The $499 smartphone is described as being “purpose-built” for people who carry two phones — one for work and one for personal use. That is, the company believes its market will be people who do a lot of actual work on their devices — meaning messaging, emailing, working with documents, or other things where using a physical keyboard could be an advantage.
It’s running Android and Mediatek chip, which means it should be easy enough to make it run what you want (as long as it supports ARM)