Unihertz Titan 2
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 27 of 60 smartphones by recommenders
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.
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.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 77%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 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
BlackBerry-style physical keyboard
“I find that the Unihertz Titan 2 with its capacitive scrolling physical keyboard to be an even better reading/doomscrolling vessel”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator” “It's a blackberry style keyboard instead of the slide out type, which is a bit of a shift, but still pretty usable.”
Comment from 17 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: A modern port of Linux to a ten-year-old QWERTY phone” “typing on a unihertz titan 2, i traded out my headphone jack for this physical keyboard”
Comment from 18 Sep 2026 in “Minimal Phone 2” - Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “I Have Thoughts on the iPhone Air”
- Comment from 11 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: Why has typing on a phone not improved in ~20 years?”
Small phone running near-stock Android
“when I saw this smallish Android phone with a BB style kb, I couldn't resist”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “I Have Thoughts on the iPhone Air” “It's got a blackberry style keyboard and runs pretty close to stock android.”
Comment from 11 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: Why has typing on a phone not improved in ~20 years?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Software problems in earlier releases
“I ultimately found it too annoying for continued daily use”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Clicks Communicator” Bulky and missing some symbols
“The device is a little bulky to put in a pocket, and the keyboard is lacking a few too many symbols”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “Titan 2 – The Latest 5G QWERTY Physical Keyboard Smartphone”
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 |
| Unihertz Titan 2This page | 10 | 3 | 77% | 7 | — | Approved |
What people said
14 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“i turn them off because I want the kb as dumb as possible”
“typing on a unihertz titan 2, i traded out my headphone jack for this physical keyboard”
“when I saw this smallish Android phone with a BB style kb, I couldn't resist”
“It's a blackberry style keyboard instead of the slide out type, which is a bit of a shift, but still pretty usable.”
“A bonus is that it has some features for interacting with modern interfaces”
“the unihertz titan 2 elite looks good btw”
“may hit the sweet spot if the weight is kept low”
“I find that the Unihertz Titan 2 with its capacitive scrolling physical keyboard to be an even better reading/doomscrolling vessel”
“I find that with the right software, these problems aren't as bad in the new release.”
“I ultimately found it too annoying for continued daily use”
“I'm a bit skeptical about how well it's 5G would work globally”
“without a sim card, the titan battery lasts for about three days”
“It's got a blackberry style keyboard and runs pretty close to stock android.”
“The device is a little bulky to put in a pocket, and the keyboard is lacking a few too many symbols”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.