QWERTY basic phones are dead, but that doesn’t mean the end of pocket sized phones with text capability (that’s not annoying). Or a phone with a real keyboard (other than aging BlackBerry).
Verizon Palm: opinion Meh…
Pro - it has Wifi calling, it’s Uber tiny,
Con - hard to find the standalone, poor battery life, no mophie cases, getting old, only 32 gigs, slow. Poor camera. Poor reception. Poor mic/speakers. Tiny keyboard for typing, but still works well.
Unihetz Jelly 2:
Pro - it’s got a decent battery, 128 storage and 4 gigs ram. Dual sim, or sim with SD card. Good speaker. Credit card size, but thick with extra battery. 3.5mm headphone Jack (haven’t tried radio yet).
Con - no android 12 (yet?), no Wifi calling, poor camera, low res screen. Tiny keyboard for typing, but still works well.
Setting up the Jelly 2 was just like any other android smartphone. Copied over from my S21+ beautifully. Used it for a day, and so far quite impressed.
another choice for a really big battery is the Unihertz Atom.
The other Unihertz phones also work (except Jelly 1) including the Titan pocket, which has a physical QWERTY keyboard. I have not tested any but the Jelly 2.
