Samsung Galaxy S7 Keyboard case?

Guiyoforward

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Hi, has anyone seen these for the S7? They were not in today's keynote AFAIK. They were only made available for the S6+ and they were leaked in the previous weeks as an accessory to the S7, but nothing so far. Has anyone seen/heard anything about this_
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quicky2g

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Pre-ordered one on February 28th for my girlfriend. She's hooked on physical keyboards. She came from a Stratosphere 2.

Looks like it only comes in black for now...link here. She got the S7 Edge gold so would've been nice to see a gold case and keyboard but we'll take what we can get for now.

Finally got it today after Samsung didn't give any status for several weeks. Will have to report back on performance after we play with it more.
 

quicky2g

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So far we noticed the keyboard case disables the always on display, puts a dent in the screen protector on the top left side (Will probably get a tempered glass protector instead), and removes the mode button on the camera. You obviously can't use the fingerprint scanner. The overall build quality and feel is nice. The keyboard is very responsive. My girlfriend is happy with it overall and said she only has to press buttons slightly harder than on the Stratosphere
 
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quicky2g

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The nighttime edge clock still works with the case even though the rest of AOD doesn't. Not sure if the edge clock is part of AOD or not. The keys obviously don't illuminate at night so difficult to use the keyboard if you're the passenger in a car at night. Would be nice if Samsung found a way to make them light up through wireless power from the phone.
 

Guiyoforward

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I bought one a couple of weeks ago. I posted a video

https://youtu.be/FlvrHX9C1w0


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Hi, something very strange is going on. The space bar only enters a space if I press it with the ALT key, on its own it does nothing. Any ideas? This is not a hardware problem because it does enter a space with alt. There does not seem to be a keyboard config. This is very annoying... I am on the latest samsung software update. I do have a tempered glass protector, could that be it?
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Guiyoforward

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Hi, something very strange is going on. The space bar only enters a space if I press it with the ALT key, on its own it does nothing. Any ideas? This is not a hardware problem because it does enter a space with alt. There does not seem to be a keyboard config. This is very annoying... I am on the latest samsung software update. I do have a tempered glass protector, could that be it?
Thanks!
It is the tempered glass.... I removed it and the keyboard works fine. Will try another brand and/or plastic film instead and will report back.
 

52brandon

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Pre-ordered one on February 28th for my girlfriend. She's hooked on physical keyboards. She came from a Stratosphere 2.

Looks like it only comes in black for now...link here. She got the S7 Edge gold so would've been nice to see a gold case and keyboard but we'll take what we can get for now.

Finally got it today after Samsung didn't give any status for several weeks. Will have to report back on performance after we play with it more.
she'd probably like the Blackberry PRIV. I feel bad for RIM right now. Their previous reputation is overshadowing this REALLY solid device. If they released this phone 3-5 years, they'd likely still have a decent foothold in the market. They're at where LG was before Google breathed new life into them.... I wonder if Google would choose RIM to make a Nexus? That could instantly resuscitate that company. But currently, the PRIV is easily the best choice for someone who wants a physical keyboard