Hi,
I read so many reviews but I still have one important question before I buy this device. I currently have a Kaiser and I am very happy with the Keyboard. However, when I tried the Touch Pro, I was less satisfied with the keyboard compared to the Kaiser. I do not have an Xperia to test. My question is, how does the keyboard compare to the keyboard on the Kaiser? I know the keys are spaced out a bit, but what about the feel and tactile feedback? Does it feel comfortable typing on it?
Thanks for any advice.
Very nice keyboard once you get used to it.
My favorite keyboard so far is Eten M700, then Xperia, then Kaiser tied with hermes.
I hate ipaq 910, ipaq hw6945 and those similar.
ps. eten m700 is a bad phone compared to the others listed, but it's keyboard was great.
medellinrob said:
Very nice keyboard once you get used to it.
My favorite keyboard so far is Eten M700, then Xperia, then Kaiser tied with hermes.
I hate ipaq 910, ipaq hw6945 and those similar.
ps. eten m700 is a bad phone compared to the others listed, but it's keyboard was great.
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Thanks for the feedback. Do you think it is better than the Touch Pro?
I have to disagree the comments the Sony has the worst keyboard out of the three phones. I would suggest going into a shop if you can and testing the keyboard first. I found it easier to use the onscreen keyboard from the diamond) than sliding the keyboard out which defeats the object of having a keyboard on the device. It does get easier as you use it more but if you have used a kaiser for so long when you get the x1 you will be disappointed about the keyboard.
xxnoelziexx said:
I have to disagree the comments the Sony has the worst keyboard out of the three phones. I would suggest going into a shop if you can and testing the keyboard first. I found it easier to use the onscreen keyboard from the diamond) than sliding the keyboard out which defeats the object of having a keyboard on the device. It does get easier as you use it more but if you have used a kaiser for so long when you get the x1 you will be disappointed about the keyboard.
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I would prefer that SE will comes out a Phone Keypad like the one used in Touch Pro so that you can sms using the normal phone keypad.
I am using the Touch Pro Phone Keypad by default with the Touch Pro Volume Control and it works great!
The main problem with the keypad is that there are no cursor keys, you have to move your hand on to the X Panel or touch the screen. It's a pain at first, but once you get used to it it's fine.
The only other thing is that the back lighting can make the keys difficult to read in some lighting conditions.
It's not as good as the Touch Pro keypad, but the bigger screen made up for it and that's what swung my decision.
I previously owned a HTC Wizard, and I liked the keyboard on it better than the X1's, but I'm still getting used to the feel of the new phone, and I expect this feeling to pass. The keys are smaller than I'm accustomed to, which takes some getting used to. Other than that, I think the keyboard is great.
I used the d-pad on my Wizard at least as much as the directional keys on the keyboard, and often wondered about the redundancy. I think the choice to leave them out was a good one.
The backlight sometimes makes the symbol keys (and numbers) a bit hard to see in dim light (the lighting is very good when it's a bit darker, or bright), but still it's a lot better than in the Wizard.
And this time I have a Scandinavian keyboard layout.
Yay \o/
Having used both the Touch Pro and Xperia, if you're just talking about the feel of the keyboard then my vote goes to the Touch Pro without hesitation. In my opinion the Touch Pro has a better feel, and if autocomplete and autocorrect is important to you, then the Touch Pro is a lot better than the Xperia. Having said that however, I'm typing this message on a Xperia cos I've fallen in love with the screen and optical mouse pad.
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Just wondering if anyone has used the spb full screen keyboard or not on thier VX-6800. According to Handango it's compatible but Spb doesn't show WM 6 on it nor has it been upgraded in a long time.
The only reason I ask is that I'm looking for a full on-screen keyboard instead of using the small pop up one (with the stylus and hen-pecking) or the pull out keyboard and having to hit the blue button everytime I want to enter punctuation. It slows me down a bit esp when trying to respond in a meeting.
Thanks!
SPB Full Screen Keyboard
Yeah I use it both for my 6800 and 6900 running WM6.1. I initially got it for my touch to help offset the whole keyboard thing, and just loaded it on the titan for grins. It works.
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Yeah I use it both for my 6800 and 6900 running WM6.1. I initially got it for my touch to help offset the whole keyboard thing, and just loaded it on the titan for grins. It works.
