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Out of topic, what's the purpose of physical numpad in a modern phone? Inputting text with T9? Pure nostalgy? Fill the void because bigger screen would be too e
by Yaggo 9y ago
Out of topic, what's the purpose of physical numpad in a modern phone? Inputting text with T9? Pure nostalgy? Fill the void because bigger screen would be too expensive?
I find it hard to believe that manual entering of phone numbers is common use case. Nowadays people mainly communicate by texting/chatting via social networks, right?
- zmix 9y agoSome people just like it more, if they have haptic feedback. It's "The Feel". You can do this without watching the screen, for example. Not everyone wants a PC in their pocket. Some just need a phone, that does connect them to more than just another phone and let's them shoot photos, I guess.
- kolla 9y agoThe speed I could type text messages with T9 is something I will never achieve with my iphone. I am however guessing that a smaller screen will lead to longer battery life and the phone seems to aim itself at markets where that matters more than in the west.