[Miraste]

> It's slower to write in touch-screen. From objective engineering perspective it's backwards in ergonomy.

I've seen this idea a lot on Hacker News and similarly-minded sites ever since the iPhone came out. It's a myth--touchscreen keyboards with good software are faster than physical ones. The Guinness world record for phone typing speed has gone to touchscreen keyboard users for years, and it doesn't even allow autocorrect or predictive text [1]. The average typing speed on touchscreens is only 14wpm less than on full computer keyboards, and some people get up to 85wpm [2]. Software buttons are larger than physical ones and they change activation area based on the predicted next character, among other advantages. Even if screen space weren't an issue, touchscreen keyboards would still be better.

[1] https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/5/fastest-tou...

[2] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49933204