The path to niche smartphone nirvana is tricky, something backers of the F(x)tec Pro1-X QWERTY Android are discovering as new delays and spec changes hit the unusual slider. Revealed back in late 2020 ...

The F(x)tec Pro1 is one of the few modern smartphones to feature a slide-out keyboard for thumb typing. First launched in 2019, the phone was designed to ship with a custom version of Android ...

In 2019, a little known company by the name of F(x)tec released the Pro 1, a modern take on the QWERTY phones of yesteryear. For a second act, the company is teaming up with XDA Developers, a ...

The F(x)tec Pro1 is an unusual smartphone by contemporary standards. It has a large screen that covers most of the front of the device. But there’s also a physical keyboard that slides out from behind ...

While nowadays is all about high refresh rate, big AMOLED display panel, there used to be a time where just a presence of a physical keyboard was a deal-breaker for many. Even when the touchscreen ...

If you are searching for a smartphone with a physical keyboard you may be interested in the Pro1 X smartphone, a device capable of running a number of different operating systems including Android, ...

Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. If we've ...

Backers of the unique F(x)tec Pro1 -X crowd funded smartphone capable of running both Android or Ubuntu operating systems, will be disappointed to learn that shipping has been delayed due to a change ...