Unihertz Titan Slim: Is it TOO Old Fashioned? 

I poke fun at tech "enthusiasts" that pan and trash phones with "alternative" and unconventional features in this video. If your only reaction is "ugh Juan's TONE", and you're a little crybaby clutching your pearls at me offering some positive reactions to a NICHE device, then you are EXACTLY the kind of person I'm making fun of in this video. Tech should empower people, and we should maintain and celebrate options like these for folks who genuinely prefer OTHER kinds of devices. This is even more important when the potential sales for a device like this might only be THOUSANDS of units. It's critical in our community that we look beyond our own preferences, and call out lazy "popularity" reviewing when we see it. If you have legitimate critiques and wish to contribute to well rounded conversation on the merits of a device, I'll happily embrace that conversation. If you're just here to whine about my tone, you are INSTA-shadow-banned. No warnings.

I still miss the BlackBerry Priv. I love how the keyboard was hidden behind the screen. It's still a truly brilliant idea.

I really miss having a physical keyboard on mobile devices. People with visual impairments like myself would probably like this phone. Having a tactile keyboard you can memorize makes typing quicker and cuts down on mistakes. And it's not always convenient using voice prompts-especially in public.

qwerty phones might be outdated but i hope more brands would bring this form factor back.

Back in the day phones were unique. Manufacturers where all trying different things. Phones were like art. Now they're all just the same candy bar. Unihertz should keep going they'll inspire others to give us variety.

back in the Blackberry days, I could type 90 words/min; combined with the shortcut feature, it was really nice. The Keyboard allows touch-typing without looking.

We need a lot more of these. I barely touched my computer back in the blackberry days, now I hate evening messaging anyone with these crappy touch keyboards.

I remember that weird physical keyboard cover for the older galaxy devices, it was cool how clipping it on would move the bottom of the display further up above the keyboard. It wasn't my cup of tea but there was just something refreshingly fun about make them feel like a different device. Wish more phone's had these case/keyboard + software support these days

Dear unihertz. Maybe you would be interested in making a modern flip phone. Not the folding screen flip phone. You know, those with the t9 keys. Make it cute or aesthetic. We can attach lanyards and all. If you’re interested that is. I love that you are advocating for different kinds of phones. And I also commend and love unihertz for filling in a niche.

I really like how Unihertz keeps bringing out the fun devices and the physical keyboard still is a soft spot for me (BB10

Thanks for showing love to keyboard phones.

I always love Juan phrase " averaiiig conzooooomers " 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Keyboard shortcuts are always welcome 😁. I am just hoping that they can also make a variant that just has a tad more power. That's more just a personal want not necessarily a need. Thanks for the video Juan.

Solid replacement for the Key2. This from a guy who had the Curve, Bold, Classic, Key 1 and Key 2

The keyboard shortcuts sound so intriguing honestly. This looks like it would be fun.

You're the keyboard psychologist. Great video for a piece of tech that's definitely not for me but I'm glad it exists.

Another great video Jaun. I really appreciate your takes. Options for different people are a good thing, and we all deserve choices.

Palm trēo was my first phone. A hand me down that will always have a special place in my heart

I miss my BlackBerry every day. I just picked up a Clicks keyboard for iPhone and it works wonderfully.

No, this phone is not ‘too old fashioned.’ Many people love a keyboard. No question. I never did like typing on the screen. There is no tactile experience.

I have had my Titan Slim for about three weeks. I love this phone. This is the best keyboard Unihertz has made by far. Titan was good, as was Titan Pocket (I have all three), but Titan Slim is the best typing experience since BlackBerry Key2. I find myself using my iPhone 14 Pro Max less and less - usually reserved for when I want a high quality photo. If you liked BlackBerry, this is the best device you will find in 2023.

Physical keyboard will be always better than screen one. Once I tried it I'm never going back to sensor buttons. My first phone with such keyboard was BB KeyOne, served me 5 years but became a bit slow, now I have Titan Slim. The only thing missing is headphone jack which BB had. I hope this phone will serve me many years to come and hopefully there will be another keyboard phone for me to buy...

