Need advice on buying new smartphone.

[Retrowire]

Hello all,

So my upgrade date is approaching and I'm hankering for a new phone.

I'm coming from a Motorola Droid 4. I've tried sticking with that line of phones, but apparently Motorola is ending the original Droid line and so I cannot continue with it.

I am however very fond of Motorola phones though and so I'm open to anything they have to offer but there's one small problem.

I swore to myself that I'd never get a phone that lacks a physical keyboard. There are so many benefits to having a physical keyboard that it makes my head spin. It's not just about ease of typing, it's about, no matter the extreme temperature outside, I can take a picture with my phone with the OK button. If I'm running a emulator, I can map the keys to the physical keyboard, much easier to use.

But alas, all the big phone companies are killing off physical keyboards. Why? To save money? I went to Sprint's website and searched all their smartphones with a physical keyboard. NONE of them are new. NONE of them are better than a Droid 4.

So now, I'm tied. What do I do?

Can anyone recommend a smartphone to someone that preferred physical keyboards? I know I can't have it that way anymore, so I'll just have to accept it. Any help is appreciated. And please, no phablets. (Samsung Note series is an example of that.)

 

[Retrowire]

Also, the phone does not have to be the latest and greatest, just an upgrade from a Motorola Droid 4.

 

[velo3100]

I know this may sound weird but blackberry devices are good with a physical keyboard assuming you don't mind the lack of apps.

 

[Retrowire]

I know this may sound weird but blackberry devices are good with a physical keyboard assuming you don't mind the lack of apps.

I once had a Blackberry Storm that I had a good experience with, but I must say that I'm an Android devotee these days.

 

[NJohn011]

You can search online.

 

[Retrowire]

You can search online.

Read my first post to learn that I did that.

I still want another opinion.

 

[velo3100]

You could try the moto G as you are a Motorola fan

 

[yimmi]

I think that only blackberry can give you what you are searching,if you bypass the keyboard issue i would suggest nexus 5 or moto g,

 

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