Comments on: The Keypad Championship

By: The Guru

The Guru — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:35:16 +0000

Agreed. Great article, Rita.

By: Using The N810 - Writer’s Friend (Or Not?)

Using The N810 - Writer’s Friend (Or Not?) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:00:38 +0000

[...] I wasn’t all that efficient using it. Then I remembered, a while back on Symbian-Guru, I did a comparison between different keypadswas quicker but still felt slower. where the N95 8GB had the best timing with 12.01 seconds. So I [...]

By: snoyt

snoyt — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:35:35 +0000

Amazing that 2 T9 keypads outperform the mini-qwerty of the Qtek 9100. I am not bothered by the raised edge of the N95. Any chance of doing a comparison of the N810 with the N800, E90 and N95?

By: Jonny

Jonny — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:31:04 +0000

LoL, i’m in train station, waiting for a train and spending some time, reading this post from my 3250.

By: mirko corli

mirko corli — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:53:39 +0000

I’ll add my try based on your test: 14.03 seconds and only 1 try to get the sentence right with my nokia e51.

By: merito123

merito123 — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:07:04 +0000

I have in my Nokia’s (E61, 9500, N800) qwerty keyboards and I think this is the best kind of keyboards. Keyboard in E61 it’s great.

By: Dotsisx

Dotsisx — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:47:22 +0000

Vlad, you’ve put the finger right on the wound. I noticed that about the N95 8GB but thought I was being delusional. I totally agree, the weight of the N95 8GB, ESPECIALLY when the slide is up is mostly put in the upper parts, which makes holding it with the slide open a painful experience.

As for the other devices, like the N82, N75 and iPhone, I couldn’t test them because I don’t have them and no one around me has them. Sowwy.

By: Serko

Serko — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:06:39 +0000

What about the N75 or iPhone? I’ve yet to use/see an Nseries device with keys that big and T9 friendly to date. The iPhone may not be as tactile friendly as a plastic keyboard but its Multi-touch qwerty never seems to get tiring IMO.

By: Prats

Prats — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:28:18 +0000

Hmm.. Great post. I’ve never seen a detailed keypad review before ths .. Kudos !

One point to be noted: The speed testing was good, but I think you should have also included the comfortability in using the keypad. Although you can get a good typing speed, one cant usually sustain it for long as fingers start hurting.

p.s. Rita, could it be possible for you to get hold of a 6600, the former nokia flagship ? Personally, I felt that phone to have the most comfortable/ fastest keypad yet with the softest keys & pretty well sized buttons. (I remember buying that phone as it was the best at the time for gaming) :D

By: Vlad

Vlad — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:44:27 +0000

I agree that the N95 keypad is rather uncomfortable, but for a different reason. Personally I have nothing against the raised sides. They’re there because…well, Nokia doesn’t quite know how to make slider phones. And the way the back cover slaps on also has to do with those, but I’m sure you know that. However, in my opinion (I also have to change position after 10 minutes tops) the problem is in the weight balance of the phone. A lot of weight is on the top part, and this is apparent all the time. But when the slide is up, it gets worse. I’m sure there was no better way way of keeping the phone as slim as it is (I know how this sounds, but considering what’s inside…it’s slim), but it still is a letdown.
I don’t understand why Nokia don’t hire the guys who created the slider mechanisms for Samsung. :)