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Originally Posted by bmb2n
A lost of D-Pad might make precise input a bit more difficult on the TP2.
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I hopped on this forum to post a question of
that very subject, and saw that you guys were already discussing it here.
For the price of a larger, tilting screen, an updated TouchFLO 3D and better speakerphone capability, we lose the following:
- LED light for camera (in lieu of a mute button)
- Tab and Ctrl hardware keys (on the Sprint version anyway)
- The Directional Pad.
It's the latter that I am the most concerned about. I use my device one-handed a LOT, and the directional pad accomplishes
so much in that task. For example:
- I scroll through emails and Reply/Delete/Move them via the directional pad.
- In an email, I use the directional pad to jump from one link to another
- Same thing for navigating through links in any of the various browsers I use
- Speaking of browsers, there are times where I might need to move the cursor in a URL in the address bar, and once again, I use the directional pad to do that. BTW, the only keyboard that has arrows to allow you to do that same thing is the default Windows keyboard - I checked all the others...
- I use the directional pad to navigate around in the Calendar (either viewing or editing an appointment)
- Same thing with a contact, particularly when creating a new one, or editing.
- And the list goes on...
How does one accomplish so many of these things sans a directional pad? And in those cases where I would use the hardware keyboard, (the Sprint version) has lost it's Tab key, so I guess it's back to tapping the screen to move to the next field...
In a way, I'm glad there's a delay in the Sprint version coming out, because I really need to give serious consideration to the comprimises the TP2 would require of my usage habits. The $60,000 question is whether I would really be gaining anything (given what I would lose)...
Eager to hear your thoughts on this...
Matt
Windows Mobile Louisville