The debate: QWERTY vs. touchscreen
Gadgets , Guest Post 3
QWERTY or touchscreen - which do you
prefer? The debate rages on, and a consensus is yet to be reaches.
PDAs with touchscreens have been around for
years, but not until the launch of the iPhone in 2007 did the technology really
become usable, and the craze really take off. However, the iconic QWERTY
keyboard still retains its popularity, and the divide has become a source of
contention between mobile users.
Touchscreens offer a number of advantages.
The QWERTY keyboard was originally developed to slow down typists in the days
when print hammers could get tangled - touchscreens abandon these outdated
concerns. The sleekness and simplicity of just one screen is also better suited
to devices largely used for consuming rather than inputting content. However,
many tech aficionados complain that touchscreens lack the tactile familiarity
of a real keyboard, as well as slowing down the speed at which emails or text
messages can be sent off.
If you do prefer keyboards, there are still
a number of factors to consider. Keys are large enough for your fingers, enough
space between the keys, and the amount they depress can all affect how easy the
keyboard is to use. Keyboard phones are also likely to be wider than those with
a touchscreen, so if compactness is important for you, you might want to think
again.
If you're still undecided, perhaps the best
bet is a phone that combines the convenience of a touchscreen with the
old-school reliability of a QWERTY keyboard. A number of phones tap into this
need - for example, the new BlackBerry
Bold 9790 (otherwise known as the BlackBerry
Bellagio) offers a responsive touchscreen as well as the classic BlackBerry
QWERTY keyboard. A number of Android phones also offer both input methods, but
it's unlikely that Apple are ever going to ditch the touchscreen-only build
that's brought them so much success and inspired so many copycats.
Source:
http://www.silicon.com/management/cio-insights/2008/05/22/smart-phone-battle-qwerty-vs-touchscreen-39229699/
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3 comments
There are those phones that tap bot input methods. I prefer both against the ones where you have to press a number 3 time just to get to a certain letter.
If we talk about QWERTY vs Touchscreen so as my point of view QWERTY is very nice Because Touchscreen PHONES are Hang again and again and not work's properly and the life of touchscreen is low as compare to QWERTY..
@iPhone Solution TipsAgree with you, they are old classic and cant be replaced by TouchScreen keypads