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LILYGO · Handheld with keyboard
LILYGO T-Lora Pager
Keyboard pager-style standalone messenger with GPS.
Meshtastic: officially supportedMeshCore: supported
From $87.35List price on lilygo.cc, checked November 1, 2026
At a glance
Battery
1,500 mAh
GPS
Yes
Screen
Color
Water resistance
Not listed
Chip
ESP32-S3 (Wi-Fi)
List price
From $87.35
Strengths
- Built-in 1,500 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 (QWERTY pager) |
|---|---|
| Processor | ESP32-S3 |
| LoRa radio | SX1262 (standard); LR1121 module version also sold |
| US 915 MHz version | Yes (915 MHz option on lilygo.cc; Rokland US link on Meshtastic page.) |
| Screen | IPS LCD 2.33 in (480x222) |
| Keyboard | Yes |
| GPS | Yes (u-blox MIA-M10Q.) |
| Battery | Built-in 1500 mAh (5.55 Wh), per LILYGO hardware docs |
| Solar input | Not listed |
| Wi-Fi | Yes (Meshtastic index) |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5 (LE) |
| Water resistance | Not listed |
| List price | $87.35 (lilygo.cc; variants showed sold out when checked; metadata price conflicted.) |
Checked November 1, 2026. "Not listed" means the maker and official docs don't state it.
Where sources disagree
- LoRa chip: Meshtastic's docs list only an LR1121; LILYGO's wiki and hardware docs say SX1262 is standard, with LR1121 (or CC1101) as optional module versions.
Similar devices
- LILYGO T-Deck Handheld with keyboard, $46.52
- LILYGO T-Deck Plus Handheld with keyboard, $77.16
Compare LILYGO T-Lora Pager with LILYGO T-Deck and LILYGO T-Deck Plus
Sources
- meshtastic.org/docs/hardware/devices/lilygo/tpager/
- meshtastic.org/docs/hardware/devices/
- lilygo.cc/products/t-lora-pager
- github.com/meshcore-dev/flasher.meshcore.io/blob/main/config.json
- docs.meshcore.io/faq/
- wiki.lilygo.cc/get_started/en/LoRa_GPS/T-LoraPager/T-LoraPager.html
- github.com/Xinyuan-LilyGO/LilyGoLib/blob/master/docs/hardware/lilygo-t-lora-pager.md
- github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore/blob/main/docs/faq.md
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