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It also has a screen on the other side where it’s mostly used as a touch screen. You can see it better in this render. https://youtu.be/5wm-iVdj0Wo?si=ZL1YUSR74D-yJ9gQ
In the series it’s never really explained how they work.
Using touch screen https://youtu.be/WCXCih3yDrI?si=Y4SNODSkKk3Xnqg3
Flipped open to view and using the touch pad https://youtu.be/bl3z6mQq2yo?si=vpiCc3F5Eer4Qydt
oh so it's basically the unholy baby of a foldable smartphone and a blackberry
Yep. I am not exactly sure why it needs to open up just to have an odd number pad. Or why it needs a track pad if it’s already a touch screen other than it looks cool.