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Keyboard phones (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I recently discovered F(x)tec Pro1 X, Cosmo Communicator and the upcoming Astro Slide. Anyone having these devices? Wondering how it performs, how battery life, how the keyboard.

I know about supply issues, but I saw a few options on e-Bay.

Also looks like only F(x)tec Pro1 X supported by LineageOS.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I am currently typing from the Fxtec Pro1 X, using Android.

It's great for me with the stark exception that it has recurring issues with dropping signals, be it mobile 4G, Bluetooth, or WiFi. I would not say that it makes things unusable at all.. just occasionally annoying. It's usually fixed quickly by switching to airplane mode and back.

The most annoying part is that I can very rarely use it as a telephone unless I'm on WiFi. People report they can't hear me at all only very broken and garbled when I'm on mobile signal (T-Mobile carrier). This seemed to have been resolved by my using my smart watch to make calls which appear to go through without issue.

Freaking love the keyboard on this thing though, so it's worth it for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thanks for the info! Wondering how it will work with my carrier. How is the battery life? Do you use stock or LineageOS?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Battery is good for me. Lasts about a day and a half, almost two days through my standard use. Hasn't dipped from that at all in the months I've had the phone. Super quick charge.

Battery is replaceable as well. Haven't done it myself but it's looks very simple.

Stock android. There was an initial issue I had with the physical keyboard mis-matching keys (I'd press one character, it'd type another) but there was a fix I found from the fxtec forum by disabling "Accessibility" permissions from "Android Assistant".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you a lot! Have you tried LineageOS? I assume that this could fix your issue with connectivity.