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Whoa-o BlackBerry, bam-ba-lam: QWERTY phone had a child. 5G thing's newly styled

anthonyhegedus Silver badge

If they made it the right form factor, I can't see what is so inconvenient about having a keyboard. I haven't owned a blackberry for nearly ten years, but it is arguably more accurate to type on. The only problem is that either your screen real-estate is severely curtailed, or the phone is a funny shape. This is all so that you can view videos and photos in landscape mode. The problem is that the device looks dumb in landscape mode.

But if you're work-focused, type a lot of emails while you're out and about, and don't mind a strange phone shape, I think it would be useful. The secret to success isn't in the technical and design features, it's firmly in the marketing.

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