What if your Android smartphone had a massive keyboard hiding under the screen? I've spent some time with Planet Computers' Astro Slide to find out.
, the letterboxed aspect ratio of the Astro Slide is not the easiest of window sizes for Android to scale to. The nature of many mobile apps is to have a vertically scrolling ribbon of information, with status bars at the top and navigation at the bottom. Unless developers have made a conscious choice to work a UI into this space, it can get awkward.
The keyboard is, of course, the number one USP of the Astro Slide, and I’m happy to say that it works as advertised. Planet Computers have upped the quality of the keyboard on each iteration of its mobile devices. The big win here is a backlit keyboard, which helps working on the device immensely. The key action is solid enough, but there are moments when typing fast where I can feel the keycaps shifting under my fingers.
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