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Why I’m using a keyboard phone in 2023

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Re: Why I’m using a keyboard phone in 2023

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Post by anaganisk »

FridayoLeary wrote: post #12
RobotToaster wrote: post #11

I miss the keyboard on the HTC Dream/T-Mobile G1[0], it hid behind the screen until you needed it, so there was no need to sacrifice screen or keyboard size. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Dream

Aren't sliding keyboards dust traps?

Foldable phones, canceled?

Re: Why I’m using a keyboard phone in 2023

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Post by anaganisk »

re-thc wrote: post #42
benbristow wrote: post #16

Steve Ballmer on the release of the first iPhone: “And it doesn't appeal to business customers because it doesn't have a keyboard. Which makes it not a very good email machine.”

So instead we got rid of emails! Win win.

But then we built the kraken called slack, teams.

Re: Why I’m using a keyboard phone in 2023

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Post by thesuitonym »

albert_e wrote: post #53

I am a big fan of physical buttons -- in phones, in-car entertainment systems, and other gadgets that we operate with our hands/fingers. And am generally disdainful of sacrifies made to physical controls in favour of virtual ones. I also hope to see a few more physical buttons for vital functions (like mute or camera shut off on phones and laptops) Having said that -- But one benefit of the on-screen virtual keyboard…

For what it's worth, and I know this isn't a perfect fix, you can set the keyboard language to anything. The keys still show qwerty obviously, but they'll be mapped to your language of choice's keyboard. You can also bring up software keyboards that show on the screen, but let you still use the keys to click the virtual keys.

Re: Why I’m using a keyboard phone in 2023

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Post by drewda »

jaredandrews wrote: post #34

I had the "blackberry key one" from 2017 to 2018 and I really loved it. Like the Titan it had a keyboard, but it was an otherwise normal sized phone with a passable camera. Unfortunately it broke after one year, basically it split in half. I was hoping Blackberry would continue iterating on the design and I looked forward to buying a future, sturdier version but from what I can tell they abandoned that. So... When I…

That's similar to my own experience. I quite liked my Blackberry Key2. I bought a Titan Pocket, but it's just not that well made either physically or in terms of software. It's quite heavy. The keyboard has an odd layout. The screen is significantly smaller than the Key2's screen. And the software is Google Play apps plus a weird assortment of off-brand East Asian Android apps.

After years of using a physical phone keyboard (which I prefer because it reduces feels of RSI), I gave up on the Titan Pocket and just switched to a Google Pixel.

Re: Why I’m using a keyboard phone in 2023

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Post by thesuitonym »

8jef wrote: post #56

This is 2023 and dirt cheap flip feature phones (dumbphones) are still widely available (think pre-paid / burner). How come no-one makes one with physical qwerty?

It happens every now and again, they're just generally only released in India for some reason.

Re: Why I’m using a keyboard phone in 2023

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Post by slothtrop »

Any keyboard model run well on lineage these days? I've kind of given up on them. The Curve 9320 was my favorite phone ever, and the Q10 was alright. These days I have an old Moto. Map/route applications don't run very well on it so I'll likely upgrade.
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