I've thought about this one...... I still use my old Blackberry sometimes.... It's gonna be nice to have an Updated keyboard phone.... Thanks for a Review

I got a titan pocket as a secondary phone for mountain biking, but I've actually put my SIM into it and use it as my main device now. The small screen prevents doom scrolling and third party apps/keyboards really take advantage of the fifty billion buttons this thing has

People like what they like, and I'm glad their might an option for them. I experienced Blackberry when it was full on Blackberry, OS and all. Typing experience was very different from what we were accustomed to; well, most of the world. Mine in the blackberry world is an experience too long to type, worthy of a video, I think. My question or concern would be the keyboard on this Unihertz. The initial look of it backs me say, if Blackberry were still around, I don't think that keyboard would win anyone over to it. But Blackberry isn't around, and this might be an option for some. Especially older people and their hands. Young man, you'll understand that one in the future.

I so miss my BB Passport.

Since 2016 I'm using BlackBerry, Passport, Priv (when it dead I was like 😭😭) and actually Key2 for 4 years in 2 months. I will never go back to a complet screen touch, never. I'm happy they still exist phone with physical keyboard. I think I'll buy one to try to keep my key2 as long as possible in switching cause I really love my dear BB. I know it willnever replace my BB but if some people buy it maybe Unihertz will continu to make a keyboard phone and listen us for upgrade next generation. Yeah we are a niche but we exist 😢 When I buy a phone I don't care about performance, small screen or 5G (I just use YT in podcast mod, text message, call, maps, Brave, mail, wather, bank and DI radio for music so...) and the jack is not the most important, I prefer an original esthetic. Priv was the most fashion but when it was close It looked like the others. I love when I use my key2 and people tell me "BlackBerry ? It still exist ?" 😂 I love texting without looking my phone and make no mistake 😁

The Titan Husky? no need to make it feel self conscious

They need to do their own version of the Blackberry Priv. That would be awesome.

Yeah it is a strange name. But I am very glad that this company exists and still makes phones.

I'd like to to see a review of the uni hertz tank!

I had one for six months but stopped using it, my ring doorbell app didn't work on it, Instagram didn't work properly on it and it wouldn't let me log into my banking app with my fingerprint so I went back to my old Motorola which works perfectly.

I wish someone made a landscape Messenger(Photon Q/Droid) replacement

Is the keyborad better than the keyone? That keyboard was horrendous and I wouldn't go back to that from the iphone. But if it's close to a key2 I would.

Good review. I would add using the Fn key as a control key is super useful. Ctrl A selects all the text. I use that -a lot-. Ctrl F for find in a document as well. I use that also -a lot-. And of course Ctrl C copy, V paste, and Z undo. I've disabled the double tap to home button because that happens too often accidentally. Hitting the square and then somewhere on the home screen to go home is a fine work around. The key shortcut for speed dialing specific people (for me the hospital that i work at). Double clicking the speed key to take screen shot is also useful for me and single press to put phone to sleep is also useful because the sleep button on the right seems like it's better placed on the right. I don't use the keyboard as a track pad. It's not that useful tbh. Yep and head phone jack would be useful. The memory at 256GB is fine. The front facing camera is way way too bad. It's used in video calling that can be for work so a business phone should also have a good camera. It's so bad it gives you like a zombie version of yourself. Not the impression you want to make. The rear facing camera is better and functional but again it won't be the one used to save memories because it needs perfect lighting to be good but for work it's a pretty good auto focus camera. The weird keyboard layout is annoying and hopefully one day they can use a standard computer layout keyboard which would be better. Kika keyboard has no non english spell check and the word suggestions don't show long words completely. That is such bad software.

I still love the whole idea of physical keyboard on a smartphone, but I never been tempted with Portrait keyboard layout. What I always prefer is Landscape keyboard layout, which is something that a company called Planet Computers always do. The latest Astro Slide 5G Transformer has a Mediatek Dimensity 800 SoC with 8GB RAM, two USB-C port, and a headphone jack.

I have both the Titan and the Titan pocket I like both of those without any questions the Titan Slim remind me of the key 2 problem was the last phone stopped working after 2 months

Cosmo communicator is also a keyboard phone that now even came with a NEW astro slide that I really want. I'm still waiting on my Pro 1 X keyboard phone. It's over 2 years late and counting though......lol.

