Unihertz’s latest keyboard phone is clearly striking a chord.
The Titan 2 Elite Pro, a modern take on the classic BlackBerry-style handset, has already pulled in over £1.8 million on Kickstarter. This makes it one of the brand’s biggest crowdfunding hits to date.
The pitch is simple: take the nostalgia of a physical keyboard and pair it with properly modern specs. The Titan 2 Elite Pro builds on the standard Titan 2 Elite, but adds a noticeable performance bump thanks to a Dimensity 8400 chipset. This is the same class of processor found in phones like the Xiaomi 15T. That alone should give it a sizeable edge over the non-Pro model, especially for multitasking and gaming.
Storage is another clear upgrade. While both versions come with 12GB of RAM, the Pro doubles internal storage to 512GB, compared to 256GB on the standard model. It also gains a small but meaningful camera tweak. The Pro adds optical image stabilisation (OIS) to its 50MP main sensor, something missing from the cheaper variant.
Elsewhere, things stay familiar. You’re still getting a 4.03-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a 4,050mAh battery, and a compact body that leans into that old-school BlackBerry feel. The camera setup is unchanged beyond OIS. It features a 50MP telephoto lens and a 32MP front camera rounding things out.
That mix of old and new seems to be working. Devices like the Clicks Keyboard for iPhone have shown there’s still demand for tactile typing in a touchscreen world. Unihertz is leaning hard into that niche.
There is a catch, though. Backers of the Pro model will need to wait, shipping isn’t expected until October 2026, a few months after the standard Titan 2 Elite begins rolling out in June. Pricing currently sits at $479. However, early bird deals are already snapped up.
Still, hitting £1.8 million this early suggests Unihertz might be onto something. For a certain type of user, the idea of a compact Android phone with a real keyboard clearly hasn’t lost its appeal.
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