Unihertz’s Titan 2 takes the unapologetic charm of an old-style BlackBerry and repackages it for 2025: a compact slab with a real QWERTY keyboard, 5G, Android 15, and a smart set of features that make typing first again.
A QWERTY comeback, updated for 2025
Don’t let the nostalgic silhouette fool you. Titan 2 isn’t a museum piece; it’s a purpose-built tool for people who live in email, chat, and docs. The keyboard has been redesigned for a more comfortable feel, and every letter key can double as a shortcut with configurable long-press and short-press actions. You can even slide a finger across the keys to scroll through webpages and timelines.
The 4.5-inch square display is certainly smaller than what we are used to seeing nowadays. Thus, playing the most popular slots available online is a bit more uncomfortable. But for the target-buyer, that’s a non-issue. It’s a productivity, business product, just like BlackBerry used to build.
Dual screens and modern guts
Where the original Titan felt like a throwback, Titan 2 goes properly modern. Up front, we see the aforementioned 4.5-inch, 1440×1440 main screen, but on the back, we have a quirky 2-inch display tucked into the camera bump, mirrors notifications, hosts widgets, and even helps frame selfies.
Under the hood, there is a MediaTek Dimensity 7300, 12GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage, specs good enough for multitasking across Docs, chat, and maps, which feel smooth. The 5.050mAh battery supports 33W fast charging, and radios like 5G, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, an IR blaster, and dual-band GPS round out the everyday toolkit. There’s also a fingerprint sensor and a pair of programmable side buttons that carry over from the first Titan.
Cameras aren’t the headline, but they’re sensible: 50MP main plus 8MP telephoto on the rear, and a 32MP selfie up front. The body has trimmed down meaningfully since the 2019 model, now 10.85 mm thick and 235g, roughly 68 g lighter, making it easier to pocket and nicer to hold during long typing stints. It’s still a chunky, grippy phone by today’s standards, that’s part of the appeal for people who value control over thinness.
Price and availability lean into the enthusiast vibe. Titan 2 launched via Kickstarter with early-bird pledges from $269, while full retail hovers around $399, with shipping slated to begin in October. That’s an aggressive price for something this niche, which will help the device feel like a specialist tool without specialist pricing. Android 15 ties it all together with current security, privacy features, and access to the full Google productivity ecosystem: no hacks, no nostalgia tax, just a keyboard-first phone that gets work done, just like it used to be.
Who’s it for? Anyone who misses the certainty of physical keys, writers and road-warriors who live in docs, or simply people who want a phone that treats typing as a core feature rather than an afterthought. That’s why it can be labeled as a “productivity product”, just as the old Blackberrys.
But users must remember: Unihertz isn’t a Blackberry, and this isn’t BBOS. Even if the spirit is intact, it’s still a new mobile phone with Android, 5G, and a second screen that makes sense. In a market getting closer to being in a plateau of creativity, Titan 2 can still innovate… even if doing it means going a step backwards.
