Is there any android phone that has...

[macethedon]

a physical numerical keypad? as in;

 

[gtbarry]

the stock keyboard in 4.2.2 does that for me. From what I recall, 4.2, 4.0 and 2.3 also did.

If yours does not there are a lot of "dialer" apps in the play store.

 

[Frisco]

a physical numerical keypad? as in;

You're saying "physical," as opposed to on-screen, I gather.

There are many with numerical keys, usually with the numbers in a different color than the default key letter. Example:

HTC Status Review: A Phone for Facebook Fanatics | PCWorld

That one's old.. from last year I believe. But many are out there, depending on your carrier, of course.

 

[macethedon]

the stock keyboard in 4.2.2 does that for me. From what I recall, 4.2, 4.0 and 2.3 also did.

If yours does not there are a lot of "dialer" apps in the play store.

Sorry, but you got the wrong idea, I meant something like this;

 

[gtbarry]

Sorry, but you got the wrong idea, I meant something like this;

Sorry my mistake!

There are some candy bar style phones out there as pointed out above by Frisco. But VERY few.

More likely you will find slide out keyboards like on the HTC MyTouch 4g Slide. But those are QWERTY Slide out usually and also rare.

The number to choose from of any physical keyboard style are going to be few and inferior in specs to touchscreen only phones. If you search the major manufacturer's site's (i.e. LG, Samsung, Motorola, etc) you will see that you can sort by form factor and small percentage will have physical keyboards.

 

[LeoStaley]

I have researched this long and hard. Finding an android with a numeric keypad, an android with physical t9 typing capability, has been pretty hard. I want that physical 12 key keyboard, and nobody seems to want to give it to me with my android.

But are a small number of options, with some EXTREMELY good news upcoming.

The crappy, and difficult-to-find (unless you know the product name already) Jincen g99 JINCEN G99 DUAL SIM ANDROID 2.2 GAME CONSOLE WIFI TV SMART PHONE - YouTube
Jincen G99 / G88 - Smartphone Android le moins cher ! - YouTube

Then, the impossible to find Halcyon Wholesale Dual SIM Android Smartphone with Numeric Keypad From China

The nearly impossible to find http://www.**********.com/item/Gion...013999999899&gclid=CP7HoKXIqbkCFc57Qgod_EsAMw

The incredibly expensive and nearly impossible to find, The Samsung SCH-W999.

the hard to find, and moderately expensive Softbank Sharp 007SH Aquos Hybrid Android Phone Kyoex - Shop Buy Softbank Sharp 007SH Aquos Android Hybrid Japanese Phone

And two up coming phones by Samsung: the Samsung Galaxy Folder, http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/04/samsung-galaxy-folder-live-photos/ and the Samsung w789 "Hennessy" http://www.phonearena.com/news/Specs-leak-for-the-Samsung-Hennessy-Android-flip-phone_id46017.

You're going to hear people say these samsung phones are "inexplicable" or "stupid" or for luddites who don't want to embrace new technology, and all sorts of condescending crap. Don't listen to them. These are the same obsessive people who complain about a .5 mm difference in phone profile, the difference in screen resolution and pixel density between a 720 by 1280 phone and a 700 by 1200 phone, but who barely think it's worth mentioning practical, real world concerns like battery life.

I will be getting the Galaxy Folder the moment I have the money for it, and I'm just irritated that Verizon won't ever get anything like it.

Edit:

after poking around a bit more by searching for android flip phones instead of android phyiscal kepyad, I've found a few more:

Philips Xenium W930
Philips T939
Fujitsu-Toshiba F001

Edit 2
The Chairman by Ulysse Nardin. Candybar Android phone with an alphanumeric keypad. $129,000. Hholy crap.

Edit 3: Corrected Typo

 

[Tattycakes]

I've always wanted an android handset with a numerical keypad but they seem almost non-existent. I would love an android version of this phone: LG GD900 Crystal - Full phone specifications but I think the closest we have so far is the new Samsung flip phone.

 

[LeoStaley]

Honestly, the best form factor phone I've seen and held, in all my experience with phones, is the LG VX9400.

