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[Q] Best hardware keyboard of any phone that you've ever used?

They aren't fashionable these days, but for texting and emailing, they are still very practical. Out of curiosity, what do you consider to be the best hardware keyboard that you've ever used on a cell phone? Why?
Personally, I think that the HTC Touch Pro 2 was the best keyboard that I ever used because of its excellent layout. I also firmly prefer 5-row keyboards, which is one reason why I choose to import my Samsung Epic 4G and use it as a wi-fi device. The keyboard also allowed me to type at a decent WPM rate.
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I'm hoping for an Android phone with a similar layout. The G2/Desire Z is a 4-row keyboard and I think that the hinge might snap on that phone.
Note: Please back up your opinions with why if you are going to post a new keyboard.

Without question, the Touch Pro 2.

I absolutely agree, I can only hope there will be a newer model with a keyboard this awesome some day!

hTC Universal has been byfar the best kb device I ever used, of course my Rhodium was a great experience too but never compared to the magnificent kb and rotating pivoting screen of the Uni
Let´s see the Touch Pro 7, hope it will continue the great line of business/kb devices

There's also the new HTC 7 Pro, which is a Windows Phone 7 device. It appears to resemble the Touch Pro 2.
Lets phone for an Android version soon.

TP2 easily. So much space, and so comfortable.

You could have easily made the title of the thread:
Everyone reply to this by saying "Touch Pro 2"
...and gotten basically the same results.

FL5 said:
You could have easily made the title of the thread:
Everyone reply to this by saying "Touch Pro 2"
...and gotten basically the same results.
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At least one person thinks the HTC Universal is a good keyboard.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and not go with the epic 4g or any android phone in general, but rather the lg xenon. (;
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The SE Xperia X2's keyboard is amazing! It had a good feedback and wasn't too "clickey"
Too bad poor software made this phone basically unusable ...

Rhodium phone for sure.

Blackberry bold
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id have to go with the sidekick lx lol

G1 IMO

EuroSpeed said:
G1 IMO
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Why was the G1 so good as keyboard? It didn't feel as good as the TP2, unless you've never used it. Or if you're being sarcastic.

I liked the tp1, moved to tp2 and LOOOved it
I have the epic now and love it too. It's near perfect. (Only issue is when you type fairly fast it begins to mis letters and such...not that often though. Maybe 1 every 25 characters)
Overall tp2, epic and tp1 grade A keyboards
Epic Is As Epic Does

hTC Desire Z is also a good competitor, shame only Android on it...
Hope in 2011 the development of real hardware keyboard devices continues and give us a nice surprise!
Still thinking the best all times keyboard device is Universal

sauron0101 said:
Why was the G1 so good as keyboard? It didn't feel as good as the TP2, unless you've never used it. Or if you're being sarcastic.
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I've never used the TP2, I was answering the question. Best keyboard I have used. My opinion.

Yeah, I like the G1 keyboard. Haven't used the TP2 though it certainly looks decent (layout) in photos.
Waiting for a new Android phone with a keyboard at least as good as the G1. G2 loses because of no dedicated digit row.

The best that I've used is probably my Moments keyboard. I liked the soft keys and the spacing. The worst I've used is probably tied right now. Either the Palm Pre keyboard since it's so small, or the Droid keyboard.

Do you still love your Nexus S?

Take the poll!
So do you? Is it just okay now? Is it awful? Share your experience and thoughts on the NS!
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Yeeesssss, loft in its beauty. Feel it in your pocket.MMMMMMMMM. So good.

I bought mine on launch, and I still love. My only regret the is potential loss of tmobile, but the FCC seems to be leaning against that.

I really like it a lot. I think it's still the phone I'd choose today if I was in the market again; I've really appreciated the stock experience, especially post-2.3.3 patch, which fixed pretty much all my gripes with it.

I love it, but the only thing that I can think of to change is making the speaker audible when laid on it's back. I had a few missed calls because of this.

I love it. Started off a little bit slow, but things are starting to catch up... slowly.
I never get sick of the phone's looks. And getting the Case-Mate Pop Case made me even love it more.
Edit: Slow as in development.

I love it to death. The only way I would think of giving it up is if the deal goes through. Having a 3g phone with no 3g is lame.
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how dare you question my love of the nexus

I love it even more.
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I still love my nex. Sexiest looking phone out there.. Although now u see all these double-core/4.3" phones and kinda wish the SNS was the 1st.

