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Originally Posted by statdoc
I have a iPod Touch (essentially an iPhone that cannot make phone calls), and I see the attraction. Over the last several phones, I have gotten used to having a physical keyboard, and find I can't type on a piece of glass quite as well. I use my phone primarily as a messenging device (calls, texts and emails), rather than gaming, GPS, or the other uses. Blackberry's focus has always been messaging, with the other stuff as extra. I get the impression that many other smartphones seem to be focused on the other stuff, more than messaging. Am I wrong?
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There is definitely something to be said about a physical keyboard. I had two HTC devices that had slide-out keyboards. They were very nice but I did find that they got temperamental over time. Maybe that's because they were slide-outs and that makes them a bit more prone to issues.
I think you are right that BB has always been more focused on being about business. I guess that's why they were/are the mainstay of many companies. If you want a physical keyboard then the iPhone is not for you but I find that the iPhone virtual KB is excellent; far more accurate and faster than the virtual KB on my HTC devices. You might be surprised. If you had to sit down and do lots of typing you could get a Bluetooth mini KB to go with an iPhone or handset that does not have a physical KB. I have really like the thinner profile of handsets without KB so I sort of forced myself to migrate and now I'm just used to it.