It looks weird, but it was amazing. If I could get a phone with that form factor, and android, I would be so happy

 

[nickdalzell]

why would anyone prefer T9 over a QWERTY? texting/typing would be a royal PITA doing that. i cannot imagine going back to the timely headaches of tapping out emails via my Nokia 5185i these days.

 

[IOWA]

Here you go.

Behold, the Samsung Galaxy Golden Android flip phone | Android Atlas - CNET Reviews

 

[wisguy84]

Droid 4

 

[kate]

Here you go.

Behold, the Samsung Galaxy Golden Android flip phone | Android Atlas - CNET Reviews

"The Galaxy Golden runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and features two 3.7-inch Super AMOLED touch screens mounted back-to-back."

Never thought I'd see a cell with that design in a flip phone. Kind of cool to be honest.

 

[Ssith]

something like:

Behold, the Samsung Galaxy Golden Android flip phone | Android Atlas - CNET Reviews ?

edit: DAMNIT! teaches me to not read the thread.

 

[jetwanyo]

Wow, I thought that there's no such phone as nowadays all goes to touch screen.

 

[LeoStaley]

why would anyone prefer T9 over a QWERTY? texting/typing would be a royal PITA doing that. i cannot imagine going back to the timely headaches of tapping out emails via my Nokia 5185i these days.

The predictive text entry plus the physical buttons allowed me to type at nearly 30 wpm, faster than anyone i personally know can do on their touch screen, and with SIGNIFICANTLY fewer errors, because i got familiar with the alternative predictions.

 

[Stuntman]

Here are some that I have found:

Phone Finder results - GSMArena.com=

 

[chanchan05]

The predictive text entry plus the physical buttons allowed me to type at nearly 30 wpm, faster than anyone i personally know can do on their touch screen, and with SIGNIFICANTLY fewer errors, because i got familiar with the alternative predictions.

Hmm, using Swiftkey on my phone (a 4inch screen), I get a gross of 35words per min with an accuracy of 86%. That's the highest I've ever got. Well I once got an accuracy of 100% but thats 30 words per minute. I generally average around 25-28 words per minute. It gets faster when you aren't using a typing speed test app because Swiftkey can predict the next word based on your last word, so it doesn't work on typing speed test which gives you random words (predictions are off because the next word is totally unrelated to the last word). Given enough use, Swiftkey can predict entire sentences composed of words of two different languages. I can probably go faster on a phone with a slightly bigger screen.

It just takes getting used to. I went through a phase of typing real slow on messages when I first got to touch screens as well, then I discovered Swype and my typing+swyping speed went up to the 20s. Then when Swiftkey implemented dual language prediciton (since normal everyday conversation here in my country is English+native dialect combined) and my language was added support recently, I started seeing 30wpm scores.

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[Stuntman]

On my typing speed test app, I got 27 wpm using Kii and 25 wpm on SwiftKey. There are a variety of keyboard you can choose from on Android. You may also find T9 keyboard, although they would be via touch screen instead of physical buttons. Many of the keyboards you find have multiple layouts. I use Kii because it has a wide variety of layouts to choose from and had one I am most comfortable with.

In any case, switching keyboards is going to take some time getting use to. I used to have a physical landscape slider keyboard on my phones. Those took me a few weeks to get used to if I type regularly on them. Switching to a touch screen took me a lot longer (several months) because I didn't use auto-correct of any kind. Once I started using auto-correct/text prediction features (like how you do on a T9), my typing became so much faster and more accurate.

 

[LeoStaley]

Hi! To everybody quoting how fast you can type with swiftkey: I do use swiftkey now. I've been using Swiftkey for a year and a half. it's not getting any faster than about 25 with 85% accuracy, an accuracy that is absolute bull$#!t. auto-predict functions radically different with a t9 than it does with a full touch screen keyboard.
With a physical number pad and word recognition, I can get 30 wpm with easily 97% accuracy. Your numbers trying to convince me that touch screen is better are... kinda funny.

I'm not claiming that it's objectively better. Just that it IS objectively better, FOR ME. I can probably type more accurately and more quickly than you probably can with your touch screen. I'm not bragging. I'm lamenting. If I had an android phone that could let me do that, I'd probably brag though

Though, I did find, today, a phone that looked perfect though, except for one thing. Have a look at my post above's second edit.

