Finger tips for smartphone keyboards
Interested in a phone with a physical keyboard? Here's a roundup of some of the best and most interesting handsets with QWERTYs you can feel beneath your fingertips.
LG Enact
CNET RATING (Out of 5) (three and a half stars, very good)
THE GOOD It's reasonably priced, has 4G LTE, a useful and comfortable sliding keyboard and an optional user interface for smartphone beginners.
THE BAD Slow internal speeds and a mediocre camera.
THE COST $349.99
BOTTOM LINE Budget-conscious QWERTY lovers on Verizon should consider the Enact.
NEC Terrain
CNET RATING (Out of 5) (three and a half stars, very good)
THE GOOD It's waterproof and features 4G LTE, push-to-talk and an easy-to-use keyboard.
THE BAD It's unattractively heavy, runs the dated Android 4.0 OS and records poor video.
THE COST $429.99
BOTTOM LINE Perfect if you want a rugged AT&T handset
BlackBerry Q10
CNET RATING (Out of 5) (three and a half stars, very good)
THE GOOD A superb physical keyboard, BlackBerry OS 10.1, smooth performance and long battery life
THE BAD The screen is small, its camera is average, and its app selection is wanting.
THE COST $49.99 to $799.99
BOTTOM LINE Great for QWERTY die-hards and email addicts
Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere II
CNET RATING (Out of 5) (three and a half stars, very good)
THE GOOD A comfortable five-row keyboard, a decent 5-megapixel camera and 4G LTE
THE BAD The slick coating makes opening the keyboard tricky, and the display has a subtle blue tint
THE COST $399.99
BOTTOM LINE Reliable performance makes it the QWERTY keyboard phone to buy on Verizon.
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