Clicks is on a mission to deliver keyboards again to smartphones, giving customers the benefit of a bodily QWERTY keyboard with out compromising on display screen area. It’s no secret that the BlackBerry expertise is what Clicks goals to breed – no shock with Michael Fisher (YouTuber MrMobile) and Kevin Michaluk (CrackBerry Kevin) concerned.
The primary product – a keyboard case – didn’t excite me that a lot as a result of it made the telephone actually lengthy, too lengthy for a traditional pocket, however the Energy Keyboard is a special story.
I attempted the Clicks Energy Keyboard at CES 2026, and it has me satisfied that that is the must-have accent that I would like for my Pixel 10 Professional.
A design that simply is smart
The Clicks Energy Keyboard pulls collectively plenty of totally different options. Firstly, it’s a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard, which suggests it doesn’t should be out on a regular basis. When it’s not in use, it’s tucked away behind your telephone. It connects by way of Bluetooth.
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Secondly, it makes use of magnets – MagSafe or Qi2 – to connect with the again of your telephone. This implies it would work with all latest iPhone fashions (iPhone 12 or later) in addition to Android telephones utilizing Qi2, which mainly quantities to the Pixel 10 household and HMD Skyline.
It homes a 2150mAh battery, charging your telephone by way of 5W Qi wi-fi charging when hooked up, whereas it has a devoted battery to energy the keyboard.
A pleasure to make use of
I’ve been reviewing telephones for practically 20 years, and I minimize my enamel within the early years of BlackBerry. I’ve lived with all the main BlackBerry telephones, I’ve used T9 keyboards, SureType, full QWERTY and every thing in between. I’ve been there and finished it.
There’s one thing in my thumbs that merely won’t overlook the BlackBerry expertise. It’s partly nostalgia, nevertheless it’s largely muscle reminiscence. As quickly as I had my thumbs on the Clicks Energy Keyboard, they have been flying. BlackBerry put a variety of thought into the design of its keyboards again within the day, and that’s now mirrored in Clicks.
It’s no coincidence. BlackBerry’s lead designer, Joseph Hofer, now designs the Clicks keyboard, one thing that comes throughout within the really feel. I discovered that to be extra outstanding on the Clicks Energy Keyboard and the brand new Clicks Communicator (a full telephone for communication, pictured under) than on the previous keyboard case.
There’s an amazing slide motion on the Energy Keyboard, clicking into place prepared for use and providing you with a lot of display screen area whereas typing, which is the speedy benefit. For an influence consumer, particularly these laying down a variety of textual content on the transfer, having extra display screen actual property is what Clicks will get you.
For engaged on the transfer, it’s a productiveness dream
I’ve been engaged on the transfer for a very long time, and I quickly learnt that whereas replying to emails and messages is okay on a cell keyboard, something extra formidable is compromised. Though I’ve written pretty lengthy evaluations on cell phones, it’s not superb. It’s awkward as a result of there’s so little area to learn as you’re employed.
Clicks will get round this downside, which is the place I feel it has actual potential. It permits compact typing when there isn’t area to get a laptop computer out. For me, that’s the kind of scenario I face on the practice. I usually need to preserve writing whereas commuting, however I don’t all the time have a seat and I don’t all the time have elbow area when squished into the center seat.
Clicks solves that, that means each thumbs can go to work, whereas the Pixel 10 Professional‘s 6.3-inch display screen is all obtainable for that story to unfold earlier than my eyes. When not utilizing the keyboard, it might keep on the telephone and slide away, however I’d be simply as comfortable to disconnect it and slip it into a special pocket, prepared for its subsequent deployment.
It’s impressively versatile
As a result of the Clicks Energy Keyboard connects by way of magnets, it’s not restricted to portrait use – it can be rotated to work in panorama. This may deliver again LG Wing vibes, however there’s one other benefit right here, particularly when engaged on huge paperwork.
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This may profit these working with spreadsheets who want a bit extra width with out having to zoom to impossibly small sizes.
What shocked me concerning the Clicks Energy Keyboard was the £60/$79 introductory value. For followers of the BlackBerry who hark again to these days due to the ability that the keyboard provided, it’s a cheap option to critically improve the trendy smartphone expertise.
You possibly can pre-order one now, immediately from the Clicks web site, with orders anticipated to start delivery within the spring.
Color me impressed! My pre-order is positioned.