Easy to type?

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I currently have the MDA Vario 2 (or Hermes) which has a full slide out keyboard. I'd love to get a slimmer phone with all the features the polaris has, but not convinced that I could type fast on the on-screen keyboard. Is it easy to use it? Can you type out a lot of text without hitting wrong buttons etc? Can you use 2 thumbs? Thanks.

I would suggest to get yourself one of the better SIP's like Cootek's TouchPal or the PCM soft keyboard.

Personally I recommend the TouchPal as I have it on my Kaiser and I rarely find myself using the built-in slide out keyboard.

Would this work in the polaris? Cause then I definitely wouldn't want the keybaord and the thickness that comes with it.

Ofcourse that will work on the Polaris. It's WM6, so those SIPs will work. I think the Polaris also comes with an improved HTC keyboard which should type a bit better.
PocketCM Keyboard is a nice one as well which will work for sure on the Polaris.

As for typing on a keyboard, I never used anything else. Well, I did give a slide out keyboard a few tries, but it was almost just as awkward as the screen keyboard. With the only difference you get the key feedback from a slide out keyboard.

Are there any SIPs yet with a very small vibrate feedback while typing? Anyways, that would be nice .
I never had a problem with onscreen typing, and looking at the size of the Polaris typing with two thumbs shouldn't be a problem either. Especially when switching to landscape view.

Actually TouchPal should work better on the Polaris than on the Kaiser.

This is so because for certain "Gestures" you have to move your finger to the extreme right or left of the screen at times. The Polaris like the Touch has a flush fitted screen (no raised borders) so it is easy to make those gestures. On the Kaiser the raised screen borders sometimes obstruct your finger movement making this a bit frustrating.

My comment comes from my experience of using the TouchPal on both the Kaiser and the HTC Touch.

Thanks for the info

I tried out a friends Touch yesterday. I like the flush screen which is key to using the gestures and even full use of the keyboards lower register of letters, but in addition it has a different feel to it, almost like it feels harder and more glass like than most other PDA screens. It is still not as responsive (for finger taps) as the iPhone, but it is much better than any PDA phone I have tried. Not worlds better mind you, but for how often I need to use an on screen keyboard, it will do.

As I said, I've tried touchpal and I'm disappointed.

They've promised a lot for the new release and offered only little (actually so they did for previous versions).

Currently I'm using a better keyboard, I've attached the CAB so you can try it.
It runs smooth, has some kind of fast typing system, that I've never seen to other products, all in one, it does a hell of a job. Enjoy!

Originally Posted by srmz

Personally I recommend the TouchPal as I have it on my Kaiser and I rarely find myself using the built-in slide out keyboard.

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