Re:The Huawei Disaster Reveals Google’s Iron Grip on Android
by charlesdaniels on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:12AM
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Agreed!
I was a BB Classic user for about 2 years before jumping ship to iOS for practical reasons.
Aside from what you mentioned, I would also bring up that, at least on the Classic, the little touch nub/joystick/trackpad thing was actually incredibly handy. It could act as a mouse, which meant that you could use "Desktop" websites very easily, since you didn't have to try to fat finger tiny little buttons. And since it was essentially a real mouse, hovering worked to, which is nice for sites that required that.
For those that have never seen one, it was a small button, about the size of an iPhone home button, but the surface doubled as a capactive trackpad, I assume with similar tech to those used in laptops, but far more sensitive. I still used the touch-screen a fair amount, but having a mouse was wonderful when you needed it.
The hardware on the Classic was just fantastic... long battery life, good build quality, and a SIM+microSD slot.
I was a BB Classic user for about 2 years before jumping ship to iOS for practical reasons.
Aside from what you mentioned, I would also bring up that, at least on the Classic, the little touch nub/joystick/trackpad thing was actually incredibly handy. It could act as a mouse, which meant that you could use "Desktop" websites very easily, since you didn't have to try to fat finger tiny little buttons. And since it was essentially a real mouse, hovering worked to, which is nice for sites that required that.
For those that have never seen one, it was a small button, about the size of an iPhone home button, but the surface doubled as a capactive trackpad, I assume with similar tech to those used in laptops, but far more sensitive. I still used the touch-screen a fair amount, but having a mouse was wonderful when you needed it.
The hardware on the Classic was just fantastic... long battery life, good build quality, and a SIM+microSD slot.