If you miss your BlackBerry, you’ll love this new iPhone case with physical keyboard

In 2024, it is possible to give a little Raspberry look to your iPhone, with this “Clicks” case.

When it was initially released in 2007, the iPhone shook up the mobile industry, and gradually pushed the abandonment of physical keyboards, much to the dismay of BlackBerry users. If the ” all touch » constitutes an interface adopted by almost all smartphone owners, some die-hards remember (not without emotion) these texts typed using a physical keyboard.

What if you gave your iPhone a BlackBerry side?

As you will have understood, it is mainly to these same physical keyboard diehards that the new “Clicks” shell is aimed. The purpose of the latter, in addition to protecting your precious Apple smartphone, is to add a physical keyboard to your iPhone, with support for keyboard shortcuts and backlighting.

The iPhone fits directly into the accessory, which is equipped, depending on needs, with a Lightning or USB-C socket. The keyboard then fits into the lower part of the smartphone, the latter being powered directly by the iPhone, and everything is “plug and play”.

Obviously, there is a socket allowing you to recharge the smartphone, without having to remove the case, and the latter does not sacrifice the MagSafe function.

But why the hell a physical keyboard in the “all-touch” era?

According to its designers, the Clicks shell offers many more advantages than a simple physical keyboard. Thus, by eliminating the virtual keyboard displayed on the screen, the usable space on the iPhone is almost doubled, explains the brand.

Added to this is increased typing comfort according to Clicks, not to mention better precision, therefore practical for those who have to enter long texts on their iPhone.

The designers promise to have carefully considered every detail of their keyboard, “ from the exact feel of the buttons to the layout of the keyboard, ensuring it’s intuitive for iPhone users “.

Finally, Clicks has also added some rather useful shortcuts, right on the physical keyboard. For example, CMD+H returns to the home screen, while CMD+Space will launch the web search. In web browsing, the space bar will allow you to scroll the screen.

Finally, each key is backlit, to allow the keyboard to be used in all conditions.

Price and availability

Clicks cases will be available starting next month, in three versions, for the iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. All will be displayed at the same price of 139 dollars, and available in Bumblebee yellow and London Sky blue/grey.

Source : 9to5Mac