This iPhone Keyboard Case Is Proof That Bodily Keys Rule

I used to be overjoyed after I first noticed the Clicks Keyboard Case. It is the first-of-its-kind iPhone case with a built-in bodily keyboard—sure, in 2024! I keep in mind ferociously typing and sending texts on my clackety Blackberry Curve and LG Rumor again within the day and have been chasing that feeling since. You possibly can think about my shock when I discovered myself hating Clicks at first.

Once I hooked up it to my iPhone 15 Professional this summer time, I believed it will be like driving a motorbike after a very long time—easy, simple, easy, and most significantly, nostalgic. But it surely was the alternative. Between the small keys, discovering the best solution to cradle the case in my palms, and memorizing the shortcuts, I would typically pull up the digital keyboard as a substitute. This factor takes time to be taught.

The most recent model made for the iPhone 16 lineup improves issues general. The keys are bigger and contoured, it helps MagSafe and CarPlay, and a brand new devoted motion button enables you to set off sure instructions. (It is solely accessible for the iPhone 16 Professional and 16 Professional Max proper now, however the firm says it’s going to have instances for the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus by the tip of the yr.) The upgrades will not take away from the truth that persistence remains to be a necessity at first. But it surely’s price it—bodily keys rule.

Key Value

Naturally, the built-in keyboard seized my consideration after I first heard about Clicks. Then my eyes shortly darted to the value. The Clicks Case is dear, beginning at $139 and going as much as $159 for the larger iPhone Professional Max fashions. Sure, it is technically two merchandise in a single (a case and a keyboard), however I do not usually spend greater than $50 on an iPhone case. Nonetheless, it is simpler to grasp why it is so costly as soon as it is in your palms.

I already thought the iPhone 15 Clicks Case felt good, however the iPhone 16 model goes a step additional. The rubbery again is now a tougher plastic that not solely feels extra sturdy but additionally attracts much less mud and lint. It is simpler to soak up and out of your pocket too (if in case you have a pocket that may match it) as a result of it will not snag. There are brushed metallic facet keys, a pleasant contact, together with a cutout for the brand new Digital camera Management button on the iPhone 16. On the underside half, you will discover a patch of vegan leather-based that provides some pretty padding whereas holding the case.

The keyboard is far nicer on this model. On the iPhone 15 Professional, the keys are small, spherical, raised buttons and it felt tedious typing on them, particularly if I wished to keep away from a typo. The most recent model options keys with a contoured design, and crucially, the floor space of every button is 35 p.c greater. Larger targets imply extra correct typing. They’re backlit (on each variations), so it is simply as simple to kind at midnight too.