You can effortlessly slide your iPhone in and out of the keyboard case, which is good, because it makes your phone huge. After all, you’re literally adding a full physical QWERTY keyboard to the height of the phone.
Clicks introduces a full portrait physical QWERTY keyboard to iPhone in a world that has long moved away from physical phone keyboards. Can we get used to pushing real, albeit tiny keys again? I honestly don’t know. I gave the Clicks keyboard a try and immediately found myself doing a ton of mistakes, way more than with my usual typing on the virtual keyboard. It’s safe to say that even if Clicks has the potential to boost typing efficiency, you’ll need at least some time to adjust to the cramped realities of the physical QWERTY.
Clicks has those special touches that make a trivial product into a great and notable product. Aside from that striking signature bumblebee (yellow) color, this keyboard also features some standard iOS/Mac modifier keys like CMD and Globe. This allows you to pull off iPad/Mac-level keyboard shortcuts, such as CMD+H to go to the homescreen / minimize an app, CMD+Space to enter Spotlight Search, Globe+N to open the notification shade or just hit Space or Shift+Space to go down or up on a web page.
The case itself is very light, which is great because you don’t want it adding any unnecessary grams to a phone that is already quite heavy. Yet, holding and typing with Clicks on doesn’t seem to make the phone feel too top-heavy.
Let’s face it: there is original thought involved in the creation of Clicks, and that, I think, is to be admired. The big question here, though, is if typing on the tiny physical keys will ever feel as fast and convenient as with the on-screen keyboard. Remember, we’re living in a very different and arguably faster-paced world compared to 10-15 years ago. Things have changed, our habits have changed, and virtual keyboards have become way smarter and more practical.
The more important thing is: what do you think about Clicks? Would you ever use a similar keyboard case for iPhone or Android?
