The word "smartphone" in most people is associated with a touch phone, despite the fact that it is a smart phone, that is, a device running on an operating system. Can he have buttons in this case? The answer is yes. A push-button telephone on Android may not be as popular as the sensor familiar to many, but still not uncommon.
This article presents several models on Android with buttons for those who prefer classic mechanics to new-fangled innovations.
Samsung W2014
Samsung W2014 is a clamshell button phone on Android. Lovers of nostalgia for the old days will definitely like it. However, the filling of this clamshell will please even the most inveterate skeptics who claim that push-button mobile phones on Android are a failure in the market of touch smartphones.
Today, Samsung W2014 is the most powerful device among smart phones with buttons. 1.4 GHz quad-core processor, one gigabyte of RAM, thirteen megapixels of the camera (and considering that the manufacturer is Samsung, it is easy to guess that the pictures will be high-quality), 4 GB of its native memory + up to 64 GB from MicroSD (if desired), two full-size screens , support for Wi-Fi and, of course, the Android 4.3 OS.
Reviews
More than sixty percent of the reviews are positive. Resented mainly by those who do not accept the return to the era of clamshells and other button gadgets. There are no complaints about the functional features. Therefore, given that the Android phone with a button keyboard is made primarily for those who are eager to use these buttons again, Samsung W2014 is an excellent choice for them.
Samsung Galaxy Chat
Samsung Galaxy Chat is another button model from Samsung. Those who are interested in whether there are push-button phones on Android should definitely pay attention to it.
Smartphone with Android 4.0 OS. it’s no longer a novelty, and therefore its filling loses somewhat to the recently released models, but at the same time it will not turn out to be unpretentious. 3-inch QVGA screen, QWERTY extended keyboard - Galaxy Chat looks quite presentable. A two-megapixel camera, 800 MHz processor, 4 GB of its memory + the ability to use memory cards, a standard set of communication modules - all this at an affordable price pleases buyers.
Feedback
Samsung Galaxy Chat took quite warmly. This push-button phone on Android corresponds to its price segment, and therefore it makes sense to pay attention to it. Which, in fact, some did. The hit button on the Android-based phone, of course, did not become a bestseller, but it took its niche.
LG Optimus F3Q
Released in early 2014, the LQ Optimus F3Q combines business with pleasure. Or, in other words, became a clear example of a two-in-one model. On the one hand, it is a push-button telephone on Android, on the other, it has a sliding keyboard, so it also has a touch screen , moreover, it is full-sized, everything is as it should.
The LQ Optimus F3Q has good characteristics: a dual-core processor 1.2 GHz, 1 GB of RAM and four built-in, two cameras (five-megapixel main and 0.3 - front). All this is accompanied by only one, but a very significant drawback for a domestic buyer - a smartphone sold only abroad and is intended only for foreign telecom operators. However, for those who often travel on business trips to other countries, it can become a real find.
Are there any reviews?
Due to the fact that the LQ Optimus F3Q was never released in the territory of the post-Soviet countries, there are almost no reviews about it. The sensor + keyboard is also embarrassing in one bottle - this was an intermediate stage in the evolution of mobile phones and, it seems, there is no point in returning to it.
Sonim XP6
Sonim XP6 is positioned as an armored push-button phone on Android. The protective properties of its coating are really stunning - the probability of breaking a gadget is very small, and then you need to try hard.
However, due to safety, the appearance was lost - it is difficult to call it elegant, rather practical. The monitor, for example, by modern standards, when smartphones tend to the size of tablets, and the display occupies almost the entire space, in Sonim XP6 is almost microscopic.
OS Android 4.4, 4 processor cores, gigabytes of RAM and 8 - built-in. About the expansion of volume using MicroSD from the manufacturer, nothing is heard.
Sonim XP6 has support for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a 5-megapixel camera: these characteristics are not surprising, the device has another advantage - the battery capacity is 4800 mAh. Not all laptops have such a value, let alone phones.
And of course, the armor that was announced at the very beginning: it was made according to military standards, the device can withstand temperatures of minus twenty and plus fifty-five, falling from a height of two meters or diving to a depth of two meters under water.
User Comments
This is a phone for those who engage in active sports and in whose life extreme sports are constantly present - the rest are unlikely to appreciate this miracle. And it’s true, to buy an armored push-button telephone on the basis of the “Android” for the price declared by the manufacturers, so that it simply lies at home and pleases the eye - there is no point. According to reviews, Sonim XP6 absolutely meets all its parameters, and the protective functions are performed one hundred percent.
Finally
Only four main models are described in the article, which visually represent the situation on the smartphone market with buttons. There are not many of them, but still there is a choice. Manufacturers often insert a keyboard as an addition to the touch screen (for example, they did in HTC Desire Z, 2010), there are fewer button smartphones. Nevertheless, although much more familiar models are released per year, it is too early to talk about the decline of the keyboard era in mobile devices - there is still a demand for such devices.