LILYGO · Handheld with keyboard
LILYGO T-Deck Plus
Self-contained keyboard handheld with GPS and built-in battery; no phone required.
Meshtastic: officially supportedMeshCore: supported
From $77.16List price on lilygo.cc, checked November 1, 2026
At a glance
Battery
2,000 mAh
GPS
Yes
Screen
Color
Water resistance
Not listed
Chip
ESP32-S3 (Wi-Fi)
List price
From $77.16
Strengths
- Built-in 2,000 mAh battery
- GPS built in for sharing your position
- Physical keyboard: send messages without a phone
- ESP32-S3 with Wi-Fi, needed for features like MQTT over Wi-Fi
- Runs either Meshtastic or MeshCore
Trade-offs
- ESP32 boards draw more power than nRF52 boards, per Meshtastic docs
Based on published specs, not hands-on testing.
Specifications
| Type | Handheld (keyboard + trackball) |
|---|---|
| Processor | ESP32-S3 (ESP32-S3FN16R8 per device page and LILYGO) |
| LoRa radio | SX1262 (+22 dBm) |
| US 915 MHz version | Yes (915 MHz [H737-A] and 915 MHz external-antenna [H737-03] variants on lilygo.cc.) |
| Screen | TFT IPS LCD 2.8 in (320x240) touchscreen |
| Keyboard | Yes |
| GPS | Yes (GPS module included (model not named).) |
| Battery | Built-in 2000 mAh |
| Solar input | Not listed |
| Wi-Fi | Yes, 2.4 GHz |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5 (LE) |
| Water resistance | Not listed |
| List price | $77.16 (lilygo.cc; all variants showed sold out when checked.) |
Checked November 1, 2026. "Not listed" means the maker and official docs don't state it.
Known issues and cautions
From the maker's documentation and the official Meshtastic docs.
- Meshtastic docs: do not proceed unless an antenna is connected.
- Meshtastic docs: keyboard shortcuts limited under MUI.
- MeshCore FAQ: set the GPS baud rate to 38400; some units shipped with the GPS module installed upside down.
Where sources disagree
- MCU: Meshtastic index says ESP32-S3FN8; device page and lilygo.cc say ESP32-S3FN16R8.
Similar devices
- LILYGO T-Deck Handheld with keyboard, $46.52
- LILYGO T-Lora Pager Handheld with keyboard, $87.35
Compare LILYGO T-Deck Plus with LILYGO T-Deck and LILYGO T-Lora Pager
Sources
- meshtastic.org/docs/hardware/devices/lilygo/tdeck/
- meshtastic.org/docs/hardware/devices/
- lilygo.cc/products/t-deck-plus-meshtastic
- github.com/meshcore-dev/flasher.meshcore.io/blob/main/config.json
- github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore/tree/main/variants
- github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore/blob/main/docs/faq.md
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