A few weeks ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show, Clicks, the company best known for popularising QWERTY keyboards for iPhones, has unveiled its first Android smartphone, one that strongly resembles a classic BlackBerry. Called the Clicks Communicator, the device is aimed at “communication, not consumption” and is designed to work as a secondary phone, primarily for messaging.
On the hardware front, the Clicks Communicator features a compact 4-inch OLED display, along with a 3.5mm headphone jack and a microSD card slot that supports storage expansion of up to 2TB. The phone runs Android 16 out of the box and comes with a dedicated side button dubbed the “Prompt key,” which can be used to convert voice to text, start voice recordings, or transcribe meetings.
The physical keyboard also doubles up as a touch-sensitive keypad that lets you scroll through inbox, messages and web pages and also features a fingerprint sensor embedded in the space button. Clicks has also included a notification LED that can be customised to light up for certain contacts and applications.
The Clicks Communicator comes with 256GB of onboard storage alongwith a 50MP rear camera and a 24MP selfie shooter. It comes with both physical and eSIM support and is backed by a 4,000mAh battery with Qi wireless charging support. On the connectivity side of things, you get both 4G and 5G support.
Clicks Communicator will initially be available in the United States in three colourways – Smoke, Clover and Oynx at an introductory price of $499 (approx. Rs 45,000), but those who book it before February 27 will get $100 off. It will start shipping later this year and will be showcased at CES 2026 in Las Vegas next week.
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