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While today Best phones The all-glass touchscreens are ready to swipe, and when nostalgia strikes, all we want to do is tap our fingers on the BlackBerry’s tactile keyboard. Although BlackBerry discontinued its mobile phone line in 2016, Phones with physical keyboards They come back.
in Mobile World Congress 2026CNET Mobile managing editor David Lomb got his hands on Titan 2 Elitethat Smart robot Produced by the Chinese smartphone company Unihertz. It features a fully backlit QWERTY keyboard that fits perfectly in your pocket. On Tuesday, both the Standard and Pro editions It was launched on Kickstarterand has already surpassed the company’s goal of $100,000.
At the time of writing, more than $2.1 million has been pledged by more than 4,500 backers.
The Titan 2 Elite lets you customize its AZ keyboard keys to create short and long-press shortcuts that take you to different applications and help with text editing. You can also use the keyboard to scroll and move the mouse, which is an upgrade from BlackBerry’s trackball. As for the programmable red side button, it can launch any application with one press.
The Titan 2 Elite packs a keyboard and a 4-inch display into a modern Android phone — BlackBerry fans, start your engines.
To get the Titan 2 Elite in orange or black, which is expected to ship in June 2026, you’ll have to pledge $396. This is discounted from the full price of $489 and is at least $403 cheaper than the price tag iPhone 17. Shipping to the US is an additional $10.
For the Titan 2 Elite Pro, you’ll have to pledge $486, plus shipping. Its full price is $579. Estimated delivery time is October 2026.
For standard and Pro phones, bundles are available for couples, families (three devices), friends (five devices), and bulk buyers (10 devices).
The phones are currently in the process of being certified by Google, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Conformité Européenne for EU compliance, Conformity Assessment in the UK, and the Japan Approvals Institute for Telecommunications Equipment. These certificates are expected to be obtained by April, before trial and mass production begin in May.
The Titan 2 Elite has two 50-megapixel rear cameras and a 32-megapixel front camera.
Elite vs Elite Pro
The Elite and Elite Pro differ only in power and storage. The standard Elite comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 7400 chipset, while the Pro offers a Dimensity 8400 chip. For storage, you get 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage with the standard, and 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage with the Pro.
Despite rising prices in the memory market due to AI-driven demand, Unihertz decided to stick with 12GB of RAM. The company says that’s why the Titan 2 Elite costs more than previous Unihertz devices launched on Kickstarter.
Both the standard and Pro variants have a 4.03-inch AMOLED display, a 50MP rear camera, a 32MP selfie camera, a 4,050mAh battery, dual-band GPS, fingerprint and face unlock, Bluetooth 6.0, global 5G coverage and support for dual physical SIM and eSIM. You can also replace one of your SIM cards with a microSD card, giving you 2TB of additional storage space.
Both the Elite and Elite Pro will ship with Android 16, for which Unihertz will provide five years of update support and security patches through 2031.