The T-Mobile G1 you posted is probably the best phone of its time. I have not met a user of that phone who does not want to go back to the smooth keyboard feel.
The software keyboard became far superior, for input speed. And accuracy, with the use of spell-checking and auto-correction, for most cases.
The auto-correction feature allows you to type faster with a software keyboard. It corrects it on the fly. But you must re-read what you typed, to ensure that it is correct.
The annoying part is when it selects the wrong word.
The other useful feature is the auto-suggestion, which allows you to tap on the word that you want to write. This sometimes help to reduce your typing.
But overall, I find the software keyboard allows me to type far faster on a smartphone, than a physical keyboard ever could.
The software keyboard became far superior, for input speed. And accuracy, with the use of spell-checking and auto-correction, for most cases.
The auto-correction feature allows you to type faster with a software keyboard. It corrects it on the fly. But you must re-read what you typed, to ensure that it is correct.
The annoying part is when it selects the wrong word.
The other useful feature is the auto-suggestion, which allows you to tap on the word that you want to write. This sometimes help to reduce your typing.
But overall, I find the software keyboard allows me to type far faster on a smartphone, than a physical keyboard ever could.