That’s the dilemma with Planet Computers’ Astro Slide 5G phone, as sure enough it has a slide-out mechanical keyboard, but the rest of the phone leaves a lot to be desired.

That didn’t happen. But Planet Computer says its manufacturing partner began mass production of the Astro Slide this month, and the phone should begin shipping to customers in March, 2022.

Planet Astro Slide 5G Astro Slide 5G brings a 6.39" AMOLED panel with FHD+ resolution and Gorilla Glass 3 protection with uniform bezels and a 13MP front-facing cam.

LG still moved millions of feature phones at each of the US carriers and didn't deem Apple a threat because it was tied to AT&T as an exclusive. Android was even more of a niche thing.

LG’s first wave of Android phones wasn’t much to write home about. 2009’s Eve was basically one of the company’s messaging phones with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, just with souped-up ...

Unusually, the phone has two USB-C ports as well as an HDMI-out, so it could be used with external keyboards, mice, and monitors. For US consumers, the phone will work best on T-Mobile's 5G ...

The Astro Slide's ridged keys look fun to type on. Planet has done a clamshell keyboarded phone before; the big UI innovation here is that this is the company's first phone that works just as well ...

However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that the phone has a special frame. You're meant to be able to roll out and slide both sides of the phone until you’ve got a triple-wide screen.

Out of these two newly trademarked names, the company might use one of them for its second smartphone under the Explorer Project. LG trademarks “LG Slide” for its rollable smartphone ...

LG in the past has even filed a patent for a rollable display, which you can see below. In this particular case, you can hold the phone in a traditional portrait form factor with the screen ...

At the beginning of the month, LG introduced its ‘Explorer Project,’ an initiative that it says will deliver “much-needed curiosity and excitement” in the mobile phone sector. The first phone ...