B.Line hardware / a platform, not a closed object

Made to feel.
Built to be yours.

Brushed metal. Real keys. A replaceable rear cover. Every surface brings something useful to the way you carry, create and connect.

Modular concepts are planned and subject to prototype validation.

The mechanical language

The screen is not the only interface.

B.Line is being designed around actions that feel obvious in the hand: slide, turn, close, mute. The point is not nostalgia. It is certainty.

Top-down view of the full B.Line QWERTY keyboard
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Real keys. Real travel.

A mechanical slide reveals the physical QWERTY keyboard. Write the message, finish the thought, and keep your screen clear of digital keys.

Close view of B.Line's knurled central thumb-wheel directly beneath the keyboard
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Centred thumb-wheel

A knurled, CNC-machined aluminium wheel is planned directly beneath the keys, for scrolling and cursor control without lifting your thumbs.

The sliding privacy flap on B.Line's rear-camera module
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Privacy you can close.

Slide the rear-camera cover over the lenses. The front camera has its own separate flap, so either side can be closed independently.

A surface with a future

Personal isn't a colourway.

The removable rear is intended to let your phone move with your day, your work and your style — without replacing the whole object.

These are future-facing hardware concepts, not promises of a final production specification. The next step is building CNC prototypes and testing what deserves to exist.

Planned backplate concepts

Useful can still be beautiful.

The rear cover is designed to be replaceable. Start with one B.Line core, then make it your colour, your texture and your ritual.

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Pink B.Line Vanity Compact rear cover with an open mirror below the clear camera cut-out

Vanity Compact

Your mirror, already with you. Flip it open for makeup on the train or a quick check before you arrive. The camera opening stays clear.

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Pink B.Line Creator Grip rear cover with a central honeycomb of micro-suction cups

Creator Grip

A sculpted suction back for windows, mirrors and smooth glass. Stick it, step back and make the content instead of balancing your phone on whatever is nearby.

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Olive B.Line Night Out rear cover with integrated bottle opener and nicotine-pouch holder

Night Out

A hard-wearing olive rear with a bottle opener and a sealed nicotine-pouch holder—two night-out essentials made part of the object.

The HexKey chassis dock

It docks.
It doesn't dangle.

A lanyard should never feel like an afterthought. HexKey is a spring-loaded hexagonal bayonet connection milled directly into the B.Line frame, designed to lock heavy-duty straps into the phone with a deliberate click.

  • Quick-release, physical lock
  • Designed for straps and lanyards
  • Part of the chassis, not an accessory loop
The hexagonal HexKey strap dock at the far left of B.Line's bottom edgeHexKey strap dock

Audiophile roots

The good port is back.

The intended B.Line audio path pairs a standard 3.5mm headphone jack with an integrated digital-to-analogue converter. Plug in, press play and keep the sound exactly between you and the music.

  • 3.5mm wired headphone connection
  • Integrated digital-to-analogue conversion
  • No adapter required for a proper listen
The circular 3.5mm headphone jack between the HexKey dock and USB-C charging port3.5mm headphone jack

PortKeeper / planned accessory concept

The plug you don't lose.

PortKeeper is a soft silicone USB-C plug that seats in the charging port when you are not charging. A flexible tether keeps it with the phone, while a shallow pinky cushion underneath gives your grip somewhere more comfortable to land.

  • Helps keep dust, pocket lint and everyday splash away from USB-C
  • Tethered to the chassis, not a loose cap to misplace
  • Low-profile pinky cushion for a softer one-hand hold

Planned concept. Final materials, fit and ingress performance will be validated in prototype testing.

Close view of B.Line with a rose-pink tethered USB-C PortKeeper plug and pinky cushion

The deliberate details

Built for a more physical life.

Every early B.Line feature earns its place by doing something a flat screen cannot: giving you an action you can trust without looking.

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Slide keyboard

Mechanical travel for messages, captions and a proper note in the middle of a thought.

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Thumb-wheel

A knurled central control for moving through pages and text without surrendering your attention to a screen.

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Camera shutter flaps

Planned physical covers for both lenses: a visible boundary, not a settings menu.

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Magnetic mic mute

A planned dedicated hardware action for putting the microphone array beyond software reach.

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Programmable RGB light

A front-facing status light you can set by colour for the calls and people worth seeing at a glance.

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PortKeeper pinky rest

A tethered silicone USB-C plug that protects the port between charges and makes a one-hand hold feel better.