The Astro Slide is a 5G PDA that runs Android 10 and Linux

%name The Astro Slide is a 5G PDA that runs Android 10 and Linux by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley
  • The Astro Slide 5G is a novel smartphone concept that can dual-boot Android and Linux and features a unique slide-out full QWERTY keyboard.
  • Thanks to a novel RockUp hinge, the Astro Slide 5G can be used as a tiny 6.53-inch laptop.
  • The PDA will be shipped to backers only in March 2021, assuming the Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign target is reached. Preorders for the PDA start at $546.
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If you’ve ever wanted to buy a large all-screen 5G smartphone that features a built-in, slide-out full QWERTY keyboard, now’s your chance. The Astro Slide 5G Transformer is the device in question, a 5G PDA that seems out of place in 2020. However, there’s clearly a market for this sort of product, as Planet Computers manufactured two similar gadgets in previous years, including the Cosmo Communicator and Gemini PDA. The Astro Slide 5G is the natural successor of that series of devices, embracing some of the features of its predecessors, complete with a series of notable upgrades.

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