I love my 8x but for all the benefits that touch has brought to the smartphone space, I still hanker for a little something extra and the thing I want more than anything else is a slider form-factor so that I can have all of the benefits of touch without the on-screen keyboard taking up valuable space or my fingers getting in the way.
I thought Microsoft had taken up the mantle when WP7 was first launched with a selection of OEMs opting to differentiate with various form factors. Since about WP7.5 though, all that momentum has been lost to the generic iPhone slate designs. And although people admire my phone for its sheer beauty and sleek design, they often mistake it for a 920.
So my question is, is everyone happy just to have a slate phone, or are there some of you out there hoping that other form factors will come? If there are, we need to speak up and let the OEMs know! It seems that all the OEMs are too scared to create anything other than slates to be successful.
I thought Microsoft had taken up the mantle when WP7 was first launched with a selection of OEMs opting to differentiate with various form factors. Since about WP7.5 though, all that momentum has been lost to the generic iPhone slate designs. And although people admire my phone for its sheer beauty and sleek design, they often mistake it for a 920.
So my question is, is everyone happy just to have a slate phone, or are there some of you out there hoping that other form factors will come? If there are, we need to speak up and let the OEMs know! It seems that all the OEMs are too scared to create anything other than slates to be successful.