Comments on: Samsung Stratosphere 2 Poses in Press Images on Twitter, the Keyboard Lives on!

By: Stephen Cox

Stephen Cox — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:34:00 +0000

Yeah, all 4G does. But I live in 3G still (and work in 4G) so SVDO is worth it for me until we get 4G there.

Edit: All 4G, except on the iPhone 5.

By: Ben Rollier

Ben Rollier — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:49:00 +0000

I agree 100%. Wish people would stop trying to kill off qwerty phones. Some of us prefer a physical keyboard. It’s not a matter of “getting used to” the on-screen KB. I’ve tried it plenty of times and I’m a thousand times faster and more efficient on the qwerty keyboard. Will definitely consider this phone, since I might die of old age waiting for the “Droid 5″.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:42:00 +0000

I see no reason why you should assume this is the final qwerty phone, Motorola made the Photon Q which is a superior version of this phone from the look of it, and with the same processor. I hope manufacturers keep this up because I never want to give up my awesome qwerty keyboard, especially after getting used to the Droid 4′s amazing keyboard.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:31:00 +0000

Yeah, sadly most 4″ devices have been very weak recently. I would love to have a high-end option in that size. Options are never a bad thing

By: Mr E

Mr E — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:43:00 +0000

swiftkey rocks (also a “rapid” user). it’s probably the only reason i don’t mind virtual keyboards

By: michael arazan

michael arazan — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:19:00 +0000

Yes, it doesn’t look as organized or symmetric as the D4. I used the keyboard on my D1 till the keys started popping off, but the keyboard, and on the D2, was a strip with keys and not individual. I rarely use keyboards now that voice to text is almost great, still lacking though with three or more syllable words.

By: joefresco

joefresco — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:17:00 +0000

My OG Strat does Simultaneous voice and data just fine on LTE. It’s just that the CPU is so slow that it’s barely usable that way.

By: Stephen Cox

Stephen Cox — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:01:00 +0000

If this phone is a G3 w/ a Qwerty, then it will probably have SVDO, which is another check mark for me over the OG Strat or even the Droid 4.

By: LMI500

LMI500 — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:50:00 +0000

My wife is going to be extremely ecstatic!!

By: joefresco

joefresco — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:49:00 +0000

This is actually a phone I’ve been waiting for. It checks every box for me…
QWERTY — fastest, most precise keyboard experience, and 5 rows to boot
microSD — seemingly relegated to more fringe devices lately
removable battery — why are phones trying to be more like the iPhone? I want my battery/storage options
Snapdragon S4 for a Galaxy S3 experience in a qwerty phone

I loved the idea of the Droid 4 or Droid 5, but unless Motorola is putting a 3500+ mah battery in their phone, I’m not buying a phone with a non-removable battery. Phones are thin enough… it’s time to emphasize battery life.

By: RoninX

RoninX — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:09:00 +0000

Physical keyboards are like manual transmissions. They may be disappearing, but they provide much better precision and control than the automatic/virtual version.

I’ll only buy sports cars with manual transmissions, and I’ll only buy smartphones with physical keyboards.

I’m hoping the Droid 5 will be a RAZR HD with a physical keyboard. I’d be willing to buy that off-contract to upgrade my Droid 4. A RAZR M with a QWERTY would be okay as a Droid 5, though I might wait for the Droid 6 in that case…

By: AranelAlasse

AranelAlasse — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:25:00 +0000

And I love that Swiftkey works in tandem with the physical keyboard. So it can still make suggestions, but it only takes up the very bottom of the screen (because you have the keyboard open). It’s the best of both worlds.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:07:00 +0000

I didn’t say 4″ was bad, just that mid-range phones usually have a ~4″ screen, not the high priced phones coming out.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:04:00 +0000

4″ screen is awesome, watchu talking about? If the phone’s specs are anything like SGS3, it’s a great option for those looking for a kb.

By: TylerChappell

TylerChappell — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:43:00 +0000

The original Stratosphere and the Charge were the two Samsung phones last year that got completely abandoned upon release. My aunt bought a stratosphere before I could stop her from making such a bad decision.