Yes, dominant smartphones before iPhone were BlackBerry inspired, full physical keyboard with small screen. When the iPhone launched, the Android project chang

Yes, dominant smartphones before iPhone were BlackBerry inspired, full physical keyboard with small screen. When the iPhone launched, the Android project changed direction toward a full screen phone and that form became much more dominant and popular than the BlackBerry form. Apple made the bet that they could make the full screen experience much more compelling that people would accept the trade off of losing the keyboard.