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IMO, the price is a bit too high for what it offers. I'd pay 5$ max for such a keyboard, or it would be great as freeware
why on earth would you use an on-screen keyboard for a phone that has a QWERTY slide out hardware keyboard? I can type on my 6800 keyboard almost as fast as I can on my regular computer keyboard, it is nice.
that is why I am waiting for prices to come down on the Touch Pro...going froma 6800 to a 6900 (Touch) is a downgrade in my opinion since no slide-out keyboard.
on-screen keyboards are worthless in my opinion.
However - to answer you question though, most sites dont list WM6, because most phones still ship with WM5, but anything that works with WM5 will work on WM6, or at least everything I have tried for the past year, and I am installing new stuff 24/7
spb is a waste of time
The only reason to have an onscreen keyboard on a titan is to do one handed texting and the spb keyboard blows for that. Use the htc touchpal (I believe the touch comes stock with this keyboard), the only onscreen keyboard, plus when installed it is set automatically as your default keyboard so you don't have to position your thumbnail just right to try and select a different onscreen keyboard.
I tried it but I didnt like it. The buttons still arent big enough on the screen to really work as a keyboard. I dont have large thumbs, but I was constantly pressing the key immediately above, beside, or below the one I wanted to push.
I use the transcribe tool or the keyboard.
The newest version works great
With the new option for the full or half screen keyboard it's alot more useful for texting when you can't use the qwerty slide
I don't know what you are talking about it is the biggest pressable keyboard there is for the titan. You must be thinking of something different. I believe this is the one you really want.
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-cootek-touchpal-v2-0.html
Hi All,
I am sure I am not the only one to find that the keyboard SIP on the X1 is too small.
Can anyone recommend a larger keyboard to work in verticle mode ? I am hopping to be able to use my fingers to do the typing instead of pulling the stylus out everytime. Something like the size of the Iphone keyboard or the Samsung Omnia keyboard would be perfect. I also like the short "vibrate" feedback feel when you type. Anyone feeling the same ?
Here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=441439
Additionally to the probably not quite legal copy of the HD's keyboard, there'd be also solutions like PCM keyboard (VGA skin required!), TouchPal, SPB Keyboard, and so on...
Mort said:
Additionally to the probably not quite legal copy of the HD's keyboard, there'd be also solutions like PCM keyboard (VGA skin required!), TouchPal, SPB Keyboard, and so on...
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If you try PCM Keyboard then you must not choose VGA but WVGA skin
FingerKeyboard2. It's amazing and should probably be on every touchscreen phone in the world.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...um.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487677
The letters on the diamond keyboard i installed used to be in bold, now they look thin and ugly after a soft reset for some reason, how to change it back?
THESpideyWVU said:
FingerKeyboard2. It's amazing and should probably be on every touchscreen phone in the world.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...um.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487677
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I agree. Better than the new SE keyboard if you don't use XT9.
I second that. FingerKeyboard is the best by far. Lots of different layout are already available, but it takes you a few minutes to customize it the way you like it.
Jabe said:
I second that. FingerKeyboard is the best by far. Lots of different layout are already available, but it takes you a few minutes to customize it the way you like it.
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Thirded, ignore all other suggestions, they really don't come close to Fingerkeyboard 2
I am looking for keyboard with normal phone keypad instead of the QWERTY or Full QWERTY keyboard?
Any besides the Touch HD Keyboard and original X1 ROM R3A keyboard?
Any reason this 5-month old thread got ressurrected?
I have been experimenting with making my Atom Life finger friendly and less stylus dependent
However im very tempted to go back to stylus for input.
The 2.7 screen is too narrow and the borders do not help.
I am currently using the Full QWERTY of the HTC Diamond keyboard found in the development section and its hit or miss. I end up using the stylus with it :S.
New versions of PCM keyboard are ok too. But they are unstable at times.
However hard to beat for customization.
So what SIP do you use, preferably QWERTY. Commercial entries are welcome too.
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I recommended using FingerMenu to make the soft button menus larger and pretty. it is found here in the development section. version 1.1 is quite good D-Pad compatible.
Also Vaj555's new SipSwitchII is awesome combined with FingerMenu. i do not need to use the tiny triangle to switch
Resco Keyboard Pro. Best Keyboard for QWERTY in my opinion primarily because it's extreme customisable and the fact that there are tonnes of already existing skins.
