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I remember the first Android phone. It was small, and had a real keyboard. It's not that it can't be done, it's that it's cheaper to not have one, and they can

by ghusto 3y ago

I remember the first Android phone. It was small, and had a real keyboard. It's not that it can't be done, it's that it's cheaper to not have one, and they can get away with it because of the lowest common denominator consumer.

spondylosaurus 3y ago
The G1! (Or HTC Dream, depending on your locale.) It had a keyboard, touchscreen, and a trackball to boot. You weren't kidding about it being small, though—in hindsight the 320 x 480 screen resolution was a bit rough.
- ghusto 3y ago
  > 320 x 480 screen resolution was a bit rough Meh. I remember thinking "but why?" when the "high res" screen phones came out. It did the job, and I didn't really see the point in a higher resolution back then. Honestly, if I had the choice, I'd go back to that device in a heartbeat, low-res and all.