A $500 "secondary" device when I can already buy a Pixel for $200 and install GrapheneOS on it. Oh, and it's stuck with the QWERTY layout, who would buy this?

I think I will get one to mess with, and wait for a Linux distribution I can install on to it.

I don't see how this is "designed to be a secondary device" it basically has all of the features of a midrange phone. Sounds like the marketing is just playing it safe?

I'd love to Daily Drive this thing

Who needs a "secondary device for folks willing to juggle two smartphones"? Who would want this?

"Well, see, I have my phone in one pocket, then I have my second phone in my other pocket..."

"Are you a drug dealer, or something?"

"No, no, no. It's just that my secondary device does fewer things slightly differently, so sometimes I decided to use it instead of my phone."

"I don't get it."

"Look at the keyboard, it's like an old-school Blackberry. It's cool, right? Don't you think it's cool?"

$399 USD, $199 to reserve

I did really like my Blackberry Q10 and this looks like it could be a fitting spiritual successor. I'm keeping my eye on it.

Unfortunately Clicks didn't provide any of the actually useful information for determining whether it's a phone worth buying. RAM and CPU (not just a vague notion that it'll have something modern) are important factors though most people will be fine enough with anything that's outside of low-end. They also don't say anything about whether the bootloader can be unlocked so I have to assume it is permanently locked, which guarantees that any niche following the Communicator gets will be stunted and die with the device.

It also seems like Clicks has a UK address despite them shipping from the USA, so that's an immediate veto for me. If they shipped from the UK or any other American country that'd be fine with me.

I admit im kind of tempted, but it feels too much like vaporware right now.

Call me when someone puts GrapheneOS onto old unsold Blackberry Passports. I'd be all over that. I think I'm one of the few who LOVED that design swing-and-a-miss.

"Here's a dumb phone to take with you so that you can leave your smart phone at home and not be constantly addicted to it."

Ummmm....have they forgotten that tablet's exist? Just get a dumb phone and use your tablet when you're at home. You don't need another fucking device.

My smartphone has nothing on it as far as games, social media, etc... It's got calendar, phone, email, etc...

The fun stuff in on my tablet at home.

Why the fuck would I need another device so that I can keep TWO devices at home?

This is just idiot marketing departments trying to wriggle their greedy little dicks into a population that is waking up to their own technology addiction. Here...fight your technology addiction with...more technology.

Humanity is fucking doomed.

They should have put a LoRa radio in it for use with MeshCore.

I think there's a good reason we moved to on-screen keyboards. Better utilization of screen real estate. That display is absolutely miniscule. And they're only going to give it 2 years of updates. So pretty much just a worse device on all accounts, in my opinion.