Kah-Neth said:
I bought mine on launch, and I still love. My only regret the is potential loss of tmobile, but the FCC seems to be leaning against that.
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Same with this guy.

my brother has one. ihave iphone 4. last week i bought one. used but almost brand new. not a single cratch with no visible gtid pattern on the matrix pentile screen. it was stunning.
i figured what the hell, i will try it for few days. if i like it, i will keep it and sell my iphone 4. if not i will return it to the store " store owner is my close friend "
so i played with it. i think its awesome. but i gave it to my brother since it was in better shape than my brothers and he sold his phone.
i use skype video calls almost daily. and i play alot of games. i figured i can live without the skype but it was a no go.
its funny how a small things can screw up big things.
all in all i think its one of the best phones in the market. and i recommend this phone over any andriod phone available right now.
unless optimus 2x will have a cracked bootloader, then i dont think any phone coming soon will top the nexus .
right now i am waiting for the xperia play. for the same reason, i play games alo :/

Interesting responses. I for one, do love mine. I don't think I could ask for more except 3g.
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Wouldn't change this phone for any other out there.

My nexus s is flawless with the nscollab rom crazy battery life had me sold on best android practical phone on the market!
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I don't see any reason not to like the Nexus S currently...the only drawback is lack of dual core and 4G. But no biggie to me...I can live with 3G speeds and this phone is super fast with custom rom's, kernels even without dual core.
This will be my phone until GalaxyS 2 comes out on T-Mobile
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Had it from day one and still in love.

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I don't see any reason not to like the Nexus S currently...the only drawback is lack of dual core and 4G. But no biggie to me...I can live with 3G speeds and this phone is super fast with custom rom's, kernels even without dual core.
This will be my phone until GalaxyS 2 comes out on T-Mobile
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Then you'll complain about Samsung's delay on Android X.X. Just stay on the Nexus line and wait for the 3rd Nexus Phone.

Got mine as soon as Bestbuy opened on launch day, rooted it later that day as soon as Koush posted directions. Still love the phone and wouldn't trade it for any other phone available now or that has been announced/rumored.

I LOVE IT!
best phone I ever had in 10 ten years. none of them made me love it the way NS made me.

zephiK said:
Then you'll complain about Samsung's delay on Android X.X. Just stay on the Nexus line and wait for the 3rd Nexus Phone.
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Well as long as I can root and flash custom rom ... I don't care about Samsung pushing the update....and not a bad idea for waiting for Nexus 3 as well
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Considering Getting This

I'm sure you've had several threads on this, but should I return my Galaxy S 4G for the G2x? Is that big a boost in performance? I love stock Android, hate Touchwiz, but the Galaxy S has an amazing screen. Also, does the app Wiimote Controller work with the G2x?

Huge boost in performance. The G2x works like "butter" as many have been saying. G2x's screen is amazing, some are saying it's one of the best on the market right now and even outshines some of Samsung's screens. Wiimote does not work YET due to LG adding in their own bluetooth stacks into the phone instead of the more common ones, however it's generally believed that a ROM (Probably Cyanogen) or a software mod will fix the issue. Hope this helps!

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Huge boost in performance. The G2x works like "butter" as many have been saying. G2x's screen is amazing, some are saying it's one of the best on the market right now and even outshines some of Samsung's screens. Wiimote does not work YET due to LG adding in their own bluetooth stacks into the phone instead of the more common ones, however it's generally believed that a ROM (Probably Cyanogen) or a software mod will fix the issue. Hope this helps!
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Thanks a lot! I'll probably be picking it up today.

C0dy said:
I'm sure you've had several threads on this, but should I return my Galaxy S 4G for the G2x? Is that big a boost in performance? I love stock Android, hate Touchwiz, but the Galaxy S has an amazing screen. Also, does the app Wiimote Controller work with the G2x?
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LOL... I though I was the only current SGS4G person thinking about the switching to the G2x... plus it looks like this phone is getting more love than our phone from both the developers and LG I just read a story on engadget.com about LG showing love to the G2x something Samsung ain't doing for sh!t...
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LOL... I though I was the only current SGS4G person thinking about the switching to the G2x... plus it looks like this phone is getting more love than our phone from both the developers and LG I just read a story on engadget.com about LG showing love to the G2x something Samsung ain't doing for sh!t...
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Yeah, that's another thing. There's almost no support for this phone from T-Mobile, Samsung, and the modding community, with the G2x having all of the above.
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honestly... touchwiz is so lame id rather have an iphone than a sgs4g... its pretty much the same software only the iphone has better hardware than the sgs4g lol

