keyboard combo might just be a winner.

I love you brother you are keeping my faith in BB.

Subbed! Discovered your channel trough de Passport in 2020 review, I'm a former Blackberry user, miss it sometimes, I would love a physical keyboard.

Nice review. I've been using my Titan to get stuff done for a week now. This phone is not a toy. I use it to make a living so playing games, wasting time on social media or watching videos is something I could care less about. I've had BB Pearl, Classic, K1 and K2LE but I really like this phone for the size of the Keyboard.

Love this review and love the idea of this device. Is there any chances the OG Titan getting Android 11 in 2022?

I was a Blackberry user and it didn't take me long to adjust to the Titan's keyboard at all... It's second nature now... You can configure the home button to operate your smart assistant of choice... I have my Titan configured to use the Blackberry launcher and Blackberry keyboard with the magic key configured for symbols just like the 'sym' key on the recent Blackberry physical keyboards... If any Blackberry keyboard user is concerned about security they shouldn't use any Blackberry apart from the Key2 and that has probably had it's last security update... Unihertz have promised a security update, however remains to be seen if it arrives... For the price there is no better current (not end of sales/life) pkb phone around...

I hope Amazon takes over the manufacturing division of BlackBerry for smartphones, imagine if BlackBerry decides to go into the laptop business, I would love that blackberry keyboard experience on a laptop.

Home button still weirds me out sometimes even after five months, so yeah, that's a weird design decision :-) But the battery is sooo good. I might actually need an app that reminds me to charge it because I don't need to charge it every day so I don't have the habit of putting the phone on charge when I go to bed.

this would be great coming from a blackberry passport. My passport is very heavily used, and the battery is old and degraded. I'm considering upgrading to this.

finally got it. But i have to say it is missing a lot of blackberry keyboard gestures. like swipe deletion, double tap to edit and navigate the text. It only has scrolling gestures. But other then those, it is a solid phone with a solid build.

I have the Titan from the campaign. Mine has Intermittent issue keeping an open screen when making and receiving calls! There's quite a few available actions, like the keyboard and speaker phone that I can not access when the screen turns off. Really hurts when put on call transfers to specific departments. I can't press 1 or 2 or 0 or any numbers because the screen goes dark as soon as the call is made or received. Otherwise yes, for the price I paid I'm happy with. Yes the view is limited as you mentioned which is sometimes annoying but not a major issue. The dark screen issue is, and I would not buy another without that working properly. Nice video and content, thank you

I love the security of the blackberry.

Fun fact. titan has a setting that lest you swap the alt/shift. You an also force apps to not go sideways.

Great video review I'm seriously considering this after not having a blackberry for years. I'm typing this on my note 9 glass which I'm fed up with I do a lot off social media emails ect so think I will try this hopefully I will get on with it. And get used to the flaws you mentioned quickly as haven't used a blackberry in years. I'm guessing it's very heavy I have big hand's so should be okay. You never know we might get these other things on it a Dev or modding might become available to make it the ultimate blackberry replacement with modern Android.

Ive had this phone for a couple months and i love it.The camera isnt that bad its 7 out of 10 in my opinion.

Great content I like your no nonsense approach! you've helped me decide I want to try switching phones. I'm just curious does the aspect ratio make PDF's more readable? Also could you change the keyboard input to Dvorak with an app like Google keyboard?

I own the Titian and I use it mostly for when I go hiking or the beach and I like it. I mostly use my keyone as my daily but it just broke recently.

Excelentes videos, te felicito! Una pregunta: después del "blackberry keytwo" saldrá a la venta un nuevo modelo?

The camera looks good to me.

The titan still looks good, I will buy it if given a chance!

8:20 I can kill the battery in 24 hours. It involves blackberry hub, live wallpapers, 10 hours of RU-vid Facebook and Discord, and with brightness set to max. It can last me 12-13 hours on a full charge the way I use it. Thats still x3 more than I get with a redmi note 8 or a Nokia 6.

Love you, man!

