# Unihertz Titan 2

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/unihertz-titan-2/

9 people recommended Unihertz Titan 2 in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 12 months, in 9 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its physical BlackBerry-style keyboard in a small Android phone. The most common caveat is that it is bulky for a pocket and lacks some symbols.

Summary written by Claude from 14 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- BlackBerry-style physical keyboard (5 comments in the sample): "I find that the Unihertz Titan 2 with its capacitive scrolling physical keyboard to be an even better reading/doomscrolling vessel" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46469528)) "It's a blackberry style keyboard instead of the slide out type, which is a bit of a shift, but still pretty usable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48943926)) "typing on a unihertz titan 2, i traded out my headphone jack for this physical keyboard" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49759678))

## What people warn about

- Software problems in earlier releases (1 comment in the sample): "I find that with the right software, these problems aren't as bad in the new release." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46469417))
- Bulky and missing some symbols (1 comment in the sample): "The device is a little bulky to put in a pocket, and the keyboard is lacking a few too many symbols" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45832258))

## Other smartphones people recommend

- [Apple iPhone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone/): 438 recommend, 190 mixed, 789 criticize
- [Fairphone](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fairphone/): 110 recommend, 42 mixed, 94 criticize
- [iPhone 13 mini](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-13-mini/): 105 recommend, 32 mixed, 44 criticize
- [Apple iPhone Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-17-pro/): 90 recommend, 45 mixed, 138 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.unihertz.com/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Unihertz Titan 2", https://hackerapproved.com/p/unihertz-titan-2/ (9 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.