- They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery:
Samsung intros trifecta of Galaxy Duos in India, new Ace included - Engadget
RCK02-15-12 04:21 AMLike 0 - I must say Samsung have wrung the Galaxy moniker more than I thought was even possible.jordandrews90 likes this.02-15-12 07:07 AMLike 1
- Yes, but in world where even BB is going "keyboardless" on their hottest new designs (and where anything with a physical keyboard is treated as outmoded/outdated by the iFan cabal), Samsung's entry feels like a bit of a throwback. Definitely looks out of place next to the rest of their glossy, full-screen lineup.
RCK02-15-12 07:36 AMLike 0 - Yes, but in world where even BB is going "keyboardless" on their hottest new designs (and where anything with a physical keyboard is treated as outmoded/outdated by the iFan cabal), Samsung's entry feels like a bit of a throwback. Definitely looks out of place next to the rest of their glossy, full-screen lineup.
RCK
Physical keyboard does add bulk to the design, thus the reason many high end devices try to get away without the physical keyboard. I don't really miss it all that much, the only thing missing is tactile feedback.
As a bonus, the on-screen keyboard can give you *any* type of keyboard - be it french, english, japanses, arabic, chinese, korean, spanish, and so on. Think about it, the hardware doesn't have to change to sell localized version of the device. I believe this has been a problem for RIM in reaching out to Asian markets with native language support.
Rumored BB10 devices don't seem to have physical keyboard either (or smartly hidden away).02-15-12 07:47 AMLike 0 - sleepngbearRetired ModeratorDid anybody say they were? The point is, what's the first brand that comes to mind when the topic of QWERTY smart phones comes up. Right now it sure as he11 isn't Palm. That sammie even has a square trackpad and four hard buttons. Tell me that resembles something else closer than a BB, and I'll ask you where you got that crack.
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02-15-12 08:44 AMLike 0 - All of the original Android devices I saw or used 6-7 years ago had fixed Qwerty keyboards. This was what Android looked like before the iPhone, they all looked like Blackberry or Treo.02-15-12 08:50 AMLike 0
- Did anybody say they were? The point is, what's the first brand that comes to mind when the topic of QWERTY smart phones comes up. Right now it sure as he11 isn't Palm. That sammie even has a square trackpad and four hard buttons. Tell me that resembles something else closer than a BB, and I'll ask you where you got that crack.
Phone Finder results - GSMArena.comLast edited by kennyliu; 02-15-12 at 12:32 PM.
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Were there android phones before google bought it?02-15-12 12:38 PMLike 0 - Easy boy. Go here and see how many phones have QWERTY (576 only in that database) and how many have the square trackpad and four hard buttons. You'll be amazed to see that BB is the minority there and most of the phones were made before RIM even existed.
Phone Finder results - GSMArena.com02-15-12 12:41 PMLike 0 -
That makes sense, since that was the popular configuration back then.
Edit: sorry, I see I forgot to say prototype in my earlier post. Sorry for the confusion.Last edited by app_Developer; 02-15-12 at 12:50 PM.
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Also look at all CURRENT Nokia QWERTY phones for example. Besides, note that only 70 out of 576 phones are shown. You'll need to do a little more digging on that site. Then, you'll see that QWERTY, four buttons, and a a square trackpad are not only on BBs.
Similarly, since BBs arguably copied (by the OP's and your logic) the design of other phones that existed before them, can we really blame Samsung for doing the same?Last edited by kennyliu; 02-15-12 at 01:15 PM.
02-15-12 01:13 PMLike 0 - Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesLittle by little...
RIM should be concerned when companies that don't really need to release QWERTYs are doing so.
These won't break sales records, but they won't have to.
Mobile post via Tapatalk02-15-12 01:59 PMLike 0 - sleepngbearRetired ModeratorEasy boy. Go here and see how many phones have QWERTY (576 only in that database) and how many have the square trackpad and four hard buttons. You'll be amazed to see that BB is the minority there and most of the phones were made before RIM even existed.
Phone Finder results - GSMArena.combelfastdispatcher and tack like this.02-15-12 02:02 PMLike 2 -
I find it funny in light of the whole keyboard is dead, people will be dictating into a phone a la Siri discussion.
Sorry, Tre....there have been so many anti keyboard threads that this one just made me laugh...Last edited by Qbnkelt; 02-15-12 at 02:52 PM.
belfastdispatcher likes this.02-15-12 02:29 PMLike 1 - misleading title -.-
i havent tried the device yet but i think samsung wont be able to make qwerty keyboards to the same standard that rim does.02-15-12 02:41 PMLike 0 - Tre LawrenceBetween Realities
But I think it's because they really are not trying to unseat RIM; they are cherrypicking newer smartphone users coming from feature phones.
Samsung (and other Android manufacturers) know where their cash comes in from, and I think this is just another attempt to pick up undecideds.02-15-12 03:05 PMLike 0 - sleepngbearRetired ModeratorRIM needs to be concerned for a of a lot of reasons. Samsung releasing a keyboard device could possibly, just possibly, conceivably mean that just possibly maybe there are people who WANT keyboards?!?!?! NAH!!!!! Could it be?!?!
I find it funny in light of the whole keyboard is dead, people will be dictating into a phone a la Siri discussion.
Sorry, Tre....there have been so many anti keyboard threads that this one just made me laugh...02-15-12 05:09 PMLike 0
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