It might look like a BlackBerry Passport, but this keyboard phone runs Android. | Image: Unihertz

Despite the demise of the BlackBerry, there’s still a demand for smartphones with physical keyboards, if successful products like the Clicks keyboard case are any indication. Unihertz, a Chinese company best known for its small Android handsets, has announced the Titan 2: a follow-up to its first BlackBerry Passport-inspired smartphone that adds modern upgrades like 5G, a faster processor, and Android 15.

The company is making the Titan 2 available through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that has already surpassed its $100,000 funding goal. Full retail pricing for the phone is expected to be around $399, with shipping starting as early as October 2025, but the early backers can preorder one for $269.

The Titan 2 is powered by a Dimensity 7300 8-core 2.0-2.6GHz processor paired with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. Not only is it more powerful than Unihertz’s original Titan, which launched in 2019, but the Titan 2 is also sleeker. It’s slimmed down from the previous 16.65mm to 10.85mm, and it’s 235 grams, which is about 68 grams lighter than its predecessor. Its slightly smaller 5,050mAh battery supports 33W fast charging but not wireless charging.

The 4.5-inch screen on the Titan 2 is slightly smaller than the original’s, but the resolution has been increased from 1,430 x 1,438 pixels to 1,440 x 1,440 pixels. That’s relatively low by today’s screen standards, but the Titan 2 is designed to be a productivity tool first and foremost.

Unihertz has also included a second 2-inch screen on the device’s back, with a resolution of 410 x 502 pixels, making it useful for monitoring notifications, using widgets, or framing selfies. The screen is integrated into the Titan 2’s rear camera bump, which includes an 8MP telephoto camera and a 50MP main camera; up front, you’ll find a 32MP selfie camera.

The company says the Titan 2’s QWERTY keyboard has been redesigned so that it delivers a “more comfortable, reliable, and versatile tactile typing experience.” Custom long-press and short-press shortcuts can be configured for all of the keyboard’s letter keys, and you can slide your finger across the keys’ surface to scroll.

Other upgrades include Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, an infrared port, dual-band GPS, and an FM radio, while features like a fingerprint sensor and a pair of programmable shortcut buttons on the side have been carried forward from the original Titan.

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