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submitted by RaziAwan1989
I can use touch mobile but I feel comfortable with physical keypad. Do you know any latest android mobile with physical keypad.
mewtyunjay 2 points 6y ago
Get a Galaxy S8/S7 with the keypad cover. Definitely worth it.
KillerLag 2 points 6y ago
Blackberry PRIV.
I believe some Samsung phones also have a slide on cover that has a physical keyboard as well.
I think there are also some Motorola ones, but they don't seem particularly popular. Look up the Motorola Photon Q or the Motorola Droid 4.
I believe some Samsung phones also have a slide on cover that has a physical keyboard as well.
I think there are also some Motorola ones, but they don't seem particularly popular. Look up the Motorola Photon Q or the Motorola Droid 4.
RaziAwan1989 [OP] 1 points 6y ago
ok thanks
-shacklebolt- 1 points 6y ago
You can also get a [screen protector]
(https://www.atguys.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=15) for your iphone which has dots where all the keys on the keyboard are marked except for F and J, as well as some commonly touched parts of the screen (like the "back" control.)
(https://www.atguys.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=15) for your iphone which has dots where all the keys on the keyboard are marked except for F and J, as well as some commonly touched parts of the screen (like the "back" control.)
rkingett 1 points 6y ago
I have been trying to find this myself and could not find anything so I got a keyboard case to go with my Iphone. I am not sure if there are any keyboard cases for Android phones butI also still use a Nokia 6790 with TALKS, simply because it works best for my needs. phone calls, email, and SMS messaging.
Sadly, keyboard android phones are not as popular as they once were, so you may just have to go the way of a QWERTY Nokia phone with TALKS ON IT.
Sadly, keyboard android phones are not as popular as they once were, so you may just have to go the way of a QWERTY Nokia phone with TALKS ON IT.
RaziAwan1989 [OP] 1 points 6y ago
thanks, key pad case works perfect?
rkingett 1 points 6y ago
Not as well as a phone with a built in kkeypad like the Nokia 6790. Often times, on Apple devices anyway, these keyboard cases are bluetooth and need to be charged in addition to the phone. Try to find one where the keypad is built in.
tymme 1 points 6y ago
I had similar concerns. I hadn't upgraded my Droid 4 I had since about 2012 because nothing else had a slider keyboard any more.
The Blackberry PRIV is the only Android device with a physical keyboard that I could find; iirc it was being discontinued in Q1 of this year. Nothing else.
There have been rumors of a Droid 5.. for about three years now.
Unfortunately the vocal minority that still wants a slider QWERTY phone isn't large or vocal enough.
(I ended up going with a "regular" phone with a larger screen and between voice input and magnification, it works well enough.)
The Blackberry PRIV is the only Android device with a physical keyboard that I could find; iirc it was being discontinued in Q1 of this year. Nothing else.
There have been rumors of a Droid 5.. for about three years now.
Unfortunately the vocal minority that still wants a slider QWERTY phone isn't large or vocal enough.
(I ended up going with a "regular" phone with a larger screen and between voice input and magnification, it works well enough.)
rkingett 1 points 6y ago
I was really suprised they discontinued the PRIV because that is the exact phone I would buy, if they just kept the software updated.
tymme 1 points 6y ago
I guess it was overpriced when released and the keyboard was somewhat sluggish. It's also about a year and a half old and it seems like that's often a cutoff point for OS upgrades.
RaziAwan1989 [OP] 1 points 6y ago
now which mobile you are using?
tymme 1 points 6y ago
Hmm, thought I'd said it but apparently not. I got the Moto Z Play since it was essentially free on renewal. I wanted to go with the LG V20, but I didn't have the up-front cost at the time.
rkingett 1 points 6y ago
are any of these running the latest android? Or can they be upgraded?
tymme 1 points 6y ago
Both the V20 and Moto Z are running Nougat. It looks like the Priv is on Marshmallow.
The Droid 4 can, in theory, run Nougat is you root it and load CyanogenMod (maserati build). However, even running Lollipop was somewhat sluggish.
The Droid 4 can, in theory, run Nougat is you root it and load CyanogenMod (maserati build). However, even running Lollipop was somewhat sluggish.
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