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Originally Posted by akayareal
Its also not a contest for the smallest device for me, if that was the case i would still be using my Palm Centro and never would have got a TP, TP2 or a Nextel Blackberry. For me its for my own personal comfort and the TP2 can get uncomfortable when im on the phone and not using my bt. I love the screen size and will love the screen size even more on the Evo.
I can completely understand why some would want and only get the phone if it had a keyboard and thats why i say to those, you should hold off and wait for one with a keyboard to be announced. It may not have some of the same specs or even be a HTC device but should fit the needs of those needing a keyboard.
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Well I can certainly see your point. No argument from me there. My disagreement is when someone comes in and says something ridiculous like "keyboards are dead. You won't have a keyboard option. You might as well get this phone because nobody makes keyboard phones anymore..."
But you and me are on the same page for the most part. There will be other options for people who like keyboards. The size of my Touch Pro 2 doesn't bother me at all- and it's nowhere near as big Hitachi G1000 I used back in the day, so I would be more than happy with an Evo that has a keyboard (assuming it's about the same size as the TP2- give or take a few mm).
In all honesty, I'm positive an Evo with a keyboard would be thinner than a TP2, and maybe a couple mm wider and/or longer. The Evo is already a few mm wider and longer than a TP2, and I don't think a keyboard would add to that. The keyboard would add thickness, obviously, but advances in technology and careful planning with a focus on making it thin could make the device considerably thinner than a Touch Pro 2.
Why does a keyboard add so much thickness anyway? All it is basically is a circuit board under the keys. So the thickness of the keys + the thickness of the circuit board should be no more than 4 or 5 mm tops. And I could certainly take an Evo that was 4-5mm thicker but had a keyboard.