Motorola Droid 3 Bares All to Reveal Its Keyboard, Now a 5-Row QWERTY
Yesterday we got our first look at the exterior of the upcoming Motorola Droid 3, but one major element was left veiled in mystery: the trademark keyboard that sets the Droid family apart from much of its upper-echelon smartphone kin. Thankfully we didn’t have to wait to long to get a look at what we will be dealing with, and just like the rest of the handset it has been retooled in a way that is different from its predecessors but still recalls elements of those previous incarnations.
At first glance we appear to be dealing with the same keyboard found on the Motorola Droid 2, and we are — for the first four rows. But then you will notice the four-row QWERTY the Droid has known for two iterations has given way to a full five-row QWERTY with space for numbers without the need to use the ALT key. It appears they have done so without sacrificing much (if any at all) real estate for the other keys, meaning the typing experience at the very least won’t degrade from that of the Droid 2.
So far we life the fresh look the Droid 3 is taking on the popular Droid design. It feels new and different without alienating the elements that made the first two a huge success. Rumors that this device will lack 4G LTE are disconcerting, but there is always a chance that could change by launch.
[via DroidLife]