Seems like a good phone. I mean, blackberry anything right now is less secure even just by virtue it is on Pie. So it is an excellent phone. I would be interested in snagging one for me or my dad who has Parkinson's, and he could benefit from the thickness and large keys that will help. Thanks for the review and I sent it to my dad!

You're funny:) Thanks for the info and all your insights! ..also it helps to smile when you feel ugly.

I would attempt the 60 ounce steak. Just saying lol. Great video Adam! Looks like a great phone for certain use cases for sure.

I liked it more once I found the virtual keyboard. Numbers easier to use that way. Plus the talk to text popped up. And I have found it better than the keytwo I had. Words came out with less correction

One of the best feature of my Blackberry Passport (hands down the best phone I've ever had, up until Whatsapp stopped working on it and I was forced to switch to Android) was the typing experience. Not just because of the physical keyboard, but because of the amazing BB10 OS typing software, which allowed me to swipe up on either the left, middle or right side of the keyboard in order to enter the suggested word. It looks like that feature is missing from the Titan, right? I wonder if it's something that could be implemented on a custom rom...

Nice product 👍

First of all, that was an excellent review...not a lot of bashes on the phone, which I appreciate! Can you tell me about the bluetooth capabilities?

Order. My. Unihertz titan. It's. On. The. Way. I. Can't. Wait.

Omg when you held up the Passport 😂 I forgot how big that thing is! Great video mate, looks quirky and different. Kind of like one of those Gearbest special indestructible phones but with software which actually doesn't suck. Keep up the good work 💪

Good to see a video coming from a BB user, cause some people review it as just all others and is just a different use.

The keyOne, at least in germany is stuck on the april security update ... 2019, not 2020... so the unihertz is at least on this side newer than the BB

Excellent presentation. My company wants me to upgrade a phone. What would you go with, BB Key2 or the Titan? Thank you in advance.

Awesome review. One question: is it possible to use the physical keyboard keys as shortcut for launching apps? This is one functionality that I really enjoy in my BlackBerry Key2.

I'm switching from key 2 to the titan, the key 2 will remain a backup though... and for more secure stuff like digital auth etc. The unihertz cameras are fine for what they are... might switch the alt and shift because of numbers

I know I'm late, but this one is just another great phone presentation Adam. I come here to see the differences between Key2 LE and Unihertz Titan keyboard phones. Guess I will be forced very soon to leave my Q20 Classic and do a switch, but still can't make a decision which one I should buy. Adam, can you give me your honest opinion and advice which one is better for me? I love keyboards and espec. much bigger screen on Unihertz Titan, but Key2 LE is still a BlackBerry so I can't decide which one is better for me. Pls Adam help me. I will wait your reply because I wanna know why you prefer Key2 LE when you also have Unihertz Tian which is way powerful in almost all specs. Thanks in advice. Ame

Maybe they should get the license deal for the next device!

Pretty impressive honestly

Hey man, solid video. I'm really keen on getting one for myself, but I'm quite concerned about the outdated security patch, not to mention the fact that it's a Chinese manufacturer. Your thoughts on this?

Apparently, they had an Android 9 update in June which was bug fix oriented. I don't know if there were security updates as a part of this.

It's a great phone Great Review TechOD!!!

I appreciate the review, but hows this compare to the more recent blackberry qwerty phones? like the key one/two/le?

I got an iPhone XR but if it breaks, I'll be getting this

Are you still using the Titan and if so what Android version do you have installed? I would like to buy one but concerned that it is no longer updated by Unihertz

Do you still use the unihertz titan to this day? You might have already said this in another video but I'm curious because I was wanting to get this phone BUT I passed this one because of the blackberry passport look-alike and so I thought about the possibility of copyright? I am getting unihertz 4th phone - the atom L/XL Only difference is the walkie talkie function). I was wondering if you've heard of this particular phone - the atom L/XL? What is your overall thoughts on this unihertz titan specifically?

