Hello all,
I'm trying to decide between the Amaze and the SGII from Telus, and the most important thing to me is the size of the keys and how well both work in landscape mode. I have large hands, and I will be doing a lot of texting and e-mailing from my phone as I do use my phones as business tools as well. It doesn't matter that one might have a slightly better camera than the other, or that one is a slightly superior movie viewing experience. I have always had physical keyboards, so it will take some getting used to lifting my thumbs between each keystroke already.
The dealers around where I live have all been reluctant to let me see both side by side, but it seems to me that the Amaze, despite being a smaller screen, actually has larger keys in landscape mode. Is anyone able to confirm this? Thanks to any that can shed light on this.
Telus dealer's should have no problem letting you see them side by side. At first they didn't want to let me handle either one of them but when I told them that I'm not about to sign a 3 year contract without looking at what I'm getting they agreed and allowed me to play with both.
As to your question, it seems to me that the Telus keyboard is bigger and easier to manage, but since that wasn't the focus of what I was looking at, I'm just going from (a rather poor) memory. I'd go back to a store and TELL them you want to see both phones.
Yeah the Telus I went to they let me try out the Amaze. They got one from the back that wasn't connected to anything. They just handed it to me and left me alone to play with it. I could have just ran out with a working phone. I compared the two but I never tried landscape. I would think the Samsung has a bigger keyboard because the screen is bigger, the resolution is lower so things are stretched out more.
i just got my amaze from telus (upgrading from desire hd) and i notice a HUGE difference in the ease of the keyboard. number 1 the duel core makes it keep up as i type fast, unlike the ****ty 1ghrtz on the DHD which wud be a bit behind, and the letters blow up a bit bigger to i think cause im finding it MUCH easier to type on the amaze. oh ya the swipe keyboard is awesome to once you get the hang of it
Thanks for the info guys. For some reason they always put one away before taking the other one out. Maybe I look like I'm going to take one and run out, guess I'll have to be more insistent.
I also noticed that the Samsung's keyboard doesn't have a comma, that you have to go to the # screen to get to it. I'm guessing that I'll be able to find one on the market that has it.
sixfoot7 said:
Thanks for the info guys. For some reason they always put one away before taking the other one out. Maybe I look like I'm going to take one and run out, guess I'll have to be more insistent.
I also noticed that the Samsung's keyboard doesn't have a comma, that you have to go to the # screen to get to it. I'm guessing that I'll be able to find one on the market that has it.
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Are you sure the comma isn't somewhere on the keyboard above one of the other letters? I know that at first on the Amaze keyboard I was going into the # screen to get to the question mark, then I realized that I can press and hold the "k" to get the question mark. Samsung may be similar. Have a look.
marleyfan61 said:
Are you sure the comma isn't somewhere on the keyboard above one of the other letters? I know that at first on the Amaze keyboard I was going into the # screen to get to the question mark, then I realized that I can press and hold the "k" to get the question mark. Samsung may be similar. Have a look.
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There probably is one that's a long press, I meant a dedicated key without having to resort to a long press. Guess it's just one of those things I'm going to get used to coming from a physical keyboard.
Oh, and thanks for mentioning the question mark. Now I'm going to obsess about looking for an easy way to get to that
sixfoot7 said:
There probably is one that's a long press, I meant a dedicated key without having to resort to a long press. Guess it's just one of those things I'm going to get used to coming from a physical keyboard.
Oh, and thanks for mentioning the question mark. Now I'm going to obsess about looking for an easy way to get to that
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Coming from a physical keyboard can be difficult. I came from a physical keyboard (samsung slide) to touch on the Hero. I never really got used to it on that phone. The keys were so small even in landscape. I'm finding a huge difference with the Amaze. Way easier on the bigger screen.
I'm hoping the larger keys will make the transition. Thanks for your input. I see you're from the greatest city in the world (yes I'm a Surrey boy). It was the Apex in Langley, and the Telus store by the WalMart on 64th that didn't want me to see both at the same time.
I went to Best Buy and they let me see both side by side after a little coaxing. And yeah....I'm not too proud to admit I'm from Surrey. Not all of us are riot crashers.
Went back to Apex, finally got someone to show me both. The SGII's landscape keyboard is bigger than the Amaze's, about 3x2 mm bigger. Enough of a difference for me. In portrait mode, not even close, the SGII's was about 20% larger. Might actually be useable for me and my monster hands. The Amaze's camera was definitely better, but I was surprised to see some shooting modes missing that the T-mo version has.
I'd be happy with either, I'm sure, but I have to go with the SGII for the larger keyboards. Thanks to those who lent their input, I appreciate it.
Amaze Keyboard
Just thought I'd suggest the "Gingerbread Keyboard" from Steven Lin on the market.
Honestly one of the best keyboards I've ever used, coming from the MT4G.
Haven't had a chance to try it on the Amaze but will do sometime soon.
Let me know if you like it any better or if it even works on the Amaze.
nguyendqh said:
Just thought I'd suggest the "Gingerbread Keyboard" from Steven Lin on the market.
Honestly one of the best keyboards I've ever used, coming from the MT4G.
Haven't had a chance to try it on the Amaze but will do sometime soon.
Let me know if you like it any better or if it even works on the Amaze.
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I had a look at that keyboard on my Amaze and it actually makes the keys smaller. Particularly in portrait. The bonus to that keyboard though is the addition of a row along the top with all the punctuation. That is a useful feature. Too bad it was added at the expense of key size.
marleyfan61 said:
I had a look at that keyboard on my Amaze and it actually makes the keys smaller. Particularly in portrait. The bonus to that keyboard though is the addition of a row along the top with all the punctuation. That is a useful feature. Too bad it was added at the expense of key size.
