Clicks Communicator
Shares rank 9 of 60 smartphones by recommenders
Recommended for its physical keyboard, BlackBerry-style design and compact form factor; the most common caveat is a weak camera.
Recommended for its physical keyboard, BlackBerry-style design and compact form factor; the most common caveat is a weak camera.
74 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 44
- criticize it
- 30
- approval share
- 59%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 44 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Physical keyboard, BlackBerry-style feel
“This seems like it's exactly what I'm looking for in a modern blackberry style device.”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “The Clicks Communicator is a Blackberry for your phone” “I have a friend who always mourned the loss of his physical keyboard”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator” Attractive, well-designed hardware
“Beautiful hardware. If they'd commit to GrapheneOS's hardware requirements, I'd preorder”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator” “one of the most beautifully designed electronic devices I've seen recently”
Comment from 3 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator” “Device form factor looks attractive. This one might even fit in a pocket, unlike all modern phablets”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator” Different form factor, fits pocket
“it'll be one the first first phones in 20 years to have an actually different form factor”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator” “Device form factor looks attractive. This one might even fit in a pocket, unlike all modern phablets”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator” Good price and specs
“Looks great and the price is a pleasant surprise.”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator” “That's a winning set of specs in my book.”
Comment from 3 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator” “Honestly, this sounds like a great deal”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Short software update promises
“Without them making a statement of how long they will provide security updates for, this could easily go like past phones of mine.”
Comment from 3 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator” “Without them making a statement of how long they will provide security updates for”
Comment from 3 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator” “Two years of Android system updates plus 5 years of security updates is paltry”
Comment from 3 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator” Missing special keys
“The clicks keyboard does not have ctrl, arrows, page up, down or really any special keys”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator” “They release a new keyboard with numbers and don't have it on the new device?!”
Comment from 3 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator”
Other smartphones people recommend
The four most recommended other smartphones, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone | 706 | 882 | 44% | 13 | 7 yrs107 owners | — |
| Fairphone | 168 | 107 | 61% | 13 | 3 yrs19 owners | — |
| Apple iPhone Pro | 144 | 155 | 48% | 12 | 4 yrs26 owners | — |
| iPhone 13 mini | 141 | 51 | 73% | 12 | 1.5 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Clicks CommunicatorThis page | 44 | 30 | 59% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
40 of the 80 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Clicks Communicator”
“If the Clicks Communicator had an adequate camera (definition may vary by person, I take a lot of photos) and ran Linux it would be an absolute winner of a device.”
“Team behind it is really solid and passionate.”
“Check this out (can't wait til mine arrives)”
“You may be intetested in this, if you haven't seen it already.”
“it's literally everything I want in a cell phone”
“this is going to be the ultimate XR glasses companion”
“Two years of Android system updates plus 5 years of security updates is paltry”
“one of the most beautifully designed electronic devices I've seen recently”
“its just push notifications in the order they were delivered”
“It's a neat idea if they can nail the haptics.”
“Without them making a statement of how long they will provide security updates for”
“That's a winning set of specs in my book.”
“They release a new keyboard with numbers and don't have it on the new device?!”
“This is awesome idea with a lot of really nice touches, headphone jack, button lights up as a notification”
“Without them making a statement of how long they will provide security updates for, this could easily go like past phones of mine.”
“Nowadays I easily get 80wpm on my Clicks, but it took a while”
“it seems like they’re actually listening to what [some] people want”
“The back panel design, shape, and customizability reminds me a bit of the old Moto X”
“why are they marketing this as a "second" phone?”
“Device form factor looks attractive. This one might even fit in a pocket, unlike all modern phablets”
“all I see is the same rendered home screen and lots of promises”
“Beautiful hardware. If they'd commit to GrapheneOS's hardware requirements, I'd preorder”
“it'll be one the first first phones in 20 years to have an actually different form factor”
“While I do like the product Idea, I'll agree that their video came off as stiff/fake/forced?”
“This might actually get me to switch away from apple.”
“The clicks keyboard does not have ctrl, arrows, page up, down or really any special keys”
“I have a friend who always mourned the loss of his physical keyboard”
“It is a regular Android phone and unlike a Light Phone can have a target market beyond those thinking”
“Honestly, this sounds like a great deal”
“This is looking great, hope the camera can at least produce decent photos.”
“Hell yeah it is. They've found some success with their cases”
“this looks way more suited to my use case”
“Any device that isn't as thick and heavy as the original Game Boy feels uncomfortably cramped in my hands.”
“I've never gotten used to the touch keyboard, since writing anything while code-switching multiple languages doesn't really work well with the predictive input.”
“accept second device status (for werk), optimize that use case, and be honest that it will not be the main device”
“Looks great and the price is a pleasant surprise.”
“very impressed by the attention to detail Clicks puts into their products”
“This seems like it's exactly what I'm looking for in a modern blackberry style device.”
“If you're OK with a ridiculously tall phone”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.