If you really want a smartphone with a physical keyboard, just how much are you prepared to forgive about the rest of it to get one? That’s the dilemma with Planet Computers’ Astro Slide 5G phone, as ...

The Astro Slide 5G is a novel smartphone concept that can dual-boot Android and Linux and features a unique slide-out full QWERTY keyboard. Thanks to a novel RockUp hinge, the Astro Slide 5G can be ...

All the major smartphone makers gave up on physical keyboards years ago. But a handful of smaller companies are keeping the dream alive — and the new Astro Slide smartphone from Planet Computers is ...

BlackBerry (via TCL) was the last major OEM that attempted to include a workable physical keyboard in a modern Android smartphone. However, a relative newcomer to the game -- Planet Computers -- is ...

The Astro Slide 5G Transformer as the name suggests is a combined smartphone and pocket PC with a slide out keyboard that has launced via Indiegogo this month with prices starting from $545 or £439.

How do your review something that is so utterly familiar and so utterly unique in almost the same breath? In a world of fixed slab smartphones, coming to terms with the idea of a foldable phone is ...

In 2018, Planet Computers released the Gemini, a product that imbued the clamshell palmtop of the 1990s with an operating system of the present day. The product's most noteworthy attribute was its ...

Something to look forward to: Are you tired of modern flagship smartphones that follow a similar design? Nostalgic for the days of BlackBerry PDAs? Then Planet Computers' Astro Slide could be for you.

Planet Computers has been making smartphones with physical keyboards, unlocked bootloaders and support for Android or Linux software for a few years. I went hands-on with the Gemini PDA at CES 2018 ...

Without foldable devices, smartphone design has hit a bit of a plateau. Enter Planet Computers’ Astro Slide, full-sized Android phone that includes a slide-out keyboard, 5G connectivity, and a ...

We look at the latest technology gadgets and consumer tech toys and what they can offer to business IT. The Computer Weekly Inspect-a-Gadget team has already played with the Gemini PDA by Planet ...