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- Interesting how (some) phones are ditching headphone jacks as "antiquated connections", yet we still have phones that use fixed-location navigation buttons.skinnymike1 and big_time2 like this.10-06-17 12:03 PMLike 2
- Good point on the "antiquated" home button post! As for the post questioning scrolling with the home button, I'd say to reduce screen smudging.
Most likely posted via CB10 from my amazing Z30, but may have been posted from my awesome PlayBook.juliezee and Ulferini Schusterotti like this.10-06-17 12:17 PMLike 2 -
- The bezel-less trend is almost as absurd as getting rid of the headphone jack.
I'm sure BlackBerry Mobile has done their market research and has seen that, for their target market, screen-to-body ratio is way, way down on the list of what they look for in a smartphone.jamesharmeling likes this.10-06-17 02:00 PMLike 1 - It would be very cool if they put a toolbelt there, android buttons be damned.
OS 10.3.2.2530 on my Q10anon(10321802) likes this.10-06-17 02:03 PMLike 1 - The bezel-less trend is almost as absurd as getting rid of the headphone jack.
I'm sure BlackBerry Mobile has done their market research and has seen that, for their target market, screen-to-body ratio is way, way down on the list of what they look for in a smartphone.
Might I point out though that laptops have not been replaced by tablets at all, in fact, those that do push for their tablets as laptop replacements pretty much make them more like a laptop, the biggest feature being a physical keyboard.
In the smartphone space however, the use cases for them have obviously been different because more and more people use slabs just fine and less and less use a keyboard phone.
It really comes down to the use case and I believe speaking about computers and keyboards as proof a pkb on a phone is more productive is proven already by now, inaccurate.
TCL can keep trying though.10-06-17 03:17 PMLike 0 - Loll while I agree it's an absurd trend they do indeed look pretty cool.
Might I point out though that laptops have not been replaced by tablets at all, in fact, those that do push for their tablets as laptop replacements pretty much make them more like a laptop, the biggest feature being a physical keyboard.
In the smartphone space however, the use cases for them have obviously been different because more and more people use slabs just fine and less and less use a keyboard phone.
It really comes down to the use case and I believe speaking about computers and keyboards as proof a pkb on a phone is more productive is proven already by now, inaccurate.
TCL can keep trying though.
IMO, when it comes to smartphones, the average smartphone owner doesn't use their phone to be "productive". They use them to be entertained and distracted - social media, videos, games, music, eBooks, etc. Oh, and taking selfies, travel pics, and food pics.
Obviously, that pesky physical keyboard would take up precious screen real estate and get in the way of the Stranger Things bingeing and Instagramming. If you ask anyone who has ever used a BlackBerry in the past, they will almost always tell you they miss the physical keyboard. Yet they obviously don't miss it enough to give up their phablets.
But I suppose when most people are content to just let auto-complete, auto-correct, and now AI do all the typing for them, a virtual keyboard will more than suffice.
I'm one of the rare few who prefer to type out each word in its entirety, complete with proper punctuation and spelling. I turn off auto-correct and auto-complete because they are actually counter-productive for me. I spend way too much time going back and fixing auto-completed and auto-corrected words that were done so unnecessarily. So for me, a physical keyboard is ideal and much more productive.dmlis likes this.10-06-17 04:49 PMLike 1 - I am always glad for a bit of bezel. Gives a place to grab when I don't want to touch the screen.
Behold, my thumbs have spoken.10-06-17 04:55 PMLike 3 - It's all subjective. In fact, I think your example of how people try to turn tablets into laptops - with physical keyboard accessories - only shows that people do still prefer typing on physical keys instead of virtual keys if they have to type anything more than a few sentences at a time.
IMO, when it comes to smartphones, the average smartphone owner doesn't use their phone to be "productive". They use them to be entertained and distracted - social media, videos, games, music, eBooks, etc. Oh, and taking selfies, travel pics, and food pics.
Obviously, that pesky physical keyboard would take up precious screen real estate and get in the way of the Stranger Things bingeing and Instagramming. If you ask anyone who has ever used a BlackBerry in the past, they will almost always tell you they miss the physical keyboard. Yet they obviously don't miss it enough to give up their phablets.
But I suppose when most people are content to just let auto-complete, auto-correct, and now AI do all the typing for them, a virtual keyboard will more than suffice.
I'm one of the rare few who prefer to type out each word in its entirety, complete with proper punctuation and spelling. I turn off auto-correct and auto-complete because they are actually counter-productive for me. I spend way too much time going back and fixing auto-completed and auto-corrected words that were done so unnecessarily. So for me, a physical keyboard is ideal and much more productive.10-06-17 05:41 PMLike 0 - The huge bezel is fine. The average user doesn't care. If it goes on Facebook and google stuff then it's fine for like 98% of people.
For me, I like the latest is, latest specs and keyboard. But since BlackBerry didn't update the PRIV I have had to look elsewhere for a phone.
I personally think this phone looks great and really stand out from everything else. It doesn't have curved glass, or a giant screen, it isn't about the latest specs. It's just about being a device that works. And because of that enterprises will look at it.
If the price is right. (It's BlackBerry branded so it won't be)TCM01 likes this.10-06-17 05:53 PMLike 1
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