ASCII.jp Impulse buy from a friend of the "blunt weight" Unihertz Titan

Get a heavyweight toughness smartphone "Unihertz Titan" with a QWERTY keyboard, which is not major in the smartphone world these days. The portable weight approaches that of an 8-inch tablet weighing over 300g.

However, it is not a smartphone that sells explosively, but it is unique because it is not a smartphone that sells explosively. It is also popular with users with deep specifications. You can build a better Japanese input environment by introducing the paid application "AquaMozc for Titan" available on Google Play.

Get the Unihertz Titan, a heavyweight toughness phone with a QWERTY keyboard. It's a toughness smartphone like dried squid that tastes better the more you chew.

I think it was around the summer of 2019 that I first saw Unihertz's extremely uniquely designed Titan on INDIEGOGO. The perverted design that makes you want to make an impulse purchase with bad habits, its large size, and the seemingly sturdy QWERTY keyboard that has no delicacy were rather attractive to me. Plus, the price quoted for backers was a lot cheaper than I imagined.

This is the third smartphone from Unihertz. Start with animation. This time it's Android 9

For a long time, I got most of the communication gadgets with QWERTY keyboards such as HP95LX, 100LX, 200LX, PSION, Nokia E61, Nokia E90 Communicator, W-ZERO3, but unfortunately Meanwhile Titan lost the timing to back up.

However, soon after the new year, a Facebook friend commented, "It's as heavy as a blunt weapon..." and a devilish whisper, "Titan, do you want it?" It's the same as always that I made an impulse purchase with haste.

When it arrived, the Titan was a squat, plump smartphone that perfectly fits the description of the "blunt weapon" that appears in mystery shows. This is the third time I've used a Unihertz smartphone. It's always been a small model, but this time it's super-large. Square smartphones may have been around 10 years ago since the Motorola Flipout and then the Blackberry Passport.

Even if you know the square setting screen that is displayed at the beginning, you will be surprised. Installation settings are exactly the same as ordinary Android smartphones

It starts with a familiar startup screen and completes the settings without difficulty. The 4.6-inch 1430 x 1438 pixel screen, which can only be seen as a square to normal eyes, is extremely unique. CPU is MediaTek Helio P60, DSDV compatible, Nano SIM x 2, memory 6GB + storage 128GB. In addition, it supports MicroSD (exclusive use with nanoSIM), the main camera is 16MP, and the in-camera is 8MP. It also supports IP67 waterproof and dustproof. Supports NFC (Osaifu-Keitai, Felica not supported), fingerprint authentication, and face authentication. It has a USB Type-C port, a huge 6000mAh battery, and supports wireless charging.

Titan is best described as a "blunt weapon". Power button and volume control button on the right side of the metal panel facing the LCD screen

Looking at the front of the main unit, there are a power button and a volume control button on the right side, a SIM tray on the left side, and a "red programmable key" below it, which can also be used as a Ctrl key. It can also be customized to start the user's favorite application by short-press, long-press, or double-click.

On the left side of the LCD, there is a red "programmable key" and "2 SIM tray slots"

There are speaker slits on the left and right of the Unihertz logo at the bottom of the back, but they are not stereo speakers. Only the slit on the left produces sound. The Titan has exposed screw heads on the back, which is rare for smartphones these days. Whether you regard this as a smartphone with a wild and tough image or a bad design may be the turning point of whether or not you become a user. Of course, I am definitely the former.

I am using one SIM and another 128GB microSD card as external storage

Programmable keys allow users to set up to three different ways to launch any application. The author sets LINE with a “short press”, launches a flashlight with a “long press”, and takes a screenshot with a “double click”.

The main (out) camera surrounded by a home base type metal frame is 16MP. Opinions vary, but the exposed screw (torx) head accelerates the feeling of toughness.

The slits on the left and right of the Unihertz logo plate are the speakers. Only the left side produces monaural sound. Wired charging port is Type-C

Of course, as she commented when she handed over her precious Titan to me, "the weight of a blunt weapon" is also a major feature of Titan, and at the same time it is attractive. When I actually measured it with my kitchen scale, it weighed 306g, which is almost the same as the HUAWEI MediaPad M5 (8.4 inch tablet) that I have been using for a long time. This is why it is a blunt weapon.

Titan, which is equipped with a 6000mAh battery that is nearly 20% larger than the built-in battery (5100mAh) of the HUAWEI MediaPad M5, is still a perverted smartphone. . Functions such as powering other smartphones using battery power and using it as a mobile router are also useful.