Blackberry will release its latest model, the Priv based on Android, later this month. This machine has a physical full keyboard that has not appeared on high-end models for a long time. With the improvement of multi touch control and the continuous improvement of screen fineness, almost all of them are designed with one color full touch screen. However, some people still hope to have a mobile phone with a physical full keyboard.

As the launch of Priv gets closer, nostalgia also arises. Taking this opportunity, we selected the top 10 players of full keyboard smart phones in the past. Their history has to be turned over from more than 10 years ago. Let's go through it quickly in chronological order.

(Sony Ericsson P910)

Sony Ericsson P910 is a high-end mobile phone launched by Sony Ericsson in 2004. Its predecessors are P800 in 2002 and P900 that succeeded in 2003, more than ten years ago. Run Saipan UIQ system, equipped with a resistance touch screen with a resolution of 208x320, a stylus, a VGA rear camera and a 1000mAh battery. There is also 64MB of built-in storage space, which supports M2 card expansion and HTML browser. When the numeric keypad is turned down, the QWERTY keyboard is displayed. The switch is only between the fingers.

(Nokia E90 Communicator)

The Nokia E90 Communicator, a real mini computer in the past 10 years, was launched by Nokia in 2007, succeeding the 9500 Communicator launched in 2004. Running Symbian S60, it is the first machine in the Communicator series with 3G and GPS functions. The Nokia E90 Communicator is equipped with an internal and external dual screen and dual keyboard. The inside is a 4-inch 800x352 screen plus a full QWERTY keyboard, and the outside is a 2-inch 240x320 screen plus a T9 keyboard. Other features include 332MHz single core processor, 128MB built-in storage space, support for Wi Fi and SD card expansion, and 3.2 million cameras.

（HTC TyTN II）

HTC TyTN II was launched by HTC in 2007 and is an upgrade of TyTN in 2006. It has many vests, for example, AT&T is called Tilt, T-Mobile is MDA Vario III or O2 XDA Stellar. Like the previous TyTN, the TyTN II is also a Windows Mobile machine, equipped with a 2.8 "240 x 340 resistive touch screen, a stylus and a slide keyboard. 3G， Wi-Fi，GPS， 3.2 million rear camera and VGA front camera are available.

(Blackberry Bold 9000)

The BlackBerry Bold 9000 is the first product in the Bold series. It was launched in 2008, and the BlackBerry was still very popular at that time. The 2.6 "480 x 320 screen does not support touch control, but the wide QWERTY keyboard allows users to enter quickly. Other aspects also follow the trend. It is equipped with 3G, Wi Fi, GPS, 128MB RAM, 1G SD card expansion, 624MHz processor and a 2 million camera.

（T-Mobile G1 / HTC Dream）

Launched in October 2008, T-Mobile G1/HTC Dream has created history as the first machine of Android. Although T-Mobile G1/HTC Dream is not a commercial success, it is the starting point of Android's journey. It is equipped with a 528MHz single core processor, a 3.2-inch 320 x 480 touch screen and a sliding full keyboard. Support all connection modes at that time: 3G Wi-Fi、GPS， There are also 192MB RAM+256MB ROM+3200000 cameras, which support SD card expansion.

（HTC Touch Pro 2）

Considered to be the best Windows Mobile machine at that time (2009), HTC Touch Pro 2 (the other vest is Tilt 2) has a very excellent side sliding full keyboard, equipped with a 3.6 inch 480x800 touch screen and touch zoom bar, 288MB RAM+512MB ROM, 528MHz single core processor, 3.2 million main camera and VGA front camera.

（Palm Pre）

Palm Pre, launched in the United States in mid-2009, is the first smartphone in the world to use webOS, which is a new start for Palm. The Pre has become a popular model of Sprint, an American operator, because of its good workmanship and attractive functions. The Pre is designed with a sliding full keyboard, a 3.1 inch 320x480 touch screen, a 600MHz single core processor, and 256MB RAM+8GB ROM. Unfortunately, it does not support SD card expansion. There are several inheritors of Pre, such as Pre Plus, Pre 2 and Pre 3, but they did not win the market. Palm was finally sold to HP, and webOS is now purchased by LG as a system for smart TV and wearable devices.

(Motorola Droid/Milestone)

Motorola Droid, the GSM version is called Milestone, the first Android machine that can compete with iPhone in the market. In 2009, the iPhone was monopolized by AT&T in the U.S. market. Verizon wanted to find a product that could replace it. The result of cooperation with Motorola was this machine. Compared with the iPhone 3GS at that time, it has a larger screen and higher resolution (3.7 "480x854), and also has a sliding full keyboard.

(Nokia N900)

Nokia N900 newly proposed the concept of "internet tablet", which was released in 2008, but it was only launched in November 2009. It is equipped with a 3.5-inch 480 x 800 touch screen, a 3-line slide QWERTY keyboard and a 5 million Carl Zeiss rear camera. Its web browser has been praised for its support for Flash, but the N900 system is based on Linux Maemo and lacks applications. In the end, Maemo merged with Intel's Moblin to become MeeGo, and then developed into Tizen. Jolla's Sailfish OS also developed based on MeeGo.

(Nokia E7)

This last generation of high-end mobile phone running Symbian system, Nokia E7, was launched in early 2011. At this time, Nokia has announced that it will choose Microsoft's Windows Phone as the future smartphone operating system, which makes many people wait and see for this machine. Even so, E7 is a unique device with anodized aluminum body, 4-line QWERTY keyboard, 4-inch 360x640 AMOLED screen and 8 million cameras.

These are the top 10 physical full keyboard smart phones selected by the foreign media phonearena. Do you still have one or two models for commemoration? If there is no model you like, please leave a message to discuss.

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