JHaste said:
honestly... touchwiz is so lame id rather have an iphone than a sgs4g... its pretty much the same software only the iphone has better hardware than the sgs4g lol
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not true the sgs4g is not even close to iphone... better screen just for starters and at least t-mobiles network can handle the sgs4g
but YES it is better.... i traded my SGS4G the next day..... (well sent it back to order the G2x)

The G2X also doesn't feel like this:
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The G2X also doesn't feel like this:
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HAHAHAHAAH
yeah the SGS4G and the vibrant felt like plastic kids toys.... the G2x feels like a tank
and ive had mine for almost a week
NO reboots
NO data problems
NO screenlock death
minor bleeding but its only @ 100% brightness and in a dark room

I exchanged my Galaxy S. for the T-Mobile G2X. Yes, the screen is a big change, the Galaxy has a much better screen. But after about 10 days, I've forgotten the difference and was really enjoying the speed increase of the G2X. If you think you can get over the change in the screen, go for it, if you don't, you better stick with the the galaxy S or wait for the galaxy S II coming out soon.
JMHO

AT&T Delays LG Thrill (Optimus 3D) Again

AT&T delays LG Thrill 4G (Optimus 3D) again (to September 4). I took this picture with my HTC Inspire (Desire HD) at work (Radio Shack).
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I work at Radio Shack in the US and currently have the HTC Inspire 4G (Desire HD). I was planning on switching to the Thrill (Optimus 3D) to see if I like it. I'm a little unsure about having a LG phone, but what do you guys think? It'd be easy for me to switch back to the Inspire/Desire HD, so it's not much of a risk. How do you Optimus 3D owners like your phones? Pros/Cons?
What are your DL/UL speeds where you are?

Why are they billing it as 4G? I didn't think the Optimus 3D was a 4G phone. Or has that functionality been added purely to the US model?

Lagamorph said:
Why are they billing it as 4G? I didn't think the Optimus 3D was a 4G phone. Or has that functionality been added purely to the US model?
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Right now it'll be on AT&T's HSDPA/HSUPA (3G with backhaul). It allows download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbit/sec (I usually do around 6 mbit/sec download, 1 mbit/sec upload). Their LTE (Long Term Evolution) should be rolling out soon. ATT did a demonstration of their LTE and had a download speed of 28.87Mbps and 10.4Mbps in "real world conditions". They are advertising the LG Thrill as "4G" because it will be compatible with the LTE when it comes out. But for right now, let's say that it'll be on 3.5G

There is a lot of negativity towards this device because it has the "wrong" badge on it.
I have had this for almost 2 months and its a great phone. Here in the UK it's an absolute bargain compared to other top end devices on carrier deals. On free phone deals it is £5 per month less than the Samsung S2 and £10 less than an iPhone 4. The present economic situation means value for money is a good selling point again.
There are now more than a dozen people where I work who have bought this phone after seeing mine, they previously had iPhones, Blacberry's, Samsungs, HTC's etc.
Seeing this phone is enough to break the badge fear. What you get for the price is a no brainer
Pete

The delay has been public a while, radio shack stopped taking pre-orders and called all the once that had a pre-order to inform them of the delay.
As for 4G, it's marketing and AT&T does it to more or less all their phones and they are not the only once calling 3G 4G =/

Let's see:
Decent screen & good 3D.
Nothing to complain about radio (good reception, no drop connections...)
A little short on RAM, but enough to work & game anything nowadays.
Enough horsepower under the hood to move anything now and tomorrow. And plenty of source code from TI to develop for that platform.
The only 'con' you could consider is lack of updates from LG... but CM is around the corner.
If only had better battery...

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Let's see:
Decent screen & good 3D.
Nothing to complain about radio (good reception, no drop connections...)
A little short on RAM, but enough to work & game anything nowadays.
Enough horsepower under the hood to move anything now and tomorrow. And plenty of source code from TI to develop for that platform.
The only 'con' you could consider is lack of updates from LG... but CM is around the corner.
If only had better battery...
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Lack of updates from LG? no really IMO.
It's been out like 2months and there have been 2-3 updates from LG? is that bad?
Sure it's not at 2.3 yet but LG has done updates adressing stuff like the Camera, still slow to load but taking a picture now is actually ok.

