Comments on: As touchscreens dominate, Nokia survey says keyboard phones preferred

By: andy

andy — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:33:14 +0000

BS. the old 12- button keypads were the best- much better for texting and of course playing games

By: John Cate

John Cate — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:33:40 +0000

I can believe that survey. I still use a Nokia E5 with its full qwerty keyboard because it suits my needs much better than any of the Apple toys or their knock-offs.

By: A

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:05:44 +0000

The problem is that in countries where the qwerty pad is preferred, there are no more qwerty pad phones being manufactured to be bought. I’m from the uk and currently stuck in a situation where I can’t buy the phone I want (sony xperia pro) because they have stopped making it along with most other qwerty keyboard phones.

By: plerudulier

plerudulier — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:04:41 +0000

Reblogged this on Things I grab, motley collection and commented: it's a Nokia survey, I suspect rather biased.

By: Lynne Gregg

Lynne Gregg — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 06:57:28 +0000

Depends on the user and the use. If you’re sending long email replies, then, yes, you want an actual keyboard that works effectively. I use the Apple wireless keyboard with both iPhone and iPad when I want to compose an accurate message that has some length to it.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:18:42 +0000

Qwerty keyboards are my favorite but most manufacturers don’t give that option on their best phones. A full soft keyboard has the advantage of not having a predefined keyboard. The virtual keyboard can be in whatever language that is needed or allow multiple languages.

By: kmrod

kmrod — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:19:03 +0000

hahaha. on the blog of a manufacturer of qwerty keyboards, you asked which keyboard people prefer and got the answer “qwerty, of course!!” and you’re using it as fodder for the case that people actually want that?

so you’d accept the answer if i went to an apple board and ask which keyboard people like and was told 99% like touchscreen?

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:30:07 +0000

The problem isn’t the responses it’s the question. The question itself does not get to the heart of the issue. The issue at hand is, what does the consumer want taking into account the full package. I prefer typing on a full sized ergonomic keyboard, but I won’t carry one to make it easier to type of my mobile device because I value other aspects more, like weight, screen size, ease of use. I like Nokia, but they’ve made some seriously bone-headed moves lately, like getting into an exclusive arrangement w/MS for an OS that has had a poor track record. They would’ve been much better off trying to compete in the Android space.

By: Msa

Msa — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:57:54 +0000

Kevin, for the US Market to buy 40% of all the iPhones is an indicator that touch screen isn’t number one choice in the world. Remember over 200 other countries buy the remaining 60%.