a mobile phone with a keyboard + large screen

geordief

Could anyone give me a recommendation for a phone with a keyboard?

I have a basic old Nokia that I am happy with but the screen could be bigger really.

I don't want a high end machine either -just to replace what I have with one with a bigger screen.

Even the smartphone/touchscreen element might not be that important -just as long as the screeen was largish and there was a qwerty keyboard.

Davy

New/second hand?
Network?
Payg or bill?

Jarren

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-C6-00-Free-Mobile-Phone/dp/B004031X4A/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333648073&sr=1-8

GreenWolfe

http://www.expansys.ie/nokia-asha-303-qwerty-red-eu-version+uk-adapter-229612/

How about a Nokia Asha 303? It's still S40, and has a QWERTY keyboard and a 2.6 inch touchscreen.

EDIT: Silver version here - http://www.expansys.ie/nokia-asha-303-qwerty-graphite-eu-version+uk-adapter-229611/

geordief

Davy wrote: »

New/second hand?
Network?
Payg or bill?

New Payg Vodafone.
I think a screen>3" would be nice.
Did I hear something about Nokia doing Windows phones now ?

Owen

iPhone and a Boxwave Keyboard Buddy Case :

Davy

geordief wrote: »

Did I hear something about Nokia doing Windows phones now ?

Yes, there is a small few, but none with a qwerty keyboard and none planned if I remember correctly

GarIT

Davy wrote: »

Yes, there is a small few, but none with a qwerty keyboard and none planned if I remember correctly

Does it have to be a physical keyboard? All windows phones have a qwerty keyboard on the touchscreen.

There will be no windows phones with physical keyboards as ots against microsofts rules for windows phones. That could change though

Corruptedmorals

The onscreen keyboard is extremely easy to use on the Nokia Lumia 800 windows phone. It gets a lot of praise for this in particular. Vodafone shops have live versions, worth trying out and looking at youtube videos of it. The screen size is 3.7 inch, slightly bigger than an iphone but not a monster or anything.

GreenWolfe

GarIT wrote: »

Does it have to be a physical keyboard? All windows phones have a qwerty keyboard on the touchscreen.

There will be no windows phones with physical keyboards as ots against microsofts rules for windows phones. That could change though

Didn't the HTC 7 Pro have a physical keyboard?

They seem to be permitted, see here - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh202905%28v=vs.92%29.aspx

GarIT

EarthlyPangaea wrote: »

Didn't the HTC 7 Pro have a physical keyboard?

They seem to be permitted, see here - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh202905%28v=vs.92%29.aspx

I dont know anything about the HTC phone but Microsoft were strict on the limit on the number of buttons, 7 I think, maybe keyboards are excluded.

cookie1977

BlackBerry 9810

http://uk.blackberry.com/devices/touchtorch.jsp

http://shop.vodafone.ie/shop/phonesAndPlans/phones/mobileDetails/mobileDetailsMain.jsp?selectedPlanID=&tabSelected=overviewTab&selectionKey=mobile&segment=&voucherCode=&planType=onAccount&skuId=sku30600590&planSkuId=&subPage=phones&menuKey=

GreenWolfe

OP, how about a HTC Sensation XL?

http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-sensation-xl/

http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_sensation_xl-4161.php

AntiVirus

GarIT wrote: »

There will be no windows phones with physical keyboards as ots against microsofts rules for windows phones. That could change though

Dell Venue Pro has a keyboard and its a pretty Windows Phone too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4FQQkVB1iw

GarIT

AntiVirus wrote: »

Dell Venue Pro has a keyboard and its a pretty Windows Phone too.

In an original article by Microsoft they said that windows phones were only allowed have buttons for, volume, lock, power, and camera, and the 3 speific face buttons. I assumed they counted a keyboard as buttons, I was wrong.

someuser905

droid 4