Clicks is bringing its first smartphone and a new keyboard to CES 2026

Clicks is bringing its beingness keyboard products to CES yet again, and these are chock afloat of nostalgia. The institution has besides unveiled its first smartphone, aimed astatine "communication, not consumption," that it says will usability arsenic a 2nd telephone utilized mostly for messaging.

The telephone is dubbed nan Clicks Communicator and features a tactile keyboard, a 4-inch OLED display, a 3.5mm headphone jack and expandable microSD retention up to 2TB. The interface is built connected Android 16 and supports hardware-level encryption.

Even though Clicks says it wants to time off "content capture" to a users' superior device, nan Communicator still sports a 50MP main camera and 24MP beforehand camera. The telephone besides has NFC to support Google Pay, on pinch Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capability. Its 4,000 mAh artillery tin beryllium charged via USB-C aliases wireless charging.

While nan Communicator whitethorn look for illustration a Blackberry aliases Palm instrumentality from days gone by, it carries modern features for illustration a fingerprint sensor successful nan spacebar. It besides has what Clicks calls a Signal LED, which is simply a customizable alert ray that lets users cognize erstwhile circumstantial group aliases apps are causing notifications.

As overmuch arsenic Clicks talks astir its caller telephone arsenic a secondary device, it follows nan inclination of minimalist aliases "dumb" phones arsenic much users propulsion distant from an overexposure to technology, social media and notifications. Some mightiness moreover find it compelling arsenic a superior device. But nan secondary instrumentality thought feels unproven: having 2 phones would mean 2 telephone plans pinch 2 telephone numbers, which could beryllium impractical for galore users. The Communicator tin beryllium reserved now for $399 and will summation to $499 connected February 27.

For users wanting a tactile keyboard to usage pinch modular smartphones, Clicks has made nan Power Keyboard. It features a QWERTY layout pinch directional keys and a number row. It attaches via MagSafe aliases Qi2 and has a 2,150 mAh artillery to thief support your telephone topped up. The telephone tin past beryllium flipped into either a horizontal aliases vertical orientation, which ends up resembling a T-Mobile Sidekick.

The keyboard is compatible pinch some iOS and Android and since it pairs via Bluetooth, it tin besides beryllium utilized pinch tablets, smart TVs and virtual reality headsets. Pre-orders for nan Power Keyboard will unfastened January 2 and an existent motorboat is expected successful nan spring. The keyboard will unit for $110, though early-bird pricing is disposable for $80.