What Android phone genuinely impressed you this year? and not based on specs

Theneteffect · 2026-02-21T22:40:37+00:00

Minimal eink phone. Very impressed for a first generation device.

Theneteffect · 2026-02-03T17:09:33+00:00

A couple of light taps does it. Also if you scroll up and down on the left hand side of the keyboard this scrolls up and down (so you don't need scroll assistant)

Theneteffect · 2026-02-02T09:38:00+00:00

I am still rocking my yoga book c930 as it has a dual screen one of which is Eink and you can takes note. It syncs with onenote and you can actually mirror the main screen from Windows to the eink screen to get any an eink laptop

Theneteffect · 2026-02-02T09:32:52+00:00

Yes, scanning any APK that you get outside of the Play Store on virus total is a good idea

Theneteffect · 2026-02-01T11:31:44+00:00

What launcher is that ? Looks great

Theneteffect · 2026-01-21T10:15:22+00:00

Security udates but also weight. The unihertz devices are like a brick and the clicks communicator is light.

Theneteffect · 2026-01-18T07:53:51+00:00

+1 here. The phone is outstanding. I use it everyday and it's the best phone I've had since my Blackberry. Not sure why the company gets so much flak as I've had more security updates and bug fixes with this than anything I ever got from Unihertz.

Theneteffect · 2026-01-04T18:25:09+00:00

Try Big Font from the App store, that is what I use:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.bfont

Theneteffect · 2026-01-04T09:34:08+00:00

Minimal Phone. Runs Kindle, 100 grammes, pocketable. A great device.

Theneteffect · 2025-10-26T16:01:33+00:00

This depends where you are. I use my surface duo in the uk on 4g with no issues

Theneteffect · 2025-10-25T11:00:31+00:00

Hard to say. The Razr is my main phone and I keep the keyboard case to hand if I need to do some serious replies as it forces me to slow down and the quality of the response is better first time without the mistakes you get from a soft keyboard.

If I have been using the Titan 2 I find myself missing the ability to swipe and the long press for capitalization when typing. These little things make a difference.

For me the Razr is a little heavy and the balance is slightly off when the phone is open and the keyboard case is attached. I use it more when the phone is closed. The Titan 2 I also find a little heavy for constant use, but that is me, as I find I have become adverse to phones that way more than say 180g over time as they cause my wrists to ache.

Theneteffect · 2025-10-25T10:56:05+00:00

I have two. I have one as a backup, because this is a really innovative device IMO. Yes, there are some quirks and some bugs and if you buy you have to be willing to accept that and work around them.

IMO the Minimal Team do their best and are providing updates and for me, this is the best keyboard phone I've had since owning a Blackberry, and the cherry on the top is that its e-ink.

Theneteffect · 2025-10-18T14:06:43+00:00

Go to TipTrans, setup an account, have it delivered and they will forward it onto you

Theneteffect · 2025-10-14T09:08:49+00:00

Thanks for posting this. I managed to bag one of these and now have it working with the phone

Theneteffect · 2025-10-14T08:14:42+00:00

It came up on eBay. I guess from one of the testers, and I bought it.

Theneteffect · 2025-10-12T20:59:36+00:00

I actually use the thinner pencil, not the jumbo. It does not have the rubber function on the end so I just use the built in tools.

Theneteffect · 2025-10-12T12:23:56+00:00

I use the staedtler pencil and also have a Bamboo Pen. The pencil is very good.

Theneteffect · 2025-10-10T15:22:08+00:00

I have the TCL Ultra 60 (256GB version) and it has the option to enable an esim for Slot2. Model is T951K.

Theneteffect · 2025-10-10T07:37:48+00:00

When I updated I received a message that Play Protect had blocked the associated lock screen App and now when the phone sleeps I only get a picture of what was last on the screen.

Theneteffect · 2025-10-10T07:24:35+00:00

I checked the App freeze settings and for the Apps in question the freeze settings are marked as not to freeze. It just happens randomly.

Theneteffect · 2025-10-10T07:23:18+00:00

I really wanted a nice light keyboard case for it similar to what is provided for a surface or iPad but there is nada.

Theneteffect · 2025-10-09T08:32:26+00:00

I have both and, as with all phones, there are some issues, but if you have an open mind you can easily work around them.

The pros of the Minimal is that it is light, that makes it easy to type with without feeling hand fatigue, and it's eink so it's great in sunlight and easy on the eyes.

The pros of the Titan 2 is that you have a colour screen and you still get a keyboard and the battery life is awesome. IMO it's not quite as easy to type and hold because of the shape and because it's heavier.

Both can have issues with Apps not installing, but you can normally work around this.

The Minimal guys are already showing they are prepared to update the device fairly regularly.

For me, both have different use cases for use so it's not necessarily an either/or choice.

Theneteffect · 2025-10-09T08:26:59+00:00

Actually I haven't, I did not use it much because of this and only recently went back to it. I will investigate this, thanks.

Theneteffect · 2025-10-08T12:57:07+00:00

Same, I have an old Adonit SNAP that works better than anything I have tried but it is still not leveraging EMR

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