HTC 7 Pro vs. HTC TyTN II

The HTC TyTN II (Kaiser) was the first keyboard slider smartphone with a tilting screen back in 2007. The HTC 7 Pro is the latest version in 2011 with an innovative spring-loaded tilting mechanism, but how do they compare in terms of usability especially in terms of the software?

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• Kaiser
• Windows
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[pocketnowvideo]

The Tilt 2 & Touch Pro 2 were not used in this comparison because they have very poor keyboard usability when compared to the TyTN II since they don't have Start, OK, and menu hard keys.

[cpc5000]

There's not much you can do with this keyboard? Well, for starters, you can type with it.

[cpc5000]

Of course you have to look at the Pro to use it. That's the point of a smart phone. Sometimes you guys don't even try.

[Drrck11]

I'm going to stick with my Touch Pro 2.

[sandersdill4]

I honestly don't get this guys thinking lol. Who cares if the screen doesn't change when the keyboard slides out? Its touch screen for a reason you dont need the keyboard out to navigate. Its for typing. When your messaging and in the email and internet the screen turns changes when you need the keyboard. Its touch screen forrr a reeasssoonn.Oh man i gotta take my hand off keyboard to touch screen! Lazyy Turdddddd

[nolife6666]

Powie mnie ktoś jaki jest skład kiełbasy?

[IPredictAMindRiot]

People are failing to realize that this isn't a comparision between the two OS's. He's just trying to show the lack of implementation for a physical keyboard in WP7. I can see where he's coming from, I have a DVP and the keyboard is rendered completely useless until you're actually typing within an application. It makes it feel more like a 3rd party attachment as oppose to being apart of the phone. I think Microsoft could have at least allowed for some shortcuts and better landscape support.

[944killa]

and 4 years later i just bought a brand now tytn 2

[austinmathew102]

you only look at the bad things with the WP7, what good is that gonna do

[andrewkeith5]

Wow, you really don't have a clue! The reason the hardware buttons were so useful on the "old" one is because the TOUCH screen user interface was terrible...

[jagjagin]

the menu doesn't rotate on the WP7 Phone fail!

[mados123]

Good videos but the comment about the shift key needing to be held to activate? It is just like the Touch Pro 2. Click once to activate for the letter to be capitalized, hit twice to lock it, hit again to deactivate it. The LED will illuminate it to inform you of its status. How much more intuitive could you get?