Good Physical QWERTY Phones

will13 · 1 Jan 2012 at 03:24

Hi guys, just wondering apart from the Blackberry Bold 9790 and 9900 are there any new'ish good physical QWERTY phones?

Thanks

Robbo · 1 Jan 2012 at 03:29

Not really, no. The Bold 9900 is the pick of the bunch, with the Desire Z being a landscape Android option.

will13 · 1 Jan 2012 at 03:34

Robbo said:
Not really, no. The Bold 9900 is the pick of the bunch, with the Desire Z being a landscape Android option.

Thanks Robbo, and not really a lover of landscape sliders TBH so that rules the HTC out

Robbo · 1 Jan 2012 at 03:36

If you want portrait, you are really limited to the 9900, the Torch2 and maybe the Dell Venue Pro if it is still being sold.

will13 · 1 Jan 2012 at 03:39

Robbo said:
If you want portrait, you are really limited to the 9900, the Torch2 and maybe the Dell Venue Pro if it is still being sold.

Yeah think I might pick up the 9900, unless the 9790 drops in price (like the smaller size over the 9900)

Kinda missing the physical keyboard of my old 9780

Hxc · 1 Jan 2012 at 03:39

9900 is an excellent phone.

will13 · 1 Jan 2012 at 03:43

Hxc said:
9900 is an excellent phone.

Have you got one Hxc?

Hxc · 1 Jan 2012 at 03:50

will13 said:
Have you got one Hxc?

Yes, I do. I moved from a Motorola Milestone, which I also thought was excellent for the time; things have moved on significantly in the Android world now, mind.

Rroff · 1 Jan 2012 at 03:56

Xperia X2 (or X1) but Windows Mobile 6.x heh... camera is a bit lacking on them tho and 1-2 other minor issues also lacking horse power for stuff like decent res video these days.

will13 · 1 Jan 2012 at 03:57

Hxc said:
Yes, I do. I moved from a Motorola Milestone, which I also thought was excellent for the time; things have moved on significantly in the Android world now, mind.

Is the browser decent now or does it still need work (I know its a big improvement over OS6 browser but thats not saying a lot

), how is YouTube and flash on it?, also as the battery life improved or is it still the same as launch?

Thanks

Rroff said:
Xperia X2 (or X1) but Windows Mobile 6.x heh... camera is a bit lacking on them tho and 1-2 other minor issues also lacking horse power for stuff like decent res video these days.

Heh wouldn't be so bad if it was Win7

chrismscotland · 1 Jan 2012 at 10:02

Bold 9900 browser is alright no flash though.
Bold 9790 should be cheaper than the 9900 on release as its meant to be a "cheaper" Bold.

9900 battery improved for me with one of the latest OS updates.

Yas786 · 1 Jan 2012 at 12:51

Hxc said:
9900 is an excellent phone.

+1

Brilliant phone i concur...keyboard and touch screen works pretty damn good. Absolutely love mine even though there are better phones out there but mostly touchscreen though.

Hxc · 1 Jan 2012 at 13:12

The only thing I find slightly poor is the battery life; I was hoping for more than a day's usage.

Yas786 · 1 Jan 2012 at 13:26

Hxc said:
The only thing I find slightly poor is the battery life; I was hoping for more than a day's usage.

Mine lasts easily for a day and my useage is pretty high ie around 100+ emails, a good few hrs of BBM'ing, texting and phone calls. Also a bit of youtube and browsing to pass the time.

Rroff · 1 Jan 2012 at 15:57

will13 said:
Heh wouldn't be so bad if it was Win7

I actually hate WM 6.5 and 7 but like 6.1 pro as you can strip it down easily to bare metal (very basic menu driven OS) and rebuild with the UI and apps you want - bit geeky tho and not consumer friendly.

You _can_ get Android running on them but its not straight forward at all.

will13 · 1 Jan 2012 at 16:31

chrismscotland said:
Bold 9900 browser is alright no flash though.
Bold 9790 should be cheaper than the 9900 on release as its meant to be a "cheaper" Bold.

9900 battery improved for me with one of the latest OS updates.

Good to know the battery as improved, however I thought OS7 had flash support for some reason :confused:

Rroff said:
I actually hate WM 6.5 and 7 but like 6.1 pro as you can strip it down easily to bare metal (very basic menu driven OS) and rebuild with the UI and apps you want - bit geeky tho and not consumer friendly.

You _can_ get Android running on them but its not straight forward at all.

I don't mind doing stuff like that if it isn't too complicated (been with Android for awhile so used to flashing ROM's and other stuff)

OspreyO · 2 Jan 2012 at 03:00

Rroff said:
Xperia X2 (or X1) but Windows Mobile 6.x heh... camera is a bit lacking on them tho and 1-2 other minor issues also lacking horse power for stuff like decent res video these days.

The keyboard isn't great either, too little tactile feedback.

Bane · 2 Jan 2012 at 12:46

Edit: wrong thread.

Hyburnate · 2 Jan 2012 at 12:48

Go back to the 9780 :confused:

Rroff · 2 Jan 2012 at 12:52

will13 said:
I don't mind doing stuff like that if it isn't too complicated (been with Android for awhile so used to flashing ROM's and other stuff)

Its rather complicated - you need to patch a lot of stuff after flashing/rooting it as it wasn't designed for the phone - and the most stable version uses emulation running on haret rather than a native ROM.

The keyboard is as mentioned above somewhat average but its another QWERTY option I thought I'd throw out there.