All major smartphone makers abandoned physical keyboards many years ago. But a number of small companies stubbornly try to get them back. They got devices Cosmo communicator and Gemini. And now the next in line smartphone Astro slide production Planet Computers.
The novelty is made in the already traditional form factor of a mini-laptop, but at the same time supports 5G. As for the release dates, the device will appear no earlier than March 2023. Now they are collecting money for it Indiegogo.
Of the features of the new items, we note the keyboard developed by the former designer Psion Martin Riddiford. There is also a special RockUp hinge that allows the keyboard to be about the same size as the display.
The specifications are as follows:
- Display: 6.53-inch, 2340 x 1080 pixels
- CPU: MediaTek Dimensity 1000
- GPU: ARM Mali-G77
- RAM: 6 GB LPDDR4x
- Permanent memory: 128 GB
- Cameras: main at 48 MP, front at 5 MP
- Stereo speakers
- Ports: 2 x USB-C, 3.5 mm headphone jack, microSD card slot
- Wireless: 5G, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, FM radio, GPS, GLONASS
- Battery: 4000 mAh
- Fast wired and wireless charging
- Fingerprint scanner on display
- Backlit keyboard
- OS Android 10 and possibly Linux
Estimated cost will be more than 900 dollars (almost 72 thousand rubles at the rate excluding taxes).
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