The last post mentioned my impending purchase of an iPhone instead of the Nokia N95. I’ve got another post coming with very practical reasons why the N95 is ahead of its time in the U.S. market.

Until then I’ll share my single most important reason for going iPhone over N95: keyboard.

I bought my E61 to replace my BlackBerry 7100t because I couldn’t stand the SureType keyboard. SureType works great if you’re using common dictionary words but it was slowing me down for my needs. Since then my E61 Qwerty keyboard has racked up mileage for web surfing, email, and SMS.

All the killer features in the world don’t matter a bit of they don’t fulfill your needs. For me, a keyboard is a necessity above all else.

iPhone’s virtual keyboard is going to take some getting used to but at least it’s got one. The N95’s method of entry, predictive T9, is a real deal breaker. Lest we not forget, the idea here is convergence - not multiplicity.

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