[SGVLUG] Return of the G1 keyboard (sorta)

[Jess Bermudes]

Awesome! Long live keyboards!


On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 7:29 PM, Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:

>
>
> For the Android and G1 fans on the list:
> There are not a lot of options if you want a QWERTY phone.  The Samsung
> Galaxy S Relay 4G appears to be the only feasible choice for T-mobile
> customers.
>
> But whatever the reviewers may say about this phone, it beats out all the
> other phones in my eyes because
>
>  *** It's got the closest thing I've seen to a G1 keyboard. ***
>
> There is a dedicated number row!  The symbols are back!  You're one
> alt-key combo away from pipe, square brackets, curly braces, tilde, and the
> caret symbol.  (It might be missing the backtick.)
> And as a bonus, there is a D-pad, which I've been wanting because arrow
> keys make it easier to edit text.
>
> I don't care that it might not be as nice as the QWERTY phones offered by
> other
> carriers--particularly in the area of screen and camera.  The keyboard
> just sells it for me.  And hey, the reviews do praise the beefy processor
> and the fact that it comes with Ice Cream Sandwich when some of the other
> phones are still on Gingerbread.
>
> You can read the detailed review here, as well as get links to reviews of
> the QWERTY phones available for other carriers (see page 8).
>
> http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_relay_4g-review-826.php
>
> Lan
>
>
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