CLICKS FOR IPHONE 16: CLEVER IPHONE KEYBOARD CASE (NOT) FOR EVERYONE

Clicks is the only keyboard case for the iPhone on the market. It is one of those accessories that will inevitably divide opinion.

- BY EUGEN WEGMANN

The concept itself isn't stupid, it's just a bit out of date, because the era of smartphones with keyboards came to an end with the demise of Blackberry at the latest.

Maybe I'm just susceptible to such concepts—after all, I belong to the (probably relatively small) group of people who spent quite a while with keyboard smartphones and look back longingly in moments of weakness.

The small company has launched a revised version of the keyboard case that works with the iPhone 16 (fave.co/44L6EID). Not only was the fit adapted to the two new devices, but changes were also made to both the keyboard and the workmanship.

DESIGN AND FINISH

Apart from the keyboard at the bottom, Clicks is a standard iPhone case that comes in three colors: Surf, Spice, and Onyx (aka blue, ocher, and black). Clicks is not explicitly marketed as a protective case, but its design offers a certain degree of protection for your iPhone.

The frame is made of a relatively rigid silicone, and the back is made of a piece of hard plastic in which magnets for MagSafe are embedded in a circle. On the inside, they are covered with a microfiber fabric, similar to the original Apple covers. The buttons are made of aluminum and therefore have a very high-quality feel, while the designers have opted for a simple cut-out for the camera control. So far, so normal.

But then there's the USB-C port on the lower edge of the inside, which you use to connect Clicks to your iPhone and which is extended through the keyboard to the lower end so you can also charge your iPhone and connect it to CarPlay. But then there's the USB-C port on the lower edge of the inside, which you use to connect Clicks to your iPhone and which is extended through the keyboard to the lower end so you can also charge your iPhone and connect it to CarPlay.