Touchscreen phones are the trend now, but not everyone is a fan of them. Many users complaint about their virtual QWERTY keyboards of not being accurate enough and being tedious to work with in case you’ve to type long messages. QWERTY phones, in such cases, offer great advantage and hence, have a fan following of their own. Below we have compiled a list of top 10 Android based phones with QWERTY keyboards.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro
Xperia Pro is a sexy gadget from Sony Ericsson that boards a four-row, slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Though it boards the QWERTY, it still a very thin phone (half an inch thick). The display quality is enhanced by Sony’s Mobile BRAVIA Engine that will not let you go blind in bright sunlight. Its 1GHz Snapdragon processor ensures there is no delay while loading the apps. The 8 MP camera in the rear records HD videos, while the 2MP camera in front will let you video chat.
LG Optimus Pro C660
Running on Gingerbread 2.3.4, LG Optimus Pro C660 combines a touchscreen with a full QWERTY physical keyboard. Its plus point is its 1500mAh battery that lasts longer and 800MHz CPU. Besides that, it has a 2.8-inches QVGA display with capacitive touch, 3.15 MP camera in the rear without flash and HSDPA that offers speeds up to 3.6Mbps.
Motorola MILESTONE 2
Milestone 2 is Motorola’s numero uno touchscreen full QWERTY phone. It runs on Android 2.2 and has supreme build quality. The 3.7-inches display with 480 x 854 resolution offers you enough screen to browse the web, watch movies, or play games. Its 5-megapixel camera can record videos at 720p resolution.The 1GHz TI OMAP processor is responsible for pretty slick navigating experience, while the 1,390mAh lithium-ion battery keeps it ticking and sometimes growling (thanks to the powerful processor) throughout the day.
HTC ChaCha
We really admire HTC for bringing new ideas in terms of design and HTC ChaCha is its flagship phone that will certainly help your phone to distinguish itself from the crowd.The phone has one of the best build quality in this category. The highly responsive QWERTY keyboard is accompanied with a 2.6-inches touchscreen with a 480×320 resolution. The phone comes with Android 2.3 and its 5MP does a decent enough job.
Huawei Ideos Chat U8300
Ideos Chat reminds me of those handheld video game players of the 1990s. It covers more space horizontally meaning there are more number of keys aligned horizontally, which should make your texting experience more fun. It comes with Android 2.1 and also has a 2.6-inches resistive touchscreen. It also comes with a trackball that should make navigating through the menu even more easier. Besides this there is a 3.2MP camera with LED flash and a 930mAh battery.
Acer beTouch E130
It’s Blackberry ripoff to be frank, but only at a much cheaper price. Its QWERTY keyboard is quite impressive and one of the best in its category with a rubber-like coating that will make you fall in love with texting on this phone. Along with the keyboard comes the 2.6-inch QVGA touchscreen display with a 320 x 240 pixels resolution.What powers it underneath is a 416MHz ST-Ericsson CPU along with a 256 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM. Its biggest shortcoming is that it runs on the outdated version of Android i.e. Android 1.6.
Motorola Fire
Motorola too is somewhere on the lines of BlackBerry Curve. Fire is a Dual SIM, 3G phone that runs Android 2.3, Gingerbread. Talking about the QWERTY keyboard there is no spacing between the keys, which might be an issue with people with big hands. It supports download speeds up to 7.2 Mbps along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It has a 3.15 MP camera, 600MHz processor and a 1420 mAh battery, which is impressive in its category of phones.
Motorola Flipout
If you’re one of those who like to make a style statement are advised to look more closely at this phone. The only flip phone in our list it comes with Android 2.1 and a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen that offers 320×240 pixels resolution. It has a pretty slick UI and an excellent music player. Though it is more on the expensive side given to the number of features are on offer.
Motorola Charm MB502
It looks quite like Huwawei Ideos Chat or vice versa. It comes with Android 2.1 and 2.8-inches capacitive 320×240 resolution QVGA capacitive touchscreen. Its unique feature is a backtrack pad at the rear, which works quite like a trackpad so you can swipe and tap to navigate through the menu. What runs it underneath is a 600Mhz processor coupled with a 1,170 mAH lithium ion battery that should meet your day-to-day power requirements.
Onida Andy
Onida Andy comes with an impressive QWERTY keyboard on the lines of HTC ChaCha. The dual SIM phone comes loaded with Android 2.2 Froyo. The 3G enabled phone runs on a 580Mhz processor. Also there is a front facing camera in case video chatting is important for you. Besides, it has a 2.59-inches QVGA LCD capacitive touchscreen and a 1450 mAh batter.