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iPhone with physical keyboard; would you prefer that?

Would you want a keyboard on your iPhone?

  • yes

    Votes: 20 13.7%

  • no

    Votes: 126 86.3%
  • Total voters
    146
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orange42

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Original poster
Apr 12, 2009
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I've been reading around and noticed that some people seem to want a future iPhone to have a physical qwerty keyboard. I personally would not. I think adding a keyboard to the iPhone would make it less professional looking and, though nothing else competes IMO, make it seem Voyager or Pre-esque.

Would you want or not want a keyboard?
 
I would never switch back to a physical mobile keyboard, the iphone one is just faster and better
 
NO NO NO

I have had phones with QWERTY, I have had several keys like the "c" button quit working on me.
 
orange42 said:
I've been reading around and noticed that some people seem to want a future iPhone to have a physical qwerty keyboard. I personally would not. I think adding a keyboard to the iPhone would make it less professional looking and, though nothing else competes IMO, make it seem Voyager or Pre-esque.

Would you want or not want a keyboard?
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I'm happy with it being an on screen keyboard, especially when 3.0 comes out and we can go in landscape to type sms and emails. Although, I have to disagree with you when you say that a physical keyboard would make it "less professional" as most blackberries have physical keyboards and they look professional to me.

But yea, on-screen keyboard all the way.
 
I had to temporarily go back to an older phone with a physical keyboard due to a temp "misplacement" of my iPhone. It took me freaking 10min to type out a message, whereas the iPhone takes a whopping 10 seconds. EFF PHYSICAL KEYPADS!
 
I think the current I iPhone is great buy I wouldlove one that had a slide out keyboard from theback, I'd be fine with a little extra chubbyness
 
Built-in keyboard, no way. Able to use Apple's wireless bluetooth keyboard would be freaken awesome.
 
And be stuck with one set of buttons, that can never change to anything else?

The touchscreen keyboard can be rearranged at any time, in software. With all the different keys on an iPhone, the keyboard would be HUGE.
 
slapguts said:
And be stuck with one set of buttons, that can never change to anything else?

The touchscreen keyboard can be rearranged at any time, in software. With all the different keys on an iPhone, the keyboard would be HUGE.
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Because this is so bad on all other phones, right?

It'd be nice to have the option of using a physical keyboard, or a virtual keyboard. That's all I'm saying.
 
before the iPhone I would argue yes, but afterwards, it's definitely a more intuitive, albeit you probably can't type as fast, but who cares, it works great.
 
TuffLuffJimmy said:
I don't think so. If anything moving keys around would just mess with the end user.

What the hell is a ".com" button!?!
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Open Safari on your iphone, go to type in a url. There it is. Hold it down, and you get the option to choose .net, and .org, as well.
 
jmann said:
Hell-to-the-No. The only keyboard I ever liked on a phone. Was the sidekick keyboard, it is the best on the market IMO. I can type very fast on the virtual keyboard. A physical would slow me down. ;)
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I agree, the sidekick two was the greatest keyboard I ever used on a phone. The iphone is slow as crap for me. I really hope the landscape mode makes its better. But that being said, I would love the option of a real keyboard.
 
slapguts said:
Open Safari on your iphone, go to type in a url. There it is. Hold it down, and you get the option to choose .net, and .org, as well.
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Nice to know!

TuffLuffJimmy said:
I agree, however an inconsistent keyboard is just that: inconsistent.
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That is the beauty of it. It can adapt depending on the application/need. It is similar to keyboards with OLED that can change depending on what program/language you want to use. I think the iPhone's keyboard is in the same category.
 
I really liked the physical keyboards on my HTC TyTN and my Blackberry Curve, but I don't think it would really fit into the overall design and purpose of the iPhone.
 
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