Modern smartphone with a physical keyboard

Question

So far, it appears the only thing I can get if I want a device that's even remotely modern is the Blackberry Priv, but I could be wrong, hence the question.

My hard requirements (it's a dealbreaker without them):

• The keyboard, as mentioned in the topic.
• Decent app ecosystem (this eliminates all other BB devices)
• OS that still gets security updates
• Good performance (the UI should not hitch and stutter under daily use)
• Supported on the Verizon network

Secondary concerns (nice to haves):

• Can be rooted/jailbroken
• At least a 1080p screen
• Battery life should last a full day under light use
• OS still gets feature updates

Price no object; nearly any phone can be had via carrier discounts or secondhand.

Answer 1

The new Blackberry Priv runs Android and has a physical keyboard, 4K display, Snapdragon 808 and 3GB of ram (so it should not be slow).

Its the closest thing from what you are looking for I guess.

Answer 2

For a 2018 answer, the BlackBerry KEY2.

Specs

• A great physical keyboard, which doubles as a trackpad for scrolling, navigation, and text selection, and allows for custom programmable macros to instantly launch anything
• Android Oreo 8.1
• SnapDragon 660, Kryo 260 8-Core @ 2.2 GHz x 4 + 1.8GHz x 4 and 6GB RAM

As for your nice-to-haves:

• Can be rooted (e.g. CyanogenMod)
• 1080p screen (433 PPI)
• 3500 mAh of battery (~25 hrs of mixed use)
• OS will likely get feature updates (KEYone Oreo updates are rolling out at the time of writing)

Unfortuantely it fails your "Supported on the Verizon network" requirement, since it's GSM/GPRS/EDGE, but Verizon only supports CDMA. I hope it's not still a deal-breaker to transfer to a GSM provider like T-Mobile or AT&T.