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Would You Rather Have NO Physical Keyboard?

Would you rather the Droid have a...

  • Physical Keyboard, just like it is

    Votes: 47 66.2%

  • Virtual Keyboard, like the iPhone

    Votes: 17 23.9%

  • I like toast

    Votes: 7 9.9%
  • Total voters
    71
Stangs55

Stangs55

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Just curious...I'd definitely prefer a Droid with only a virtual keyboard (like the iPhone). Take away the sliding keyboard and you'd likely have a phone slimmer than the 3GS and more comparable in weight.
 
I actually cannot stand virtual keyboards. The main reason I like the Droid is because of the physical keyboard (there are other reasons as well, but that is one of the major ones).

I have an iPod Touch, and I make typing mistakes ALL the time. Out of all the virtual keyboards, I feel like the iPhone has one of the better ones.
 
Stangs55 said:
Just curious...I'd definitely prefer a Droid with only a virtual keyboard (like the iPhone). Take away the sliding keyboard and you'd likely have a phone slimmer than the 3GS and more comparable in weight.
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Then you might want to wait for the HTC Passion. Rumor is that it will be launching in Dec sometime.
 
the eris should be released the same day and although it's not running 2.0, it likely will get an update when htc hero's does. it's a good option for those that do not want a keyboard.
 
I have found the HTC WinMo virtual keyboard to be better than my iTouch keyboard. While neither one is as good as having a physical keyboard, I'm ok either way.
 
Is it confirmed that the virtual key board DOES NOT support multi touch,(as of now) by engadget.
 
knickerbocker said:
That is not true. Every other review I have read said that it does support. Engadget review is incorrect.
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Yup. Short answer: The Droid does support multitouch, however it is only implemented in the keyboard as of now. We can hope for future updates to add support to the browser, etc.
 
Stangs55 said:
Yup. Short answer: The Droid does support multitouch, however it is only implemented in the keyboard as of now. We can hope for future updates to add support to the browser, etc.
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When the Hero ROM is updated to 2.0, does that mean if we install this ROM onto a DROID it will then have multi touch?
 
michaelkahl said:
I like toast, because I'd like a better physical keyboard with offset keys and no D-pad.
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I like the idea of a d pad. If I'm in landscape mode and typing frequently i'd like to have a d pad to easily flick through menus etc. Having to move your hand to the screen to select stuff while the keyboard is out seems awkward. But I agree a better keyboard would be better. If the keyboard isn't done well it mayaswell not be done at all.
 
I absolutely wanted a physical keyboard...I just hope it's a good keyboard, which I won't really know until I have a chance to use it.

AdamHC said:
They shouldve made both. A version with a hardware keyboard and one without.
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Well they kinda did. If you hate the physical keyboard you never have to use it since there is a virtual one.

I can't see anyone who was genuinely loving the phone not getting it because of the physical keyboard, but I could see plenty not getting it if it lacked the keyboard.

knickerbocker said:
That is not true. Every other review I have read said that it does support. Engadget review is incorrect.
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Stangs55 said:
Yup. Short answer: The Droid does support multitouch, however it is only implemented in the keyboard as of now. We can hope for future updates to add support to the browser, etc.
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My understanding was that Android supported multitouch, but the virtual keyboards on the Droid did not.
 
rawness said:
My understanding was that Android supported multitouch, but the virtual keyboards on the Droid did not.
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The Droid is Android 2.0. Verizon has made no edits to the OS.

I have used the Droid and I can say that is supports MT on the virtual keyboard.
 
So let me get this straight - all 3 editors on the engadget are lying through their teeth? I would take their word for it - since all three got a Droid to review. What proof do you have that it supports multi touch? these reviews are you speaking of are just reading the spec sheet. Either way i do believe multitouch support will be added in the future, currently none.
 
NSXLA said:
So let me get this straight - all 3 editors on the engadget are lying through their teeth? I would take their word for it - since all three got a Droid to review. What proof do you have that it supports multi touch? these reviews are you speaking of are just reading the spec sheet. Either way i do believe multitouch support will be added in the future, currently none.
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outside of the fact that I have used a demo unit, here:

Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless) Smartphone reviews - CNET Reviews

"The capacitive display's touch interface is quick and responsive and we love the added multitouch capability."
 
I'd ditch the keyboard, just for the sake of a thinner, trimmer form factor, and room for a bigger battery.
 
NSXLA said:
So let me get this straight - all 3 editors on the engadget are lying through their teeth? I would take their word for it - since all three got a Droid to review. What proof do you have that it supports multi touch? these reviews are you speaking of are just reading the spec sheet. Either way i do believe multitouch support will be added in the future, currently none.
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Many of their comments where targeted at the browser, not the on screen keyboard IIRC...I won't really miss multi touch browsing since I have never used it, but it would be nice if they added it at some point in the future...
 
knickerbocker said:
That is not true. Every other review I have read said that it does support. Engadget review is incorrect.
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agreed- either everyone else is wrong (and the description in the SDK- "The framework's multi-touch support ensures that key presses aren't missed while typing rapidly with two fingers.") or engadget is wrong.
 
dmodert66 said:
Many of their comments where targeted at the browser, not the on screen keyboard IIRC...I won't really miss multi touch browsing since I have never used it, but it would be nice if they added it at some point in the future...
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i think that's the beef that I've seen- you still have to double tap to zoom the brower rather than pinch becasue the browser doesn't have multitouch yet.
 
michaelk said:
i think that's the beef that I've seen- you still have to double tap to zoom the brower rather than pinch becasue the browser doesn't have multitouch yet.
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I don't think is that the browser doesn't support it, that should be easy, the problem, from what I've read, is that Apple has a patent on multi-touch gestures. I'm not sure how Palm is getting by with it on the Pre but I don't think Google wants to push it just yet.
 
knickerbocker said:
outside of the fact that I have used a demo unit, here:

Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless) Smartphone reviews - CNET Reviews

"The capacitive display's touch interface is quick and responsive and we love the added multitouch capability."
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Yep from the same review you linked

Speaking of which, the Android virtual keyboard is largely the same, but Google says it revamped the keyboard layout for faster, more-accurate typing. We haven't noticed specific design changes just yet, but we'll explore a bit more. Also, as Google puts it, "the multitouch support ensures that key presses aren't missed while typing rapidly with two fingers." When using either keyboard, Android 2.0 offers a better dictionary that includes contacts names.
 
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