Who's getting Nexus One? - Page 4

mikeszekely · #31 (**permalink**) 01-05-2010, 08:19 PM

The Nexus One is good-looking hardware... but I'm still not a fan of Android, and the Nexus One doesn't even have Sense.

whetzel · #32 (**permalink**) 01-05-2010, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by rorytmeadows

Nothing types faster!

I agree.

I personally would have a VERY hard time justifying a phone purchase without a physical keyboard. And it's not just because I'm "not use to" a virtual keyboard either. I owned a Samsung Omnia for almost a year and I absolutely hated texting on that phone.

mikeszekely · #33 (**permalink**) 01-05-2010, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by whetzel

I agree.

I personally would have a VERY hard time justifying a phone purchase without a physical keyboard. And it's not just because I'm "not use to" a virtual keyboard either. I owned a Samsung Omnia for almost a year and I absolutely hated texting on that phone.

Was your touch screen as bad as mine? I couldn't type the number 1 or the letter A at all if the screen was using a portrait orientation. I was more or less relying on xt9 to figure out what I mean, and I wound up so frustrated that I kept the Omnia for all of nine months before I couldn't take it anymore and bought my Touch Pro2.

**p-slim** · #34 (**permalink**) 01-05-2010, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeszekely

Was your touch screen as bad as mine? I couldn't type the number 1 or the letter A at all if the screen was using a portrait orientation. I was more or less relying on xt9 to figure out what I mean, and I wound up so frustrated that I kept the Omnia for all of nine months before I couldn't take it anymore and bought my Touch Pro2.

if its not a capacitive screen and imho snapdragon processor, on screen keyboards do suck. xt9 is a great enhancement and actually allows some people to type faster than with an actual keyboard. With that being said hd2 is the only way to go. Nexus is not happening.

**Rager02** · #35 (**permalink**) 01-05-2010, 08:41 PM

im skipping this phone for sure.windows mobile has been to good to me.

whetzel · #36 (**permalink**) 01-05-2010, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeszekely

Was your touch screen as bad as mine? I couldn't type the number 1 or the letter A at all if the screen was using a portrait orientation. I was more or less relying on xt9 to figure out what I mean, and I wound up so frustrated that I kept the Omnia for all of nine months before I couldn't take it anymore and bought my Touch Pro2.

Yes. Mine was pretty bad.

A friend of mine bought an Omnia shortly after I bought mine and his was the same way. A few months later he took a swim with it and had to turn it over to the insurance to get a new one. His new one was MUCH better (I've heard they changed the screens part way through the life cycle), but it still wasn't nearly as good as the screen on the Touch Pro 2.

mikeszekely · #37 (**permalink**) 01-05-2010, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by whetzel

Yes. Mine was pretty bad.

A friend of mine bought an Omnia shortly after I bought mine and his was the same way. A few months later he took a swim with it and had to turn it over to the insurance to get a new one. His new one was MUCH better (I've heard they changed the screens part way through the life cycle), but it still wasn't nearly as good as the screen on the Touch Pro 2.

I've noticed that the screen on the TP2 seems a lot better. I've had no trouble typing what I wanted with it when I was too lazy to slide out the keyboard to type something short. For typing anything more than a name into my contacts, though, nothing beats that hardware keyboard. Even if I could get a phone that did everything I wanted with a super responsive capacitive screen, I'd still want a hardware keyboard.

**Mayonesa** · #38 (**permalink**) 01-05-2010, 10:13 PM

im a windows guy... if i could change from droid to windows on the same phone i would be ok with that... but i cant just have droid.

nothing wrong with it i guess. i just like to change things

kabuk1 · #39 (**permalink**) 01-05-2010, 10:24 PM

I admit I like the hardware designs of Android phones, but I just don't see the whole appeal of android itself.

WisdomWolfX · #40 (**permalink**) 01-05-2010, 10:44 PM

I actually was strongly considering this phone, but as reflected here it's gotta have a hardware keyboard and I probably won't be leaving Sprint anytime soon. I know people can claim all day which type of keyboard is faster, but I have learned to type most things without looking at my keyboard because I can feel it. That is the difference that no onscreen keyboard can makeup for.