The F(x)tec Pro1-X is a smartphone with a slide-out, 66-key keyboard available with a QWERTY or QWERTZY layout.
Developed by the folks at F(x)tec, the phone began its life as a project to design a keyboard for the Motorola Moto Z line of modular smartphones, but the team eventually decided to shift focus and build a complete Android phone called the F(x)tec Pro1, which was released in 2019.
In the fall of 2020, the team introduced the Pro1-X with a few key differences: it’s available with more memory and storage than the original, and in addition to Android it’s available with either the Linux-based Ubuntu Touch or Android-based LineageOS operating systems pre-installed.
The phone is available for pre-order through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign and should ship in March, 2021.
Display | 5.99 inch, 2160 x 1080 pixel AMOLED (curved edges) Gorilla Glass 3 |
Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (old) 4 x Kryo 280 Gold (Cortex-A73) CPU cores 4 x Kryo 280 Silver (Cortex-A53) CPU cores Adreno 540 graphicsQualcomm Snapdragon 662 (new) 4 x Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) CPU cores 4 x Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) CPU cores Adreno 610 graphics |
RAM | 6GB or 8GB LPDDR4X |
Storage | 128GB or 256GB UFS 2.1 microSD card reader (up to 2TB) |
Keyboard | 66-key 5-rows backlit QWERTY and QWERTZ options |
Battery | 3,200 mAh |
Charging | Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 |
Sensors | Accelerator Gyroscope Proximity Magnetometer Ambient Light Hall Sensor Fingerprint reader (side mounted) |
Buttons | Power Volume |
Wireless | Global 4G LTE WiFi 5 Bluetooth 5.0 NFC |
Ports | USB Type-C (w/HDMI video out support) 3.5mm headphone Dual Nano SIM (second SIM slot shared with microSD card reader) |
Cameras | 48MP Sony IMX586 + 5MP (rear)Â + 5MP (rear) 8MP fixed-focus (front) |
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Dimensions | 154mm x 73.6mm x 13.98mm |
Price | $599 and up (crowdfunding) $829 and up (retail) |
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