So, ironically, SoC is the same with Moto Z Play. I already have SailfishOS booting on it (want to get more of hardware working before I publish the port though).

It should be more or less similar then in terms of porting, so we can (at bare minimum) have unofficial port (without Android support).

I don't mean to criticize the choice of 5.5" because I know it's the result of several constraints, and the device looks awesome, really (and 4.5" would be too awesome for my little heart), but I think bigger size of keys should not necessarily be a goal per se. More keys is good, but fewer keys can be pretty good as well if very well integrated in the OS (like N900 key combinations + onscreen special character keyboard).

Bigger keys and more space between them is typically thought as a good thing since we are the most comfortable with bigger, real-size keyboards. However, this keyboard will most likely be used with thumbs only, and not flat on a desk with 10-finger typing. For thumb-typing, larger keys/larger keyboards means more distance to cover with the thumbs, and I don't know what is the optimum size considering variation among people's hands, but seeing that I was more comfortable typing on the N900 than the TOHKBD and mistyped keys more often with the latter, I believe it's not huge.

However, again, I understand that there are multiuple factors leading you to 5.5", and I'll still happily give you all the money I can give you.

[Edit] Excellent news TheKit. Still holding my breath for an official Sailfish license with AD included, but it's good to know that ports would not start from scratch.

Me the moment i read MSM8953 knowing that TheKit is already on it

I tried to estimate the size by taking a 5.5" phone and hold it like tohkbd/n900. It is no problem to reach everywhere with both thumbs but we will see when Moto KBD is available to try out.

Very good decision to save work and effectively "slap" a new phone onto the already constructed Moto Mod Kbd

I'm not the first one actually, there is a port for Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (based on LOS13).

Official SailfishOS ports are usually based on AOSP, but chenliangchen will have access to full Android tree anyway.

Wow that sounds like a plan, man
Any estimate on the time-frame you are targetting with this project to release?

SailingChen

@topic

I'm not really a fan of 2.5D glass.

Edit: I'm not a fan, because screen protectors won't hold onto our precious device.

That's a good point, but it's quite nice in combination with a gesture based OS.

Is the mentioned screen used in some other devices?
If so, that would mean an availability of the spare parts.

I would assume so, I think Chen plans on reusing as many parts as he can off the pre-existing market for this first Livermorium phone iteration, but confirmation would be nice. Provided that the screen glass is widely available/replaceable, I like the curved edges as well. It was great on N9, and even the best screen protectors don't feel as good as bare glass.