[bitek]

However you want to look at it, no matter what new tricks are used , virtual keyboards are simply not as accurate as blackberry physical keyboard. I do not see myself owning screen only keyboard. Blackberry physical keyboard is such a joy to type on. so blackberry you better keep selling those physical keyboards phones or I will need to stock up on few like Kardashians!

[BBUniq01]

BlackBerry does make great VKB keyboards but yes for long and accurate typing I use the PKB. With a VKB, u almost need a good autocorrect and word prediction software to make the experience smoother.

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[Fordboy50]

Agree 100 percent. I use the PKB on my priv almost exclusively. As long as I can keep buying phones with the keyboard I will

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[Doggerz]

BlackBerry hasn't made a really good keyboard since the Bold 9900. That keyboard with its smile shape was so easy to type on without looking and no error correction needed.

I tried the Q5 keyboard and if the 9900 was an "A" then Q5 was a "B" a little more cramped and didn't have the smile shape that made for fast typing. Still it was pretty good.

I can't find one good thing to say about the Priv keyboard though. You may as well have 2 virtual keyboards because the keys are so cramped that you need the auto correct because your thumb press 4 keys at once. I give the Priv a �D-". Or an "F+".

If BlackBerry had used the 9900 keyboard in the Priv, all that built in capacitive touch crap wouldn't be necessary.

I want an old fashioned mechanical keyboard with plenty of room and a smile. Remake the Priv with that keyboard and you'd really have some value added. The current keyboard is a gimmick.

Z5 Premium - 6.0.1 - T-Mobile USA

[artemis-kun]

I really don't get all the hate for the Priv's PKB. I type quite flawlessly and at speed on it, never feel cramped, the only thing I have issues with is occasionally accidentally deleting something using the capacative swipe gesture because my thumbs are moving too fast :P Granted, I haven't used a BB PKB since the Torch 9800, but previous to that I had a Bold 9700, Bold 9000, and a Curve 8310, so maybe these more recent PKBs have spoiled people :P

[joeldf]

However you want to look at it, no matter what new tricks are used , virtual keyboards are simply not as accurate as blackberry physical keyboard. I do not see myself owning screen only keyboard. Blackberry physical keyboard is such a joy to type on. so blackberry you better keep selling those physical keyboards phones or I will need to stock up on few like Kardashians!

However you want to look at it - to keep that passive-aggressive attitude going - it's all in what you're used to.

I'm quite fast and accurate on my Z10 vkb.

Can't stand using my wife's iPhone vkb, though.

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[jackcarr]

I liked my Q10 pkb a lot. Then upgraded to a Z10. Got used to the vkb, but always felt it was less efficient. Now that I'm on the Passport...whoa this is good!

Posted via BlackBerry Passport

[bitek]

However you want to look at it - to keep that passive-aggressive attitude going - it's all in what you're used to.

I'm quite fast and accurate on my Z10 vkb.

Can't stand using my wife's iPhone vkb, though.

Posted via CB10

I did own z10 for couple of years (bought that phone day 1 when there was no BB10 with physical keyboard available ) and virtual keyboards as good as it is on z10 is just not perfect. Same is with priv. Physical keyboard is far more accurate.

[bitek]

BlackBerry hasn't made a really good keyboard since the Bold 9900. That keyboard with its smile shape was so easy to type on without looking and no error correction needed.

I tried the Q5 keyboard and if the 9900 was an "A" then Q5 was a "B" a little more cramped and didn't have the smile shape that made for fast typing. Still it was pretty good.

I can't find one good thing to say about the Priv keyboard though. You may as well have 2 virtual keyboards because the keys are so cramped that you need the auto correct because your thumb press 4 keys at once. I give the Priv a �D-". Or an "F+".

If BlackBerry had used the 9900 keyboard in the Priv, all that built in capacitive touch crap wouldn't be necessary.

I want an old fashioned mechanical keyboard with plenty of room and a smile. Remake the Priv with that keyboard and you'd really have some value added. The current keyboard is a gimmick.

Z5 Premium - 6.0.1 - T-Mobile USA

Myself I do not complain much about priv keyboard. I would definitely not give it such low mark as D or F. I use it a lot and smaller form factor does not bother me. It is still much better than virtual keyboard. Also swiping works amazingly well on priv is physical keyboard.

[okyoureabeast]

On screen keyboards suck and are a step backwards. Good luck typing up a message of any length.

Probably goes to show that most people aren't doing anything of value on a smartphone, even those replying via email to work stuff.

Now if Google can correct webview to have spellcheck we can get the one killer feature missing from the Hub and Chrome.

[DJBS4LIFE]

I use the physical keyboard on my Priv throughout the day.

BBM Channel: C0001F285

[joeldf]

On screen keyboards suck and are a step backwards. Good luck typing up a message of any length.

I type messages of any length all the time on my vkb with 50-year-old hands with no problems. Short and long, and some are very long. Why is it so hard for some people?

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[misterabrasive]

BlackBerry hasn't made a really good keyboard since the Bold 9900. That keyboard with its smile shape was so easy to type on without looking and no error correction needed.

I tried the Q5 keyboard and if the 9900 was an "A" then Q5 was a "B" a little more cramped and didn't have the smile shape that made for fast typing. Still it was pretty good.

I can't find one good thing to say about the Priv keyboard though. You may as well have 2 virtual keyboards because the keys are so cramped that you need the auto correct because your thumb press 4 keys at once. I give the Priv a �D-". Or an "F+".

If BlackBerry had used the 9900 keyboard in the Priv, all that built in capacitive touch crap wouldn't be necessary.

I want an old fashioned mechanical keyboard with plenty of room and a smile. Remake the Priv with that keyboard and you'd really have some value added. The current keyboard is a gimmick.

Z5 Premium - 6.0.1 - T-Mobile USA

If you want an old fashioned mechanical keyboard, perhaps Smith - Corona would make you smile. Plenty of room

[Sigewif]

The Priv PKB is what I use almost exclusively, except for when I am entering mostly numbers, I had a VKB only phone prior to getting the Priv. (Not a BlackBerry) I did not like it at all! What a relief it was to get the Priv with its PKB! Love it.

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[okyoureabeast]

I type messages of any length all the time on my vkb with 50-year-old hands with no problems. Short and long, and some are very long. Why is it so hard for some people?

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[mithrazor]

Agree 100%. VKB's are good enough to get the job done. But it's not something you can use to excel at typing.

The PKB is much quicker and accurate at typing.

And I also agree that the keyboards have been somewhat lackluster since the 9900. Even on my Q10 I didn't like it too much. Never tried the classic though.

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[Wbrian]

I've always been a PKB fan. But the VKB on the Priv works quite well for short stuff. I was spoiled with my Bold 9000 KB, and then my Passport was almost as good, but not quite. I'd kill for a Passport with the Bold 9000's design of a PKB....

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[spARTacus]

For me:
- PKB on my work Q10 is not as good as my old work Curve PKB (smile rows).
- VKB on my personal Z10 works better than PKB on my Q10.
- My old work Curve PKB might have been better than my Z10's VKB.
- Neither of the two PKBs work well for one-handed operation, which I find I use periodically on my Z10, and drives me crazy not being able to do with my Q10.
- PKBs on the Privs I have tried out in the stores felt awkward, worse than when I switched from work Curve to work Q10.
- Q10 PKB felt better the more I used it. So, I might have a different opinion about the Priv PKB if I had a Priv (but I doubt better than my Z10 VKB).

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