Motorola Comfirms New Droid Keyboard

[lmapp]

I haven't felt this betrayed since Moto came out with the second StarTac. Scratch that...I was po'd when I heard about the Razor 2.

Damn you, Motorola! :icon_ devil:

 

[Shel]

No worries. Phone is still great and it only took a week to adjust to this keyboard. Can't wait for the update and flash player.

Seriously.

Wow, so Motorola is going to release a NEW, IMPROVED Droid?

Stop the presses!!! I thought this would be their last Android phone!!!

Come on. This phone rocks... I don't use the physical keyboard all that much, but it's still nice to have when I need it, and it works fine for me. I realize that doesn't mean it works fine for everyone, but overall this is a sweeeeet phone!

(Check out all of the complaints about the Nexus 1 having trouble connecting to G3... every phone has some issues... )

Battery life on the Droid is excellent, hardware works great, so yea, the keyboard isn't up to Blackberry standards, but everything else is works great.

 

[Eli]

ahhh...
I had just started a thread last week re droid 2.0.

I was holding off on the droid because of the keyboard and camera. I waited through CES to see if any announcements where made. Nothing. So I just bought my droid...

Guess I can return it in my 30 day window...

 

[Deadamn323]

the keyboard now doesn't bother me much. i find myself using it when replying on a email more than the on screen one.

 

[StupidGenius]

ahhh...
I had just started a thread last week re droid 2.0.

I was holding off on the droid because of the keyboard and camera. I waited through CES to see if any announcements where made. Nothing. So I just bought my droid...

Guess I can return it in my 30 day window...

Believe me, this isn't happening ANYTIME SOON. Keep your phone.

 

[lmapp]

ahhh...
I had just started a thread last week re droid 2.0.

I was holding off on the droid because of the keyboard and camera. I waited through CES to see if any announcements where made. Nothing. So I just bought my droid...

Guess I can return it in my 30 day window...

Bad news...by the time you man-up and spring for the Droid 2, there will be prettier model juuuussst around the corner. Never fails.

 

[Million]

Why do people buy the Droid when they don't even use the keyboard???

Get the Eris or wait for the N1!

 

[johfiner]

that's good news for those that dislike the keyboard! also, like somebody else said, it shows motorola cares.

i happen to like the keyboard, but i'm in the minority on that one!

 

[Eli]

Bad news...by the time you man-up and spring for the Droid 2, there will be prettier model juuuussst around the corner. Never fails.

yes, but hopefully they would at least fix the major problems I have with the model I have/will have for 2 years. If its less the 6 months, I think its worth the wait for the new phone version, even if its droid 1.1.

 

[Liderc]

My first droid I tried the keyboard a few times, but it's internet kept going out so I exchanged it, haven't even slid the new droid out to see the keyboard, the virtual keyboard is too amazing to use anything else. Took me a week or two to get real good at typing on the virtual but I'm in love already, I type paragraphs while everyone else sends me 3-5 word texts.

 

[FoFa]

I used the physical keyboard for anything past a password, and got used to it pretty quick. but now I have swype, I don't use anything else. i would like to see swype integrated with the OS quite frankly.

 

[imiller913]

the current keyboard gets the job done for me but use the onscreen ones the most.

 

[Rocky]

I may be really late, haven't been on in a few days but I just read this... Sucks for us who has the original KB but here ya go...

Motorola: Droid, Cliq Getting Updates - Reviews by PC Magazine

I'm glad and mad @ the same time. Glad cuz I'm not too happy w/Droid's actual keyboard, but mad cuz I'll have to spend some bucks once again.

Any pics of the new keyboard?

Any release date?

Regards,
Rocky

 

[asmallchild]

What's with all the anxiety? It's not like the article indicates this would be an imminent change. If you are fine with waiting 6 months for a possible keyboard upgrade, be my guest. I'd rather use the crap out of this phone and I'll be ready for an upgrade come Xmas 2010 anyway

 

[qoncept]

Anyone who has used some of the old HTC winmo phones has no problems with the keyboard. Use a xv/ppc6700 then whine about the kb.

I love how in your pocket is this marvel of tech and all people can do is whine because they don't have the feeling in their fingers/fat fingers and can't use the keyboard.

YOU knew what the kb was like when you bought the phone. No one put a gun to your head and made you buy it.

The keyboard is fine on this phone. Hell I'd go so far as to say that it's a close second to the i760, and that has the best keyboard of all time.

Pretty presumptuous of you to assume you know why people don't like the Droid keyboard (though I suppose I'm guilty of the same thing -- the keyboard sucks ass). Having only used one, I stupidly assumed all qwerty keyboards were created equal and didn't realize until using it for a couple days that it just wasn't getting any better.

I really don't get anyone defending this keyboard. Just because you like the phone doesnt mean you like to keyboard (see: me). Just because the keyboard works doesn't mean it's good.