@TechOdyssey Now let's talk about a year-end review as to how it holds up at being a idk 3 year old device with Android 10, don't care to hear about the Pocket cause I really don't want some awkward obscure off resolution sized screen and something so small I'd lose it. I wanna hear how it holds up also against a Key2

Woww.I like this type of design

After 15 years of using a Blackberry, I cannot see myself using any other device. My brains' memory is stuck on a particular way of typing. I couldn't use the LG V30 nor could I get used to the Nokia Lumia 830, those were the only two phones outside of BlackBerry which I've tried to use as another option. Don't even get me started on icandy... typing mistakes galore when I get messages from friends, cousins and sister lol. I've never once made an error in typing during the 15 years of having a BB, with the exception of new swear words on the BB10 OS and auto-correct taking over hahaha. I'll wait for a NEW BlackBerry...

Man if I took a picture of me with this phone It will Probably Expolde!!!!!!

Hi, do you think it's worth buying such a phone?

Are all the setups, all the techniques and all the systems in the BlackBerry Classic available at Unihertz Titan?

Mine will get to me on Monday 9.6.2021 - I wanted a passport 2.0 so badly I could taste it. BB really let me down. Im 50 and its the only phone I have used.

Any info about bb key3? I heard bb drop licence from tcl to making bb brand smartphones

Hi...Ive been waiting for any black berry to come out but it seems it's going take a while from rumours. Should I just get the key2?

I'm on my first day with the Titan. Man these keys are tough! Lol. I'm going to get used to it. I want a Key2 to compare.

Has this had any security updates/OS updates since launch at all by 2021? Thinking of getting one of these.

Better than a iPhone

i will defitnely buy this phone

Sadly i can't find blackberry in Tunisia and i don't know why.i love blackberry and i've wanted an older one.

If I get one of these shipped to South Africa would it work here?

Just order my Titan today

Can the lack of security updates from the manufacturer be overcome with the installation of one the leading paid mobile security app?

Do you think you'll ever reproduce your 50wpm like you did with the Classic? As for security, is some kind of app or software one could download? I do kind of like it. But, I think the Priv may have spoiled me. I mean, that's a big ol' phone to have a mere 4.5 inch screen. ;-)

I actually like the camera features. I’m thinking of getting rid of my 12 pro max to this. Will this still work in 2021 and the coming years?

Do you plan to review the F(x)tec Pro-1 or the Planet Computers Astro Slide 5G? They're both shipping now according to the companies and seem to have great keyboard designs (although, as always, lesser functionality with other options).

Hello I want a qwerty smartphone Would you recommend this unihertz for 330 euro or a second hand like new blackberry keyone black edition for 190 euro? Thanks

Havent really checked, but will the physical keyboard support other languages like the Japanese characters?

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What is the difference between the USA one and the other regions one it seems the same to me

Interesting review 👍

Titan really got me interested... Until i found out about adubs fota. Reminded me too much of CoolReaper so big pass on that one.

Blackberry classic or unihertz titan is good in models and systems?

I'll new here and like blackberry idea cause of keyboard honestly cause I email text allot Do you recommend this or key2le as I like key2le I want security and phone that will be ok to use for many years if that makes sense Which do you recommend of 2??

Will Android auto connect correctly??

I went to the link for this phone. I'm really interested. Using a keyone currently. I noticed it has a dual SIM card slot? I've never seen that before. Could you elaborate on that? Can I use this with straight talk?

Mr Odyssey, sir! What about the "punkt" phone review ?

I think the numbers position is a improvement

Unihertz titan and blckbry price in dollars $ ???

What about text select and copy/paste workflow? Still have to do it a-la-android ugly way? No help from capacitive keyboard?

Do you think there is any way to upgrade the security on this phone?

Who/where is the maker? India? Any link with Blackberry-India in some way? On-screen keybd? 2. After your review, I got NIB Key One. It is GREAT. The notable flaw is typing's bad-substitutions. The Worst. (Could I put in another keybd software? How?). Link to China?

Can you show Instagram on that square screen please? It’s my biggest concern with buying this phone.