It looks so obvious but there is something about that mass at the bottom that irks me. Almost looks like it's giving birth to something. Seems out-of-place.
That space is provided to allow thumbs to fully reach and use the lowest row of keys while holding the sides of the phone. As opposed to what a Treo does, for instance, which is to place the keys within about .200" of the phone's bottom, making it challenging (at best) to move through the keyboard without restriction. The real difference is between adult men who use their QWERTY phone for serious email communications and those who primarily fire off quickie emails/text messages. Using a Treo-like QWERTY for anything more than a couple sentences is a pain which is counterproductive to business.
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It looks so obvious but there is something about that mass at the bottom that irks me. Almost looks like it's giving birth to something. Seems out-of-place.
That space is provided to allow thumbs to fully reach and use the lowest row of keys while holding the sides of the phone. As opposed to what a Treo does, for instance, which is to place the keys within about .200" of the phone's bottom, making it challenging (at best) to move through the keyboard without restriction. The real difference is between adult men who use their QWERTY phone for serious email communications and those who primarily fire off quickie emails/text messages. Using a Treo-like QWERTY for anything more than a couple sentences is a pain which is counterproductive to business.