{"id":384229,"date":"2026-01-02T21:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/384229\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T21:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:20:12","slug":"clicks-communicator-is-the-latest-attempt-at-resurrecting-the-blackberry-and-it-costs-499","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/384229\/","title":{"rendered":"Clicks Communicator is the latest attempt at resurrecting the BlackBerry, and it costs $499"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"The<\/a>The Clicks Communicator will begin shipping later this year. (Image source: Clicks)<\/p>\n

The Clicks Communicator is the first smartphone from the brand behind the Clicks keyboard cases. The BlackBerry-styled phone has all the features of a modern smartphone, and even includes features that have become increasingly rare such as a replaceable back, a notification LED, and an audio jack.<\/p>\n

After making physical keyboard cases<\/a> for select smartphones from Apple, Google, Motorola, and Samsung, Clicks has decided to make a smartphone with a physical keyboard. Called the Clicks Communicator, the Android-powered smartphone is the latest attempt at making a modern Blackberry-styled smartphone. <\/p>\n

The Clicks Communicator has a 4.03-inch 1080 \u00d7 1020 AMOLED touch display with rounded corners and a uniform bezel. The screen has a punch hole for a\u00a024MP front-facing camera, but rather than in the center as is the trend these days, Clicks has opted to have the punch hole in the top left corner.<\/p>\n

\t\"The<\/a>The Clicks Communicator is an Android smartphone with a physical keyboard. (Image source: Clicks)<\/p>\n

Inside the Clicks Communicator is an unspecified 4nm MediaTek processor<\/a> with an unspecified RAM but 256GB of\u00a0storage. It also has a microSD card slot for adding up to an additional 2TB of storage. There’s a single 50MP camera on the back with optical image stabilization, and a 4,000mAh silicon-carbon battery<\/a> with support for Qi2 wireless charging and USB-C charging. <\/p>\n

The spec sheet says the phone has a physical SIM slot but also has support for an eSIM. It features NFC, Wi-Fi 6, an audio jack, and a USB-C port. It also has a physical kill switch on the side and a power button at the top. <\/p>\n

The right side houses a physical button called the side key, which has an integrated customizable LED. Users will be able to assign a custom color for a specific contact or apps. They can also press and hold the side key to record a voice note, transcribe a meeting, or convert voice into text.<\/p>\n

\t\"The<\/a>The Clicks Communicator has an audio jack at the top. (Image source: Clicks)\"The<\/a>The Clicks Communicator has a dimpled pattern on the back along with a single camera. (Image source: Clicks)<\/p>\n

The keyboard is touch sensitive, so you can scroll through apps and webpages without touching the screen. There’s also a fingerprint scanner buried under the spacebar key. In addition, users can assign custom shortcuts to the red Clicks key on the keyboard <\/p>\n

Available in three colors, the Clicks Communicator has a flat frame, while the removable back has a dimpled surface to provide grip. The phone ships with Android 16<\/a> with a custom launcher. Clicks says it will provide two years of Android updates and five years of security updates.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Clicks Communicator will be sold unlocked and is available to pre-order now. It has an early bird price of $399 which also includes priority access shipping and two free back covers worth $100. You can also choose to lock in the early bird price of $399 by paying a $199 reservation deposit. Once the device launches, it will sell for $499. Shipping is scheduled for later this year, with a specific date confirmed when the final stage of manufacturing begins.<\/p>\n

\"Habeeb<\/a>Habeeb Onawole<\/a> – Magazine Writer – 1091 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2023<\/p>\n

I love writing about consumer technology and have written thousands of articles that help people make informed decisions or get the best out of their devices. When I am not working, I am catching up on movies and TV shows or logging in hours on my Nintendo Switch or PlayStation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Clicks Communicator will begin shipping later this year. (Image source: Clicks) The Clicks Communicator is the first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":384230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[4329,904,62810,186952,187156,905,54387,898,165,903,897,906,665,899,900,5093,74,902,901],"class_list":["post-384229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-android","tag-benchmarks","tag-blackberry","tag-clicks","tag-communicator","tag-graphics-card","tag-keyboard","tag-laptop","tag-mobile","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-processor","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-smartphone","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/384230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}