The physical keyboard of the Motorola Droid 2 is a positive evolution of what I liked about using the original Motorola Droid.
Over the six months I made the original Droid my personal phone, I found myself using the virtual keyboard about as much as the physical. If you grew to like the physical keyboard on the original Droid, you are going to like where it’s evolved.
With certain apps that toggle between short bursts of text, like instant messaging, it’s nice to have larger real estate available on the screen and not toggle between keyboard and screen.
The device with the keyboard extended also creates a ergonomically comfortable device for extended messaging streams in different positions like lying in bed. Forefingers hooked behind, thumbs tapping.
The new keyboard on the Droid 2 has raised key surfaces so you no longer need to roll your thumbnails into a flat key.
Other notable improvements to the physical keyboard include:
Larger keys (the directional pad has been replaced with three arrows)
An ALT lock button ( no more ALT,1, ALT,2, ALT 3….
A return key
Voice command key
The black metal case has taken on a subtle midnight blue and the screen casing is pearled black.
