Last Summer I wrote why I wouldn’t buy the iPhone when it first came out. My core reasons then were Apple’s lack of experience in mobile devices, but even after their 2nd generation phone I still don’t have one. My current reason (in addition to AT&T’s death grip on the device) is its lack of tactile keys. This deficiency directly correlates to my speed in typing, which is a critical feature for me.
So, when Verizon came out with Blackberry Storm’s claim of a clickable screen, I thought it might solve iPhone’s glaring problem. This weekend while shopping at Circuit City, I saw firsthand, while it’s clicking is unique.. it’s still not functional.
I know iPhone and probably Storm users will say the speed isn’t that much slower, but according to this FierceWireless article, that’s not the case. Here’s the gist…
User Centrics, an analyst group out of Chicago claims that the iPhone’s touch keyboard takes twice as long to type with than conventional QWERTY keyboards
For now, I’m a power user sticking with my Treo and as long as Sprint keeps the all-you-can-eat for $99/month plan, I’ll be hard pressed to leave… unless someone builds a better phone with actual keys.
