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I went through my late teens as the initial smart phone boom was happening. I had a Motorola q that could get TV channels and had a keyboard. I had the enV that flipped open. And many androids/blackberries that I loved for their unique form factor and functionality.

I have never balked at spending money on a phone and for a long time i felt locked into generic flagship devices. With the debut of folding screens I feel like my appetite for unique devices rekindled. I think the power of android lies in its diversity of implementation.

So what features and functionalities would you choose over the next flagship release?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Me too. I have the Unihertz Titan and Titan Slim, both have keyboards, but they are really low spec devices that don't operate well with modern wifi and no 5G.
I would pay premium price for a Galaxy S24 with a slide out keyboard.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I was contemplating the Unihertz phones, but was really put off by the odd keyboard layout. How do you find typing on them?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I am looking at picking up a Pro OneX hopefully its keyboard is good. The Titan was my other thought

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

@lemmy I really do as well. I hate typing on a touch screen.

@Rdan33l

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Me too, I still suck at typing on a touchscreen. Nothing beats a good physical keyboard; I still miss my Treos.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

OMG PLEASE THIS I WANT MY KEYBOARD BACK YOU BASTARDS! I can type 20 times faster and more accurately with my thumbs on buttons than I can with this obnoxious onscreen crap. How many times is my machine gonna just go with "8'm" instead of "I'm" before it can figure out that I have fat fingers and just autocorrect....

I hate on-screen keyboards with the fire of 1,000 suns.