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Happy Fingers
Of the five or six mobile phones that I’ve had in the last couple of years (including a Blackberry 8700, Nokias 6230, 6680, E65, the odd — very odd — Motorola i85, plus a Samsung disaster), the keys on the Nokia 1208 are by far the most satisfying. Just the right amount of pressure is needed, and each key is easily distinguished by feel from its neighbors, despite the one-piece keyboard top layer.
Click click.
Yeah, just right.
The only keyboard to beat it is my old Nokia 3330, a phone that still sits at the top of my list for all-time great usability. We still haven’t retired the 3330 unit; it’s got a pre-pay card SIM in it, and gets used by international guests.
