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Lack of Physical keyboard

great physical keyboard >> swype > mediocre physical keyboard = most soft keyboards > bad physical keyboard > bad soft keyboard

swype is nice on the DINC, I really don't miss having a physical keyboard much. (I had an old school ENV which had an awesome keyboard). that said, I would take some extra thickness if it meant having a great physical keyboard; NESOID and other games would be usable and awesome instead of unusable
 
appleaj said:
And I wouldn't suggest Swype, nor do I believe that it's faster/more efficient than typing the correct way.
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I don't think this is a matter of opinion. anyone who uses Swype well WILL type faster than pecking 1 key at a time even if they are good and used to the normal keyboard. its simple physics/geometry, your finger travels less distance and faster with swype

in 20 minutes with swype I was a faster/more accurate writer than I had been with the DINC stock keyboard in 59 days
 
I was worried about the lack of physical keyboard but after one day it did not matter anymore.....I love it and actually am faster on it!
 
It's just better design.

Reduces weight and size. You eliminate an unnecessary physical component on the device, and offer an equal alternative with a very small learning curve. Same principle with voice to text.

Overall, it's sexier.
 
I had an LG Dare prior to my Incredible, so the switch from one to the other wasn't a big deal.

Frankly the physical keyboard is one more thing that adds weight to the phone. If you want a physical keyboard, Verizon still sells the Moto Droid and it is still supported (slated for froyo 2.2 mid-July).
 
Ecks said:
I had an LG Dare prior to my Incredible, so the switch from one to the other wasn't a big deal.

Frankly the physical keyboard is one more thing that adds weight to the phone. If you want a physical keyboard, Verizon still sells the Moto Droid and it is still supported (slated for froyo 2.2 mid-July).
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I heard they were getting it tomorrow. Guess we'll find out soon!

Out of the 7 people I know who got the Moto Droid only 1 kept using the physical keyboard. The rest found it much easier to use the touch screen to type. Which of course just made them mad that they phone is now twice the size and weight of what they actually use!

You'll get used to it. Like Ecks, I have had the Dare for 2 years now and I got used to it real quick. I would never go back.
 
Terabethia said:
Out of the 7 people I know who got the Moto Droid only 1 kept using the physical keyboard. The rest found it much easier to use the touch screen to type. Which of course just made them mad that they phone is now twice the size and weight of what they actually use!
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This.

Only Droid user I know that uses the physical keyboard is my mother. My brother, my sister-in-law, my dad, my uncle, my friends at work, etc all use the onscreen controls.

Slide out keyboards are very 2007.
 
makewayhomer said:
I mean, no, there is a reason why blackberries are very popular with people who email a ton - the keyboard
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Lol, they're for people who for some reason can't use a touch keyboard. Also, blackberry did a great job integrating with corporate emails so they're established. Don't read more into it than it is. And blackberry can't make a good touch screen phone if it they tried (Storm anyone?) so they stick with what they're good at. I can fly past anyone with a hard keyboard, I promise. Android's prediction makes it that much easier.

I suppose you stuck with CRTs too because of the improved contrast ratio over LCD, even though they weigh 3x as much and use nearly twice the power. ;)
 
sabrewings said:
Lol, they're for people who for some reason can't use a touch keyboard. Also, blackberry did a great job integrating with corporate emails so they're established. Don't read more into it than it is. And blackberry can't make a good touch screen phone if it they tried (Storm anyone?) so they stick with what they're good at. I can fly past anyone with a hard keyboard, I promise. Android's prediction makes it that much easier.

I suppose you stuck with CRTs too because of the improved contrast ratio over LCD, even though they weigh 3x as much and use nearly twice the power. ;)
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everybody "can use" a touch keyboard, it's just that writing out a long email on a good keyboard (ie Blackberry) >>>>> writing out an email by tapping on glass (or sliding on glass). I am a swype user, but even Swype isn't as good as my old Env hard keyboard. I agree that the Droid keyboard sucks, and thats why I didnt buy it. but my old Env keyboard rules and I never made mistakes on it

also as I mentioned above hard keyboards are better when you try to play many games - almost every single NES game was designed to be used with hard buttons.
 
makewayhomer said:
everybody "can use" a touch keyboard, it's just that writing out a long email on a good keyboard (ie Blackberry) >>>>> writing out an email by tapping on glass (or sliding on glass). I am a swype user, but even Swype isn't as good as my old Env hard keyboard. I agree that the Droid keyboard sucks, and thats why I didnt buy it. but my old Env keyboard rules and I never made mistakes on it
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I had the EnV Touch prior to this phone and felt the physical keyboard was clunky and slow. I was plenty faster on the touch screen. It takes more time (and energy) to apply pressure to overcome resistance and push the key than a very light touch on a touch screen. I barely touch the touch screen on the Inc since that's how capacitive touch screens work best.

makewayhomer said:
also as I mentioned above hard keyboards are better when you try to play many games - almost every single NES game was designed to be used with hard buttons.
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SNES games were designed to work with hard buttons too. Like I said, I don't find it any more difficult to play things like Star Fox, Dr Mario, Donkey Kong, Mario RPG, etc on the Inc than I do my gamepad on my PC. It takes a second to train your brain on where things are, but after the first minute or so it's fluid. It helps that the Inc's multitouch actually works right unlike the N1's.
 
I thought I would miss my TP2 keyboard but I don't. SWYPE is faster than a physical keyboard once you get used to it.

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sabrewings said:
... I can fly past anyone with a hard keyboard, I promise...
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jbass350z said:
...SWYPE is faster than a physical keyboard once you get used to it.
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How fast are you able to type on a physical keyboard? (full size or reduced.) What is your max wpm? (words per minute)

Also, how much faster are you guys with Swype (or any touch screen)? Do you have any accurate speed test results to back up these claims?

I am curious because I am upgrading from a very basic flip phone to the HTC incredible (ETA Thursday woot). I know I will be able to send txt and e-mail faster on the incredible vs. old school keypad txting, but I type 130+wpm on a keyboard so I want to know how that compares. :) Either way I'm excited that it will be faster/easier on my new incredible.

Thx everyone!
 
I'm at least 60WPM on the Inc. Depending on the prediction, I can get faster. But, no prediction at all, I can turn out a word a second or so.
 
i'm a little worried that i'm not going to have a physical keyboard on my incredible (when it finally arrives) since i've become really accustomed to the one on my lg voyager, but i tried out the incredible's virtual keyboard at the store & it seems to work pretty well. looking forward to throwing swype on there and getting used to that.
 
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