The Clicks also has a programmable switch and notification light fwiw. Both are featured here.

It wasn't listed on their website when I checked a few weeks ago, has it been updated?

edit: Yep, I can see that on their site now. Has it always been there? Dunno, but it looks customisable too, which is good!

There is a customisable "Clicks Key" on the keyboard, whereas the MP02 has a button on the side rails, so it's just user preference I guess? The fingerprint reader is in a similar situation too.

Clicks has confirmed bootloader will be unlockable.

That's good, hopefully it'll be unlockable without any cloud shenanigans that other companies pull

I don't think USB speeds have been confirmed yet.

If USB3 isn't listed, assume it is USB2. The MP02 labels their port as supporting USB3 speeds. Time will tell, but when a manufacturer doesn't advertise the speed of USB it's almost always USB2 480Mbps.

But phones are a totally different space.

That was my point, this is their first smartphone. The first device. The keyboard case is kind of neat but phones are a beast of their own (software development, thermal management, finding suppliers for all the parts, etc.)

I wouldn't get either right now, but the MP02 seems more open and transparent than Clicks, plus the software looks more polished and keyboard-centric with the commands and whatnot. I really don't like how Clicks advertised the "starting at" price with the $199 deposit on their site.

edit: It seems they've changed that now and are advertising the early bird price with a slash over the retail price, which is better! Still doesn't help my suspicions though.