Physical vs virtual keyboard

[bitek]

I have not had phone with physical keyboard since first blackberry 10 came out. Now I got priv and after few days with the phone I find myself using physical keyboard seventy % of the time. I actually find that there are situations when physical keyboard is way better to use and sometimes it is more convenient just to use it virtual keyboard. This is beauty of priv to have quick access to both. Priv is money well spent!

 

[shabbs]

I rarely use the physical keyboard to be honest. I love the virtual keyboard. Lately I find the only time I slide out the physical keyboard is to show someone that it has a physical keyboard.

That may change over time, but for now, I'm treating the PRIV like a full screen slab with no PKB. Heh heh.

 

[bitek]

I rarely use the physical keyboard to be honest. I love the virtual keyboard. Lately I find the only time I slide out the physical keyboard is to show someone that it has a physical keyboard.

That may change over time, but for now, I'm treating the PRIV like a full screen slab with no PKB. Heh heh.

Totally opposite experience. Virtual keyboard is great though. I loved it on my z30

 

[Rukbat]

Everyone else seems to have given up on physical keyboards. I wish they'd come back to cellphones in general. I use a Note 3 because of my fat fingers (and the S-Pen) - with a small physical keyboard I have no problems. (But I won't use a BB.)

 

[Trisk333]

I definitely enjoy using the pkb more when I have two hands to do that. often, I only have one free hand though so use swype when closed.

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[Jonneh]

Same as Trisk here, except I use SwiftKey for the virtual rather than Swype. Otherwise, it's so nice to return to a physical keyboard again when I have two hands.

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[shabbs]

Ever since moving to a Z10 three years ago... I've left the PKB behind.

Ahhh... the memories of mashing away on my 8900 with that clickety clickety sound from the keys... good times... good times...

 

[bitek]

Ever since moving to a Z10 three years ago... I've left the PKB behind.

Ahhh... the memories of mashing away on my 8900 with that clickety clickety sound from the keys... good times... good times...

Same here. My last keyboard phone was blackberry torch 9810. Then I got z10 because I really wanted to get bb10 right all the way and classic was months away. Then I got z30. So it is been a while. Having said that now that I have priv I use keyboard again and I like it a lot. I have strange satisfaction clicking physical keys and the more I use it the faster I get. I think blackberry passport with Android would be a big winner among professionals imo.

 

[allanbank]

The pkb is one of the main reasons I got the PRIV. Loving it

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[christenmartin]

I use it about 80% of the time. That being said it took me a month to get proficient at it. I think that was slow learning syndrome more than anything else. I love the mouse capabilities of it as well as the swipe up predictive text.

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[anon(19759)]

Everyone else seems to have given up on physical keyboards. I wish they'd come back to cellphones in general. I use a Note 3 because of my fat fingers (and the S-Pen) - with a small physical keyboard I have no problems. (But I won't use a BB.)

I don't know if it's so much as given up on them, but more like moved away from them because the OS on an old BB was so bad and got left behind compared to iOS and Android. The email and messaging was still fantastic, but that's about all they could do well.

 

[xNinjasapp]

Keep in mind that the PKB is able to detect swiping as well. So there are some gestures such as swipe left, and swipe down that make typing faster.

 

[bitek]

Keep in mind that the PKB is able to detect swiping as well. So there are some gestures such as swipe left, and swipe down that make typing faster.

I actually did notice that as well ! This is awesome feature. This blackberry priv is one awesome phone

 

[bitek]

virtual vs physical keyboard experience

I've been using blackberry priv with physical keyboard for about two months now. My previous two phone for the last two years were all touch phones.

After using priv I am amazed how much I like more typing on physical keyboard than on virtual one.

1. I find that now I do not have to look at keyboard while typing. My fingers magically know which buttons to push

2. I find it very useful to type and be able to see entire real estate of my phone screen. It is much easier to type long emails or text messages

3. I find typing on physical keyboard weirdly more enjoyable than on virtual keyboard

4. Priv specific I use my keyboard to scroll Web pages

5. Priv specific I can easily flick suggested keywords which makes typing on physical keyboard that much faster

6. I find myself making much less mistakes typing on physical keyboard than on virtual keyboard

7. I find that I type fast on physical keyboard.

I've been using exclusively virtual keyboards for a long time and it took me a little of time to adjust and frankly it was a bit uncomfortable and cumbersome to type on physical keyboard but now I find myself using physical activity keyboard 90% of the time.

My point is you should give it a try. You would be surprised how good it is after short while !

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[Tech-Newb]

Re: virtual vs physical keyboard experience

Real things are always better than virtual things!

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[dtourond]

Re: virtual vs physical keyboard experience

I prefer virtual keyboards because I like the fact that I can swap one keyboard out for another, but that's just me.

 

[Billy Bob Jimmy Joe]

Re: virtual vs physical keyboard experience

After the Q10 and the Classic I've given up on their keyboards. The double-typing is a disgrace to the BlackBerry legacy.

Google Nexus 6P

 

[Billy Bob Jimmy Joe]

Re: virtual vs physical keyboard experience

Real things are always better than virtual things!

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Especially life partners.

Google Nexus 6P

 

[dtourond]

Re: virtual vs physical keyboard experience

The double-typing is a disgrace to the BlackBerry legacy.

Double-typing?

 

[belodion]

Re: virtual vs physical keyboard experience

I prefer virtual keyboards because I like the fact that I can swap one keyboard out for another, but that's just me.

It's me as well.

It's interesting that, if you think about it, you realise that you don't know with your eyes closed where a particular letter is located on a keyboard, or some letters at least. Yet when typing, the fingers know, and go straight to it. Or perhaps that's just me.

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