SpecEagle review · Planet
Planet Astro Slide 5G review: QWERTY slider 5G smartphone.
SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2022·$900
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Specialty
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front
Planet Astro Slide 5G.
Astro Slide 5G keeps Planet's QWERTY tradition with 5G and Linux dual-boot — for keyboard purists.
01Display
74/10074/100 — right at the average for specialty phones of 2022.
TypeIPS LCD
Size6.39"
02Performance
70/10070/100 — right at the average for specialty phones of 2022.
ChipsetDimensity 800
RAM8 GB
Storage128 GB
03Camera
66/10066/100 — right at the average for specialty phones of 2022.
Main48 MP
Front13 MP
04Battery
76/10076/100 — right at the average for specialty phones of 2022.
Capacity4,000 mAh
05Software
72/10072/100 — right at the average for specialty phones of 2022.
What works
- Full QWERTY slider + 5G.
- Linux dual-boot capable.
- RockerSlide tilting hinge.
- 8 GB / 128 GB.
What doesn't
- 300 g brick.
- Crowdfunded niche.
- $900 enthusiast pricing.
- Dimensity 800 dated.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of specialty devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .