# Clicks Communicator

44 Hacker News commenters recommended Clicks Communicator and 30 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its physical keyboard, BlackBerry-style design and compact form factor; the most common caveat is a weak camera.

## Why people recommend it

- Physical keyboard, BlackBerry-style feel (2 comments): "This seems like it's exactly what I'm looking for in a modern blackberry style device." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46465520)) "I have a friend who always mourned the loss of his physical keyboard" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46467781))
- Attractive, well-designed hardware (3 comments): "Beautiful hardware. If they'd commit to GrapheneOS's hardware requirements, I'd preorder" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46468525)) "one of the most beautifully designed electronic devices I've seen recently" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46476361)) "Device form factor looks attractive. This one might even fit in a pocket, unlike all modern phablets" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46469068))
- Different form factor, fits pocket (2 comments): "it'll be one the first first phones in 20 years to have an actually different form factor" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46468404)) "Device form factor looks attractive. This one might even fit in a pocket, unlike all modern phablets" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46469068))
- Good price and specs (3 comments): "Looks great and the price is a pleasant surprise." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46467390)) "That's a winning set of specs in my book." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46471594)) "Honestly, this sounds like a great deal" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46467737))

## What people warn about

- Short software update promises (3 comments): "Without them making a statement of how long they will provide security updates for, this could easily go like past phones of mine." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46471185)) "Without them making a statement of how long they will provide security updates for" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46472666)) "Two years of Android system updates plus 5 years of security updates is paltry" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46477683))
- Missing special keys (2 comments): "The clicks keyboard does not have ctrl, arrows, page up, down or really any special keys" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46468305)) "They release a new keyboard with numbers and don't have it on the new device?!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46471497))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple iPhone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone.md): 706 recommend
- [Fairphone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fairphone.md): 168 recommend
- [Apple iPhone Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-17-pro.md): 144 recommend
- [iPhone 13 mini](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-13-mini.md): 141 recommend
- [Jolla Phone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jolla-phone.md): 88 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Clicks+Communicator+phone+with+keyboard&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.clicks.tech/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Clicks Communicator", https://hackerapproved.com/p/clicks-communicator/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).