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Resco Keyboard Pro. Best Keyboard for QWERTY in my opinion primarily because it's extreme customisable and the fact that there are tonnes of already existing skins.
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i'll agree with this one, i always prefer resco as my SIP
+1 with resco!
hmm and does it work good with the raised screen corners???
I am serirsly conteplating making a PCM skin/layout in FITALY lay out as its very good for one finger/stylus use. Plus i use fitaly long time and its great for english and russian in english letters
where can i find a .cab for the touch pro 2? ive tried a search but no luck....help a brotha out!
So far there is none
I wonder whether you can install the old HTC soft keyboard that has the compact qwerty. Not sure if the screen resolution would be an issue.
But honestly, if you turn on spell correction and xt9, the full qwerty soft keyboard is pretty impressive. Using my thumb, I tap furiously at just approximately where the keys I want are and the words still come out perfectly.
Oh, in case you forget, we also have the best physical keyboard on any mobile device =)
A friend and I are looking to buy HD2s when they're released in the CDMA version, but a big concern of ours in the quality of the onscreen keyboard.
I have an HTC Touch Pro 2 at the moment, and he has a Samsung Omnia, and one of his main points-of-jealousy is my hardware keyboard.
I'm hoping the screen size will make an onscreen keyboard more bearable, but...
So, could anyone post comments about the keyboard, and/or post screenshots of the onscreen keyboard in both vertical and horizontal configurations.
I'm really hoping the onscreen keyboard is the same as the HTC HD2s...only larger...
Nothing will replace hard keyboard. TP2 is the best so far. Go youtube to review the HD2 virtual keyboard.
If you are fimiliar with TP2 keyboard, you will highly hate the HD2 keyboard. Even Swype or TouchPal Pro are not that perfect yet...
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A friend and I are looking to buy HD2s when they're released in the CDMA version, but a big concern of ours in the quality of the onscreen keyboard.
I have an HTC Touch Pro 2 at the moment, and he has a Samsung Omnia, and one of his main points-of-jealousy is my hardware keyboard.
I'm hoping the screen size will make an onscreen keyboard more bearable, but...
So, could anyone post comments about the keyboard, and/or post screenshots of the onscreen keyboard in both vertical and horizontal configurations.
I'm really hoping the onscreen keyboard is the same as the HTC HD2s...only larger...
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The keyboard is hit or miss, but if you did a poll on here, you'd get people mostly saying it's a hit!
I personally love it, but it did take me a while to get used to it. Also, going through the screen alignment process helps, as it gets the screen aligned to how you use it (as long as you do it in a natural manner, with your thumbs, and not using your finger as a stylus. Who uses their phone like that?? )
If you read the forums, you'll see there's some people that don't like the keyboard, but there's also a lot that originally didn't but have got over it. It needs a little practice, but I can type very fast on it now that I'm used to it.
Anyway, here's a couple of screenshots. Hope this has helped
I Didint wanna start a new topic, so i will borrow this one
I saw someplace in my phone that you could change to 3 Keyboard modes, Regular phone keyboard, and full keybord and a nother one!
Now i cant find that anywhere!
I wanna use the "Regular" phone keyboard type .. Any one can help here ?
3kgt said:
I Didint wanna start a new topic, so i will borrow this one
I saw someplace in my phone that you could change to 3 Keyboard modes, Regular phone keyboard, and full keybord and a nother one!
Now i cant find that anywhere!
I wanna use the "Regular" phone keyboard type .. Any one can help here ?
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Not sure if this helps but just open a SMS, at the bottom you will see the symbol for your input. Tap it once and a small arrow appears to the right, now tap the symbol again but slightly to the right (ie/ tapping the arrow) and you will see QWERTY with an arrow allowing you to choose phone keypad or qwerty.
both arent bad and the predictive input is clever but i personally prefer Touchpal, i find it more responsive and fast (it keeps up with fast keystroke entry).
Thanks for the replay, i found the arrow after more searching in google! it was stupid of me that i didnt tap that! lol
i did tap the hole keyboard icon insted!
Now i can type much easyer
I used touchpro 1 before using HD2, still finding typing with hardware keyboard faster. Especially if you disable auto complete,word correction.
but I still love my HD2.
I have an energy rom. Would you happen to know how to switch back to the way the original keypad looked before the 1.8 client?
I enjoyed the X1's HW keyboard, but I must say, within a few days of using the HD2, I don't miss it.