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Awesome to see this thread resurface but sad that the Motorola Droid 5 never came to fruition. But the reality is that there is just not enough demand for qwerty keyboards. Right now people are either wanting large screens (5.5+) or mid sized screens (5.0+). But I do think there is a niche customer base that will buy qwertys. The question is which manufacturer is willing to spend the money to manufacture the device?
 

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I'm surprised people still want qwerty keyboards when we have all these amazing swipe methods that provide so much faster inputs methods. I guess old habits die hard.

S5 tap'n
 

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some people like the feel of tactile buttons as it helps with typing. Though swipe (swype) has come a long way I still yet to say it is as fast and accurate as a physical kb. Question is am I willing to give up screen real estate for a thicker phone with a smaller less resolution screen for a physical kb, and the market has answered that question especially with devices like the note 4 where you can use a pen to write your messages.
 

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75% of the users on this site know more about upcoming devices than 95% of Verizon reps do.

I would put zero stock in what he said.
 
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75% of the users on this site know more about upcoming devices than 95% of Verizon reps do.

I would put zero stock in what he said.
More like 99% of vzw reps.. They don't know until a week before it drops, typically
 

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But I know ..... ok no I don't I have failed on the last few predictions.
 

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More like 99% of vzw reps.. They don't know until a week before it drops, typically

Just trying to give a handful of them the benefit of the doubt. :)
 
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