BBC:
An Android phone that slides open to reveal a physical qwerty keyboard inside has launched at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
The F(x)tec Pro1 phone also has a bespoke shutter button on the side to click when taking photos.
The London start-up behind it said it wanted to "return the keyboard" to consumers.
Other handsets with keyboards built in, from brands such as BlackBerry Mobile and Swiss firm Punkt, were also on show.
"A lot of consumer tech still has buttons even though the tech is there to get rid of them," said Adrian Li Mow Ching, founder of F(x)tec.
"Haptic feedback never gives the same satisfaction as pressing a physical button.”
Hosannah!
(Score: 2) by isostatic on Thursday February 28 2019, @02:48PM (1 child)
https://www.amazon.com/BLU-Jenny-T177-Unlocked-Dual-SIM/dp/B00OTZUDKO/ [amazon.com]
Too many buttons?
https://www.amazon.com/Nokia-TA-1037-Dual-Band-Unlocked-warranty/dp/B0757B64H2/ [amazon.com]
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Arik on Thursday February 28 2019, @11:06PM
Nope. They even appear to have *some* knobbiness, which is good.
Unfortunately these are both GSM phones. If I could get GSM service for that where I need it, I'd still be using my T200.
Great keys on that thing, btw. Could work it in the dark - or without taking my hand out of my pocket. Try answering a call from A and then sending a text to B on a "smart" phone without taking the phone out of your pocket and losing track of your surroundings, hah!
Apparently smart now means retarded.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?