This is unpopular? I guess I’m unpopular with you. Buttons are absolutely indiscriminately superior to touchscreens for most uses. Autocorrect is the bane of my existence. I think touchscreens only have the edge as far as the physical space they (dynamically) require
I think as with reddit, unpopular opinions are usually actually popular at least within a demographic, if not generally. Or else you'd never see them upvoted.
100%.
I would not mind my device being a little fatter if it had a flip out physical keyboard like my old Danger Sidekick used to have.
I used to be able to text in my pockets during class with ~95% accuracy just from feel on those old slide phones. Sure they were inconvenient, but damn the tactile feel was so much better
I definitely typed faster on my phones with physical keyboards. No need for autocorrect when tactile sensation tells you where your fingers are at. :)
100%. I used to occasionally do software development over SSH with a phone with sliding keyboard when I was out and about without a laptop, the keys were just big enough not to be uncomfortable. It was great to type into a smartphone like a desktop computer, and some programs could use the keyboard for functionality. Mobile experience has become more bland and cluttered with virtual keyboards/buttons/'joysticks' taking up screen real-estate. At the very least, it's nice that with an adapter many USB keyboards can work with an Android device.
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