I can't say it isn't for me seeing as I'm still rocking my OGD. I think for me its going to be more about hardware. I care more about it being LTE than anything else currently...
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
If the function is a slider, is that a deal breaker?
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LTE is more important to me than slider, but I'd prefer it not be slider. I'm sure some others will be opposite. 
I have the OGD and I don't want a keyboard. I expect that the VZW version won't have a keyboard. The Epic/Droid have that covered already.
I can say that I honestly don't know. I'm not a big slider fan myself. Virtual keyboards work well these days, I don't need physical keys. It would definitely play a factor and I'd probably give a hard look at the Bionic again. I don't think this is going to be much of a worry, sounds like Samsung has a slider already planned and don't see the need for two.
No it certainly is not a dealbreaker, Let's look at VZW's current slider lineup:
Ally = Low end
Droid 2 Global, HTC Merge = midrange
Samsung "epic like slider" = upper midrange but with LTE...kinda like the LG revolution's position right now if you think about it...
Droid 3 = upper midrange/high end (sorry but 512 mb of RAM does not = high end in my eyes...)
Function (if it had a keyboard..or a keyboard variant came out along side it) = proper high end.
It ticks all the high end boxes unlike Droid 3.
I hate how onscreen keyboards cover up content. Thats why i prefer sliders.
Ally = Low end
Droid 2 Global, HTC Merge = midrange
Samsung "epic like slider" = upper midrange but with LTE...kinda like the LG revolution's position right now if you think about it...
Droid 3 = upper midrange/high end (sorry but 512 mb of RAM does not = high end in my eyes...)
Function (if it had a keyboard..or a keyboard variant came out along side it) = proper high end.
It ticks all the high end boxes unlike Droid 3.
I hate how onscreen keyboards cover up content. Thats why i prefer sliders.
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Stang68
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If it has LTE and a keyboard, that's fine with me. As long as it's not this:
Samsung QWERTY slider leaked for Verizon
Samsung QWERTY slider leaked for Verizon
EggoEspada
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Yup. Definitely a deal breaker. I want the GSII as is. Only thing I want them to do differently is add LTE. If they can't do that, then don't touch it Verizon.
Sent from my ThunderBolt
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If it's a slider, I will definitely chose the GSII over the Bionic, 4G or not. Don't have 4G where I live or go to school (and probably won't in the near future) and I'm not a huge fan of virtual keyboards. Going from the OG to the Incredible, it still bugs me that the landscape keyboard takes up my entire screen when a physical keyboard was completely unobtrusive.
You try using the terminal with a software keyboard and then a physical one, tell me which sucks more. =P
To be honest though it's quite legitimate. It's annoying having a tiny portion of the screen viewable/scrollable when you have a keyboard open.
In landscape, you lose all ability to try and read the page/text behind the keyboard. Very frustrating when your typing say..a forum post or comment on a web page and you want to read the content before yours for context.
Hardware keyboards are also great for emulators.
No that's your typical Verizon getting a year old phone a year later and polishing it up.
I do agree having a keyboard is great to have at times. I want to move on from them but its not a dealbreaker.
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Hardware keyboards are also great for emulators.
True that, looking forward to some awesome N64/PS1 emulation here, the Incredible just doesn't quite cut it.
It's not a deal breaker for me as long as it doesn't add too much extra girth. I'd rather a thinner phone without a keyboard, than a thick phone with one. If it's still slim, then I'll just keep it covered most of the time and only whip it out on occasion if I want to play with it.
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erwaso
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I don't think it's going to be a slider anyway. They wouldn't be releasing the Epic on Verizon if it were a slider.
I'd prefer you be right. I'm surprised that Kellex is doubting LTE in the Function...
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