Touch and type, often known as dual input or keypad and touchscreen phones, are a whole new category of mobile phones. Physical keypads are more recognizable, but touchscreens are typically favored because they are free and simple to navigate. Overall, these gadgets provide consumers with a distinctive experience and are growing in popularity as more businesses start to provide touch and-type devices.
1. Nokia Asha 300
The Nokia Asha 303 has a full-size Qwerty keypad that is incredibly simple to operate and a 2.6-inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. The Asha 303’s 1 GHz processor has adequate power to complete most tasks quickly and without freezing or experiencing any other issues. The phone lacks a front-facing camera but does feature WiFi connectivity and is 3G-ready.
2. Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos
A cheap Android phone with a 2.6-inch sensitive touchscreen and a Qwerty keypad, the Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos is the perfect gadget for deep web and texting users. Below the screen of the phone are four physical hardware buttons, followed by a Qwerty keypad that provides excellent tactile feedback. Additionally, there is a trackpad for navigating, which is very useful when browsing the internet.
3. LG Optimus Pro
The bar-shaped LG Optimus Pro C660 sports a 2.8-inch screen and a Qwerty keypad underneath it. While the all-black plastic look is uninspiring, the keypad is well-organized, and there are functional shortcuts for calendar and mail. Gingerbread (Android 2.3) and an 800 MHz processor power the Pro C660.
4. Nokia C2-03
The Nokia C2-03 is designed for those who don’t have a lot of money but still want a stylish touch-screen phone. It sports a large 2.6-inch TFT-LCD screen with QVGA or 240 x 320-pixel resolution. Images in the display are vivid and colorful. However, in this day of capacitive touchscreens, the resistive touchscreen, while still fine, feels a little out of date.
5. Motorola Brea Ex 119
Even though it is getting on in years, the Motorola Brea Ex 119 is still one of the greatest touch-screen phones we have used, and it continues to do well in sales. The Motorola EX119 has a 2.4-inch resistive touchscreen, a full Qwerty keypad, and numeric keys on the top. It is a dual GSM SIM phone.
6. Karbonn A100
The 3.5-inch TFT display on the Karbonn A100 is sizable and boasts a pixel density of 165 PPI and a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. A dual-core processor is also supported by this multipurpose phone. 256 MB of RAM can be used to load numerous programs. You can load music and other stuff into the 512MB internal memory.
7. Nokia X3
The 3.5-inch TFT display on the Karbonn A100 is sizable and boasts a pixel density of 165 PPI and a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. A dual-core processor is also supported by this multipurpose phone. 256 MB of RAM can be used to load numerous programs. You can load music and other stuff into the 512MB internal memory.
8. Spice Stellar Mi-285
The 2.8-inch screen on the Spice Stellar Mi-285 has a bar style, and below it is a Qwerty keyboard. While the all-black plastic look is uninspiring, the keypad is well-organized, and there are functional shortcuts for calendar and mail.
9. Samsung Galaxy Chat GT B5330
The Galaxy Y Pro’s successor, the Samsung Galaxy Chat GT B5330, has a significantly better user interface and runs the Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 operating system. The 3-inch TFT LCD screen on the Galaxy Chat has a 320 x 240-pixel resolution.
10. BlackBerry Bold 9900
The BlackBerry Bold 9900 supports fourth-generation or 4G networks and has HSPA+”>HSPA+ data connectivity, making it by far RIM’s slimmest smartphone. The newest and fastest operating system from BlackBerry, BlackBerry 7 OS, is now running on the device out of the box.
