Qwerty keyboard?

[cdospcdoctor1]

I love my G1 seperate qwerty keyboard and have 6 months to go before end of contract with T-Mobile. Why have google abandoned a seperate keyboard for Nexus? Will there be a Nexus with a split keyboard. The onscreen does not cut it ... Examples
Does not work with a stylus? Why?
Cannot text as fast as I can with my G1?
Wifelet has got long nails - very hard to text on a onscreen keyboard? Why?
Temperature sensitive - when my fingers are cold, damp dry the onscreen keyboard is not as sensitive - more false positives? Why?
Have tried the Iphone and others but seperate keyboard beats it hands down...

So why abandon the sep keyboard concept. I cannot see the logic.. Seperate keyboards are more reliable, faster to type and generally are easier to hold and use.
Will there be a option? Do designers actually use there designs or is it simply down to weight, size and slimness...??

[cdospcdoctor1]

So.... What phone to choose in 6 months?

[MobileDevDude]

Originally Posted by cdospcdoctor1

I love my G1 seperate qwerty keyboard and have 6 months to go before end of contract with T-Mobile. Why have google abandoned a seperate keyboard for Nexus?

I'm the same. I really want a regular clam-shell phone with a keyboard!!

Originally Posted by cdospcdoctor1

The onscreen does not cut it ... Examples
Does not work with a stylus? Why?

It's a capacitative touch screen. Advantage: accurate, never needs calibration. Disadvantage: requires a conductor to work, so doesn't work with an ordinary stylus.

Originally Posted by cdospcdoctor1

Cannot text as fast as I can with my G1?

No, touchscreen keyboards suck.

Originally Posted by cdospcdoctor1

Wifelet has got long nails - very hard to text on a onscreen keyboard? Why?

Her nails are not conductive. Tell her to put some metallic paint, or even a tiny metal flake, on the tip of her nails.

Originally Posted by cdospcdoctor1

Temperature sensitive - when my fingers are cold, damp dry the onscreen keyboard is not as sensitive - more false positives? Why?

Again, the screen works on your finger being a conductor. If your finger is too dry, it doesn't conduct. If it's too damp, it will leave conductive moisture on the screen and give false positives.

Originally Posted by cdospcdoctor1

Have tried the Iphone and others but seperate keyboard beats it hands down...

I agree 100%.

Originally Posted by cdospcdoctor1

So why abandon the sep keyboard concept. I cannot see the logic..

Keyboards look uncool and old-fashioned. I don't care; they WORK.

Originally Posted by cdospcdoctor1

Will there be a option? Do designers actually use there designs or is it simply down to weight, size and slimness...??

Yes.

[landotheripper]

Wow, MobileDevDude is completely on the money. I totally agree that typing on a physical keyboard is much more efficient than on a virtual on-screen keyboard but the fact of the matter is that people don't want efficiency as much as they want sexiness and aesthetic value. I have the Nexus One and I love the on-screen keyboard but if it comes to the point that I don't wanna use it I can just use the speech to text feature.