I don't see how the specs can be accurate given the form factor of the phone. If it does not have a touch screen, then one would have to open up the slider, hit the function button just to type in the phone number. Something isn't right here. At least with the Libra or HTC 720, there are numbers on the front to make up for the lack of a touch screen. If these specs are accurate, then nobody is going to buy this. Or when they do, they will return it very shortly.
I'm sorry, what am I missing. What's wrong with the specs? I take it you've never used or seen a slider phone before. My wife has a Samsung D807. To place a call, slide it open and start typing. There is no function button to hit. What's so hard about that? There are plenty of sliders out there now so adding one that also has qwerty is nice. I think the specs look great. Believe it or not there is a very large segment of the smartphone population that doesn't want a touch screen. The Dash, Blacjack, Q, 3125 all are starndard MS smarthphones and sell every well. This phone is smaller than my old SMT 5600 w/ qwerty. The only thing I'd be worried about is battery life. 3G killed the battery in my Blackjack. I'm probably going to get this when its available on AT&T premier and give it a shot.
TJ, it's a dual-slide form factor just like the Helio Ocean, so there is a numeric keypad. Look at all of the photos on Amazon and you'll see. Definitely no touch screen.
Besides, who actually dials phone numbers these days? Has no one heard of the contact list feature that all of these newfangled "cell phones" have? I can count on one hand the number of times I've actually dialed a phone number in the last three months.
“The other one is a biggie, and it's something very noticeable in the videos: touch sensitivity is pretty bad. Using the virtual keyboard proved to be far too painful, and we're pretty sure it wasn't multitouch-friendly.”
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I don't see how the specs can be accurate given the form factor of the phone. If it does not have a touch screen, then one would have to open up the slider, hit the function button just to type in the phone number. Something isn't right here. At least with the Libra or HTC 720, there are numbers on the front to make up for the lack of a touch screen. If these specs are accurate, then nobody is going to buy this. Or when they do, they will return it very shortly.
TJ,
I'm sorry, what am I missing. What's wrong with the specs? I take it you've never used or seen a slider phone before. My wife has a Samsung D807. To place a call, slide it open and start typing. There is no function button to hit. What's so hard about that? There are plenty of sliders out there now so adding one that also has qwerty is nice. I think the specs look great. Believe it or not there is a very large segment of the smartphone population that doesn't want a touch screen. The Dash, Blacjack, Q, 3125 all are starndard MS smarthphones and sell every well. This phone is smaller than my old SMT 5600 w/ qwerty. The only thing I'd be worried about is battery life. 3G killed the battery in my Blackjack. I'm probably going to get this when its available on AT&T premier and give it a shot.
TJ, the phone's a DUAL slider - there's a second slide with a dedicated numeric keypad. Follow the link to see more pictures.
Chris
TJ, it's a dual-slide form factor just like the Helio Ocean, so there is a numeric keypad. Look at all of the photos on Amazon and you'll see. Definitely no touch screen.
Besides, who actually dials phone numbers these days? Has no one heard of the contact list feature that all of these newfangled "cell phones" have? I can count on one hand the number of times I've actually dialed a phone number in the last three months.