QWERTY Candy Bar Phones
Sony Ericsson P1i (Rs 16,600)
Though I wasn't hugely turned on by the P1i and its functions, it nevertheless is a good phone with great features such as a 2.6 inch touchscreen, a QWERTY keyboard and a scroll wheel on the side. It has a 3 megapixel auto-focus camera, Bluetooth with A2DP profile, USB, and Infrared connectivity. External memory is handled via M2 cards. It supports Wi-Fi and 3G. A great feature to have on a business phone like this is the Business Card Scanner. It even a has a media player and an FM radio with RDS.
Treo 750 (Rs 22,500)
The Palm Treo 750 is a comfortable phone to use, with a neat QWERTY keyboard, 5-way navigation pad, and 2.4 inch TFT touchscreen display. It runs on Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC but is upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.0. Features include a 1.3 megapixel camera, miniSD external memory card support, 3GT, EDGE, Bluetooth with A2DP support, and USB connectivity. It also has infrared if you need it.
There you have it: my list of dual input handsets that incorporate touchscreen technology and physical keypads to offer a complete mobile experience. If you have suggestions regarding any more handsets, please leave a comment. Indeed, I shortlisted some of these devices based on recommendations from Tech2’s very own readers. Thanks guys... keep reading!