Echts said:
Lack of updates from LG? no really IMO.
It's been out like 2months and there have been 2-3 updates from LG? is that bad?
Sure it's not at 2.3 yet but LG has done updates adressing stuff like the Camera, still slow to load but taking a picture now is actually ok.
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I'm not saying that LG does not update. I'm just saying that is the only 'con' you could consider to ditch LG. The hardware is in par or better than other phones, and radio's firmware is good, so the software is the only flacky point in a possible near future. But with CM, in the very worst scenario (LG abandons it) you know you can live without them.

Swapping back and forth between OSes.

First of all, I'm a die hard WP7 user through and through. Social interaction, stability, and quick gaming, as well as a good ecosystem of interconnected services are what I'm after in a phone, and so it's the ideal option for me. That said, I try to be as fair as possible in my judgment of other devices. I recently picked up a Nokia N9 and an Xperia play as alternate phones to my Lumia 800 (which has since been upgraded to the Lumia 900) for comparison purposes. The first thing I tested on these two devices, since it's the one thing I miss on WP7, is emulation. Honestly, despite the perfect controls on the xperia, I kept going back to the more "pure" Linux experience of meego for emulation. This was due primarily to the app emumaster which has all your basic emulators cooked into one app with great developer support and outstanding framework. The xperia's controls are awesome, but the low quality of the ps1 emulators I could find left a lot to be desired. The feature that Android really stole the show with, was the market. I left android October of 2010 for the most part aside from picking up random great deals on Craigslist. I most recently tried the Gnex, and it seemed to have a lot of the issues that put me on the prowl in the first place still, so I was not smitten. However, the progression of the app market is phenomenal, a far cry from the doldrum mess that I was forced to search through in my time with android. The new Google Play point is great and feels a lot less like a beta test than it did before. While I'll always prefer WP7's dynamic UI, I much preferred Meego's to android's. There are no "official" widgets yet, but even without, the three home screens have all the info you need and the lock screen is great. It offers a, "sleeping clock" feature where even when the phone is asleep, the clock is still displayed, as well as your notifications. After double tapping on that, you have more specific notifications over a background pic of your choosing, you can swipe on any of these to open the app direct, or just swipe the whole homescreen off which leads to the homescreens, one has all your apps complete with folders. The next, shows all the apps you have currently running. True multi-tasking an astonishing 19 apps and no real hiccups. Amazing. Then, there's your notifications tab, it keeps your notifications as well as a list of your social network mews feed on hand. Everything just feels easy and intuitive. Android, sadly, still felt pretty much the same, I guess if it's not broke, don't fix it, but there's better UI options. Overall, the xperia Play got the least play, not because it's a bad device, but it's just not what I need. The N9 is great, but suffers some of the same issues android does. It is, however, a good meeting point between android and WP7 and was abandoned far too early. Neither pulled me from WP7, but unfortunately, I now try to double-tap my 900 to unlock it.

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That should've stuck with Meego. That would've been a real 4th OS.
Nokia can't shine with Wp7.
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That should've stuck with Meego. That would've been a real 4th OS.
Nokia can't shine with Wp7.
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The Lumia 900 seems to be doing quite well for itself, replacing the iPhone as ATT's hero device. I can't wait to see what the 610 does in India.

I read somewhere that at&t associates doin a disservice for customers. It seems iPhone is still the hero device, salespeople still pushing the iPhone and not giving the lumia900 a chance.
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They sell what they know, unfortunately most att reps know little about phones.

wendellc said:
I read somewhere that at&t associates doin a disservice for customers. It seems iPhone is still the hero device, salespeople still pushing the iPhone and not giving the lumia900 a chance.
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Yh my mum went to the store and I went with her as I know more about phones than the actual sales reps.she told them,I need a high end device,they told her don't look at anything else but an iPhone 4 s,I told them y? Answer: "because its an iPhone,hazzz market,better touch screen and its an.....iPhone etc u get the point." I just loled

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Yh my mum went to the store and I went with her as I know more about phones than the actual sales reps.she told them,I need a high end device,they told her don't look at anything else but an iPhone 4 s,I told them y? Answer: "because its an iPhone,hazzz market,better touch screen and its an.....iPhone etc u get the point." I just loled
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Wow for them just to say that I will say one thing well a couple.
1st smart phone - w as iPhone 3GS 16gb. Loved it..... When I had it.
2 nd smart phone - htc hd7. Was okay not many apps. Hated metro tiles.
3rd smart phone -galaxy s2 i9100- LOVE IT MORE THEN ANYTHING. Awesome phone. Went to go get a iPhone 4s . But I thought and my friend said u have to try andriod. Now he was right not goin to any other Os ever again.
For her to say iPhone as a high end device is funny.