Re:Apple Is Flailing Badly At The Edges
by axod on Tuesday August 19, 2008 @05:04PM
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Name a smartphone that has a web browser that competes. Also one that has a keyboard that can compete with the iPhones.
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Wait, a keyboard that can compete?
How about a Blackberry, Treo, or anything else with a physical keyboard?
Sorry, I really can't deal with a physical keyboard that requires a toothpick to use.
I've tried those, and it's just slow and laborious compared with the iPhone for me.
Re:Apple Is Flailing Badly At The Edges
by martythemaniak on Tuesday August 19, 2008 @09:35PM
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No, I don't think you've ever used a phone with a decent keypad. I used type on suretype keypads about as fast as I could handwrite, and even faster on full qwerty models.
As far as typing goes, my iPhone is just comical. It is not even responsive enough to register all keypresses, let alone get them correctly.
I've used a ton of smartphone keyboards. I guess it comes down to personal preference. The keyboard I can type on fastest and with least effort is the iPhone. Yes occasionaly it pauses for a second when the keyboard first comes up, but then it's responsive and registers everything you type.
my htc dash, t-mobile phone, has a nice keyboard and with opera mini (free) it displays full web pages with a zoom ability. the phones battery life is about 6 solid hard use internet hours, not bad