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God's I miss the G1. That popout keyboard was amazing.
by marak830 9y ago
God's I miss the G1. That popout keyboard was amazing.
- Slackwise 9y agoSame. Although the G2 was even nicer, in that the keys were bigger, but you lost the dedicated number row. I'd honestly be okay with a slab style phone, that's wider than normal, but still fits in the hand, so I can have a solid keyboard. Something similar to the Peek: https://i2.wp.com/www.amitbhawani.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Get-Peek-Email-India.jpg https://i2.wp.com/www.amitbhawani.com/blog/wp-content/upload...
- digi_owl 9y agoReminds me that Samsung have been offering a keyboard cover of sorts for their recent high end models. http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/mobile-accessories/phones/galaxy-s8-plus-keyboard-cover--black-ej-cg955bbegww/ http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/mobile-accessories/phones/g... Apparently it is not simply a passive device, but one the firmware is aware of when placed above the screen, as the screen actually shrink to account for the area covered by the keyboard. Edit: That said, i can't help feel the world lost something when the leading light in phone design moved from Europe to USA, and in the process turning every phone into a flat piece of glass.
- MrMember 9y ago7 years later and I still miss the slide out keyboard on the original Droid. I've never gotten used to software keyboards and they're an almost daily source of frustration.