For my mobile phone needs, in the past I've always had phones with slide-out physical keyboards (having actual space between the keys and the feedback from pressing the buttons meant I was rally fast and really accurate), until the HTC 7 Trophy. I've had an iPod touch since, well, a long long time and have always found typing on it a relative breeze, so thought it was time I moved back into the 'mainstream' mobile world (HTC have been taking the mickey with the Touch Pro2 and 7 Pro). Whilst the large-ish screen on the Trophy should make typing easy, it doesn't. I find myself making lots of mistakes due to the keys being too packed together, and whilst the status bar at the side is helpful, it does take up a lot of the screen (when in landscape). When having 'heated' (to say the least) discussions via either SMS or Google Talk, speed is often key, so constantly going back to words and trying to drag the place to the right character is rather time consuming. It also doesn't help that backspace, enter and send are all in the same area (I tend to hold it at the 270 degree landscape angle rather than the 90 degree landscape angle ), and I do not have large thumbs by any means.
So, the HTC Titan adverts say it's got a huge virtual keyboard. Is the keyboard actually the same proportionate size as on the 7 Trophy, or is it better designed? Well, I guess my actual question is, how well have you coped with rapid (especially landscape) typing on the Titan?
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What's typing accuracy like on the Titan?
I came from a Samsung Focus to the Titan and this is my opinion, so your mileage may vary.
The keyboard on the Titan is the same as any other Windows Phone, just much bigger. The first week I used the Titan, I was making lots of mistakes because my hands were used to the keys being closer together. Oddly, I found that typing in landscape mode much easier. Now, after almost three weeks, I am much faster on the Titan then I was on the Focus with one exception. The “t” key does not always register. It is not every single time, nor does the caps state determine this. I am not sure it I am hitting a different key and autocorrect is turning “the” into “he” or if it is something else. It seems to happen mostly on “th” words, so I think it is just me. Otherwise, I think it is a great keyboard.
Also of note, the capacitive buttons are not as close to the screen as they are on the Focus, and they are spaced out more. I am not accidently going into Bing and Back anymore. My biggest challenge was using it one handed and still getting to the Back button. Holding the phone so the right edge fits into the crease where my fingers connect to my palm allows me to still get to the Back button with my thumb.
The keyboard on the Titan is the same as any other Windows Phone, just much bigger. The first week I used the Titan, I was making lots of mistakes because my hands were used to the keys being closer together. Oddly, I found that typing in landscape mode much easier. Now, after almost three weeks, I am much faster on the Titan then I was on the Focus with one exception. The “t” key does not always register. It is not every single time, nor does the caps state determine this. I am not sure it I am hitting a different key and autocorrect is turning “the” into “he” or if it is something else. It seems to happen mostly on “th” words, so I think it is just me. Otherwise, I think it is a great keyboard.
Also of note, the capacitive buttons are not as close to the screen as they are on the Focus, and they are spaced out more. I am not accidently going into Bing and Back anymore. My biggest challenge was using it one handed and still getting to the Back button. Holding the phone so the right edge fits into the crease where my fingers connect to my palm allows me to still get to the Back button with my thumb.
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