I still have my Blackberry Bold. Charge it amd turn it on occasionally, play a bit and then put it back to sleep

nice video they look interesting i got my x90 pro plus in yesterday!

I had all Unihertz Titan devices and I can affirm that the only one worth buying today is the Slim. Matter of fact it's the only keyboard phone worth buying at this point, because its the most usable one in 2023

Watching from my trusty Key2LE

Great video bro

I think that I used Sony Ericsson M600i or something like that, it was touchscreen and keyboard. But looking your review I realized I could never go back to harware keyboard. I am bilingual, and those languages are not compatible in writting system (Latin/Arabic). It is a niche feature.

I wouldn't mind more chunky phones if it meant no camera bumps and bigger batteries.

It would be a good smartphone (for the Blackberry die hard fans) but it's not 5G. The headphone jack I can live without but not it not having 5G. The voice impersonations at the beginning of your review were impressive.

This phone has the most powerful camera

I'm still hanging on to my Blackberry Key 2. I guess the Titan Slim is next.

i think these phones are awesome even though I would never use them. I love seeing stuff like this

Watching this on my BlackBerry Priv 😊 took it out for a day in the wild, a few days ago 😇, and yet again I just can't put it down 😅

Not going to lie....I was/ still is disappointed when they release this because I had high hopes for it when they announced it & looking for a key 2 successor but in the end, I just feel in love with my key 2 even more despite lack of updates because titan slim is bulkier, no jack, not a better camera compared to key 2. Hopefully titan slim 2 is a thing that gets me interested.

Virtual keyboard plebs vs. Chad QWERTY phone owners (plebs haven't seen astro slide 5g yet)

I wonder why I've never seen Asus ROG Phone 6 reviews from Juan.

What do you do with your old tech? I know I would certainly love to take that Blackberry Key 2 off your hands :)

i would be very interested in something like this, but honestly i think something like a case that i could put on my s23 ultra like they had for the old s8 and note 8 would be a lot better for me. s23 ultra also has a niche feature, s pen. love the s pen. also love physical keyboards on phones. to this day i hate typing on touchscreens. more physical buttons please.

Have you seen unihertz tank? Incredible battery life

It is possible to set quick dial on certain buttons?

I'm willing to pay $100 more for an upgraded hardware...I also wish they would make the smallest of changes it to make it more uniquely UNIHERTZ and not BB rip-off.

Of course the other demographic which is always overlooked by IT and designers, are those with disabilities, because we are a niche market. I have mostly used phones which have keyboards I really loved my blackberries priv , key one and key two, now I'm having to use a Samsung and I hate it, I have to type using voice which I spend most of my time correcting, it's just made my overall experience really clunky and slow. So I am looking for a replacement keyboard phone before I give up on phones all together.

It’s been a long time since my Sony Ericsson W950 with physical keyboard and jog dial now have a pixel 6 there are times when I miss physical keyboard and jog dial or the Navi roller of the Nokia 7110 I know showing my age sometimes touch screen just doesn’t do it and the headphone jack don’t get me started on how we could still have one

Could the keyboard do the ctrl-c, ctrl-v, undo or redo like bb keyone/keytwo?

I had bb since I started using cells from the bold to the key 2 , and had to buy a samsung lol I hate it!!!! I live in Canada and I'm waiting for my titan slim to arrive , I need the buttons lol. I just googled phones with keyboards and they popped up and were the closest to a bb I could find so thats how I found out about them.

I like the snark, I need the snark.

🔥🔥🔥

9:26 the icons for the keyboard there are all absolutely stolen from the real blackberry keyboard apk

Id be a good fit if it had a 3.5 and sd card slot 😂

Ah. Let me install a mobile Linux os on it. That keyboard would be awesome in a terminal.

a mixed bag.

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Don't you know that only screen/body ratio, cameras, and benchmark numbers are the only things that matter on a phone? Smh

i kinda want the uniherts jellybean or what ever its called lol

Anybody has somez blackberry vibez?

I guess you can call them the black sheep of the mobile community.... Or.... The black berry?

1:21 Juan's "complaining consumer" mocking voice never gets old to me! 😆 EDIT: 1:40 Woah, that textured back took me back to the LG V10 review. 🥲

Any device with a physical keyboard should really have a wider profile for easier typing.