 

[chanchan05]

Different strokes for different folks, considering that I've been using swiftkey less time than you have but I get higher scores in WPM. Plus the fact that in my case it's impossible for T9 to be faster than Swiftkey because I need dual language input.

I doubt you'll ever find success in your endeavor to look for an Android with alphanumeric. It's just not what MOST people want. The thing with Android is, yes its can be customized fit your own needs, but as a consumer you are still at the mercy of phone manufacturers. Is it possible to have an Android with alphanumeric? Sure. Are they available where you are? Unlikely. Most of the ones on your links are using Japan frequencies which won't work in the US AFAIK. Your best bet would probably be using a soft alphanumeric keypad with T9 prediction. Samsung phones for example, offer a alphanumeric keypad from the settings that uses the same T9 prediction as their nontouch phones. Not sure how good other T9 soft keyboards are in the market.

 

[Stuntman]

Stuntman: Your link had exactly 1 phone that matched this discussion topic, and I already mentioned it. You sound like a smartass idiot.

The search function on the web site was rather limited. The search results of that link was the only searches that I made that had at least one phone that fit your parameters. My intention was that perhaps you could use that web site to do a more exhaustive search. gsmarena.com has a very good list of practially all phones that have been made.

 

[Stuntman]

The Samsung keyboard on the Galaxy S3 has a T9 keyboard. I'm sure that there are other such keyboards for Android phones.

 

[IOWA]

Cleaned up the thread. Name calling is uncalled for. Please keep your heads cool, we're here to help each other out not start silly fights. As always, there is a link to the site rules in my sig if you have any questions.

Thanks everyone!

 

[LeoStaley]

Different strokes for different folks, considering that I've been using swiftkey less time than you have but I get higher scores in WPM. Plus the fact that in my case it's impossible for T9 to be faster than Swiftkey because I need dual language input.

I doubt you'll ever find success in your endeavor to look for an Android with alphanumeric. It's just not what MOST people want. The thing with Android is, yes its can be customized fit your own needs, but as a consumer you are still at the mercy of phone manufacturers. Is it possible to have an Android with alphanumeric? Sure. Are they available where you are? Unlikely. Most of the ones on your links are using Japan frequencies which won't work in the US AFAIK. Your best bet would probably be using a soft alphanumeric keypad with T9 prediction. Samsung phones for example, offer a alphanumeric keypad from the settings that uses the same T9 prediction as their nontouch phones. Not sure how good other T9 soft keyboards are in the market.

Alas, at the mercy of the manufacturers is right. and you're right about the Japan frequencies as well; they are darned near impossible to get to work here in the states.

The search function on the web site was rather limited. The search results of that link was the only searches that I made that had at least one phone that fit your parameters. My intention was that perhaps you could use that web site to do a more exhaustive search. gsmarena.com has a very good list of practially all phones that have been made.

You know, I am very sorry for calling you a smartass idiot. It was sumptuousness, unkind, and not like me as a person, even for random internet strangers.

I do appreciate your thoughtful effort. Sadly, very early in my relentless journey to find a phone that matches what I'm looking for, I discovered GSMArena (and other big phone sites) to be FAR less comprehensive than they make themselves out to be. Phonearena has a better search functionality than GSMArena (in most ways), but a smaller database of phones. Most of the phones I listed above are simply not there in in even GSMArena's database. I actually gave up after I discovered that because I too thought that they were totally comprehensive. I resumed my search after discovering that there were LOTS of phones they didn't have listed.

And, again, while I appreciate the advice about there being a simulated t9 keyboard usable in android, it just doesn't provide the value that a physical keyboard does to me. "Different strokes for different folks," as Chanchan05 mentioned.

I think I may start an all-new thread about my discoveries and thoughts about this, so as to avoid repetition, and communicate myself better.

 

[Stuntman]

Phones may be named differently in different parts of the world. Not all of the variants or the names may be listed in GSMArena.

I haven't looked at phones with T9 keyboards for a while. The trend is for touch screen phones. I do still see a number of T9 keyboard phones at phone stores, but I'm not sure if any are actually Android phones.