The $119 Clicks Power Keyboard, an evolution of the Clicks Keyboard accessory for iPhones, was designed with feedback from former BlackBerry talent and now targets all phones and more. I tested it for a week and found that the keys have a sharp, clicky feel, while the dedicated number row is a useful bonus. It does the trick if you really miss typing on your phone, although you may need to retrain your muscle memory and adjust to its awkward usability. Those seeking to relive the bygone era of BlackBerry keyboards may find it appealing, but, given its shortcomings, most people should probably skip it. In the end, I found it made the most practical sense when paired with other devices, such as my iPad Air, where its compact size is helpful for travel.

The Power Keyboard, wrapped in a matte-black finish, looks like a slim, rectangular MagSafe power bank—because, well, it technically is one—with a keyboard slapped onto half of it. If you apply upward pressure to the magnetic ring on the upper housing, it slides in five incremental positions, clicking into place at each stop.

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When magnetically attached to a phone, you glide it upward to expose the keyboard, which appears below the phone's bottom edge. It's a funky "riser" design that's reminiscent of the 2010 BlackBerry Torch and other messaging phones, accompanied by satisfying clicks.

Clicks Power Keyboard attached to the Galaxy S26 Ultra

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The Power Keyboard is a major departure from Clicks' first few keyboard accessories. The Clicks Keyboard was a full-on phone case designed for specific models, so it had to be customized to match exact device sizes and port types. For example, if you had an iPhone 14 Pro, you'd need the Clicks Keyboard, purpose-built for its 6.3-inch display and a Lightning port. If you upgraded to the iPhone 17 Pro Max, you'd need to buy a new Clicks Keyboard—one that fits its 6.9-inch screen and USB-C port. Support for Android phones was not a thing.

The Power Keyboard fixes this by swapping fixed connectors for magnetic mounting and Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity. It snaps to any MagSafe or Qi2-compatible device—or phones like the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, my daily driver, when used with a magnetic case. The magnetic grip is pretty strong, keeping the Power Keyboard firmly attached to my phone while typing.

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Attaching your phone via the magnet isn't required for the Power Keyboard to work. On the bottom edge, right next to the USB-C port (which charges the Power Keyboard and passes battery power to your phone), sits a power button that doubles as a Bluetooth pairing toggle. This enables connectivity with any Bluetooth-enabled device, not just phones. More on that later.

Size and Weight

The Power Keyboard measures 4.71 by 3.02 by 0.62 inches (HWD) and weighs 6.35 ounces. For comparison, the Clicks Keyboard for the iPhone 14 Pro measures 7.41 by 2.95 by 0.42 inches and weighs 2.19 ounces.

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Yes, the Power Keyboard is heavier, but that extra heft is partly used to counteract the top-heavy imbalance when attached to a phone. In fact, I'd argue that it may need more bottom weight for counterbalance. I used an 8.22-ounce iPhone 17 Pro Max with the Power Keyboard and started typing. The experience is best described as unwieldy. I needed to stabilize the joined devices with my pinkies to prevent the pair from tipping backward while typing.

Holding Clicks Power Keyboard attached to phone

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Rotating the phone into landscape mode, which the keyboard supports, helped slightly. This lowers the center of balance enough to make it easier to use. However, keeping the phone horizontal isn't always ideal, especially if you want to see more content on the screen.

I also tested the keyboard with the 7.55-ounce Galaxy S26 Ultra and the 6.9-ounce Google Pixel 11. The lighter the phone, the more comfortable it was to type with. But even the most featherweight of the bunch (Pixel 11) still imparted the sense that everything might tip over.

Clicks Power Keyboard attached to Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

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I found the most comfortable way to use the Power Keyboard is to prop your phone on a separate stand while typing or texting with the Power Keyboard in your hands. That doesn't say a lot about its design.

The keyboard has five rows of circular keys. There's a row at the top dedicated to numbers so you don't have to hold down an alternate key, followed below by a standard QWERTY layout across the middle three rows.

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The bottom row features the space bar and a few handy-dandy keys, including the Sym button for accessing special characters like the exclamation point and a key with four circles that opens the app drawer. There's also a conspicuous red key that serves as a cursor, cycling through selections on the screen until your target is highlighted, enabling a touch-free experience. Next to that is a key that conjures the virtual keyboard when you need it.

Here's the problem: I've been using touch-screen keyboards for more than a decade. A past version of my fingers could fly across a BlackBerry Bold keyboard at a zippy pace with high accuracy. But as physical buttons fell out of favor, years of tapping on glass have eroded my precision in physical typing, and reacclimating to the Power Keyboard has been a challenge.

For example, on Type Speed Test, I scored 66 words per minute (wpm) using the 17 Pro Max's virtual keyboard. I also scored 60 wpm on the S26 Ultra and 62 wpm on the Pixel 11. When I combined the physical keyboard with my iPhone, my score dipped to 29 wpm; I achieved matching scores for the S26 Ultra and Pixel 11.

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When I detached the keyboard from my phone and typed with my device propped on a table, my score increased to 30 wpm. Just one extra word. The point is, if you’re serious about bringing buttons back into your life, it’ll take some time and patience to reacclimate yourself to using the Power Keyboard's tiny physical keys.

The Power Keyboard packs a 2,300mAh battery that supports 5W wireless charging. Clicks reserves 500mAh of the battery's capacity solely to power the keyboard, which leaves just 1,800mAh for your phone. That's less than 40% of the capacity of many phone batteries. A Clicks representative told me the Power Keyboard’s magnetic wireless ring is primarily designed to hold the phone, with wireless charging as a tertiary function.

The keyboard's charging functionality can serve as an emergency top-up, but the magnet is mostly meant to keep your phone mounted. In testing, I enabled wireless charging via the Clicks companion app, which lets you choose how much power to send to your phone. With my Galaxy S26 Ultra at 0%, the Power Keyboard delivered 30% charge before its internal battery ran out.

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I like that the app lets you adjust the keyboard’s backlight brightness with a slider, set an idle timeout to disconnect from your phone to save battery, and program the number keys to perform custom actions. For example, I used the Sym + 2 and Sym + 3 combinations as volume up and down buttons.

If you're an iPhone user who's familiar with Apple Shortcuts, you can program the keyboard to trigger even more complex actions, such as calling a specific contact (e.g., your spouse), sending canned emails and texts, and launching your favorite Spotify playlist.

Ironically, despite being designed for phones, I found it more comfortable to use with my iPad Air than my phone. I could prop up the tablet, lean back, and type easily without hunching over the screen. I imagine this setup would be particularly useful on a plane.

Clicks Power Keyboard with 13-inch M4 Apple iPad

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You can also connect it to a smart TV. If you’ve ever agonized over typing a Netflix password using a remote, the Power Keyboard may solve that headache. I tried to test this myself, but unfortunately, my TCL Roku TV restricts Bluetooth pairing to audio devices and official remotes, leaving accessories like the Power Keyboard out of the mix.

The Power Keyboard can pair with up to nine devices across multiple channels, so you can switch between your phone, tablet, smart TV, and other Bluetooth devices without repeating the pairing process each time. That's a definite plus, but there are many cheap Bluetooth keyboards that can do the same job.

Final Thoughts

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