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Oh really? That sucks. =( I do like that keyboard a lot.
Been using it for a year already on my MT4G. I do love the punctuation though.
The word selection comes easier for me too. Auto correct I mean.
I also like that after selecting a word it automatically spaces for me to start
typing my next word. And spacing twice puts a period. Holding enter brings up smiley faces. The list goes on. I may install on my Amaze anyway and see how I like it.
Thanks for the feedback though.
I am having several glitches that I am trying to pinpoint maybe you guys can help...the first one is in my browser...if I goto the main forum page for the 717, choose a sub forum and scroll down the threads and stop somewhere in the middle and wait a sec I will get a graphics glitch at the top of my note. It flashes something about 1/2 inch long the whole width of the screen just for a split second..no big deal but it bugs the **** out of me. That's not the only place it happens but a example that happens all the time.
The second thing is Swype..sometimes it works flawlessly and sometimes it has troubles..eg the back button sometimes will not go back character by character however the hold on the back button will delete the whole word. One time it had problems with the "s" it would not register it to save its life..
I am running saurom rc4 with the att fix, record fix, back button fix, and transfusion theme. Installed root and cwm through Odin.
I love my Swype and I could not think of any other way to input on my phones/tablets. I just hope that there is a fix for it.
This note is amazing and its sad to see there isn't alit of devs jumping on the device.. I understand it is too big for most as phone and that's the main reason for the lack of support and the lite number of sales/high number of resales.
I am a tall person with large hands and I love the device..it fits in my hands well without being too awkward.
Longtime lurker here, and since I cannot post on the original thread here goes:
Thread I am referring to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903745&highlight=andypad
I installed this rom on my AndyPad Pro
Everything seems to work, but there is one gripe.
The touchscreen regesteres "clicks" on wrong places.
When I want to f.eks. click on the back button(located bottom left corner), I have to click in the upper right corner to "hit" it.
Also swiping to the left moves the screen to the right and vice versa.
Wondering if there is a solution that I can apply to this problem since my poor old tab is listed as compatible in this thread.
Thanks.
Z.
Hello all. I'm hoping someone can give me some tips here.
My Xperia z2 tablet has a cracked screen which is apparently serviceable under the seller's warranty, but I need to make it so that the original firmware / software etc is intact. I hope that makes sense.
The tablet is rooted and is running Cyanogenmod.
Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
fearofbirds said:
Hello all. I'm hoping someone can give me some tips here.
My Xperia z2 tablet has a cracked screen which is apparently serviceable under the seller's warranty, but I need to make it so that the original firmware / software etc is intact. I hope that makes sense.
The tablet is rooted and is running Cyanogenmod.
Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
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Sorry - I should also add that due to the screen crack, the whole right hand half of the touchscreen no longer works, which makes things harder again.
fearofbirds said:
Sorry - I should also add that due to the screen crack, the whole right hand half of the touchscreen no longer works, which makes things harder again.
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Update: I now managed to flash an FTF I downloaded so it appears Cyanogenmod is gone, but unfortunately it's in Russian (I think) and I can't read the setup menus - or press the 'next' button, which is in the bottom right of the touchscreen.
Maybe you should try some sort of remote control software like VNC?
I bought my phone awhile ago, but really don't have any help to start some of the unique parts of our to work it. I have downloaded the wide app and installed it. The only thing it has when installed is on button to keep every thing the same or something li I like the phone a lot. Just would like to be able to use the lower screen as a keyboard and the top screen to be the main screen. I know there are only a few apps that it will use both screens for but if I can figure out the Wide app then it is suppose to work on all apps.
If I an get some help I would appreciate it. I went in to a T-Mobile store for help and they seem to know less that I do. They said that there isn't much you can do on the second screen and that was about what they told me.
Help would be appreciated to help walk me though this couple things. All the rest of the phone is no problem at all its just the second screen thing.
Thanks,
Bob
Rootytooty2 said:
I bought my phone awhile ago, but really don't have any help to start some of the unique parts of our to work it. I have downloaded the wide app and installed it. The only thing it has when installed is on button to keep every thing the same or something li I like the phone a lot. Just would like to be able to use the lower screen as a keyboard and the top screen to be the main screen. I know there are only a few apps that it will use both screens for but if I can figure out the Wide app then it is suppose to work on all apps.
If I an get some help I would appreciate it. I went in to a T-Mobile store for help and they seem to know less that I do. They said that there isn't much you can do on the second screen and that was about what they told me.
Help would be appreciated to help walk me though this couple things. All the rest of the phone is no problem at all its just the second screen thing.
Thanks,
Bob
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Quick note, everything else works fine, no problem at all. Great phone.
Rootytooty2 said:
I bought my phone awhile ago, but really don't have any help to start some of the unique parts of our to work it. I have downloaded the wide app and installed it. The only thing it has when installed is on button to keep every thing the same or something li I like the phone a lot. Just would like to be able to use the lower screen as a keyboard and the top screen to be the main screen. I know there are only a few apps that it will use both screens for but if I can figure out the Wide app then it is suppose to work on all apps.
If I an get some help I would appreciate it. I went in to a T-Mobile store for help and they seem to know less that I do. They said that there isn't much you can do on the second screen and that was about what they told me.
Help would be appreciated to help walk me though this couple things. All the rest of the phone is no problem at all its just the second screen thing.
Thanks,
Bob
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This video will show you how to use wide mode. In regards to the keyboard on one screen, you can only do that with the LG keyboard. G board or any 3rd party keyboard is not supported.
Make keyboard fullscreen