Qwerty on Symbian - the options

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In which I reprise my 'Gotta have QWERTY' theme and explore the currently available options for anyone wanting Symbian OS and a 'proper' keyboard... I look at Eseries, Nseries and numbered S60 phones - it's safe to say there's no runaway winner either. (Oh yes - and I promise not to mention 'Psion'!)

Note that I've not included the 'Suretype' style devices, including the imminent Nokia E55 and Sony Ericsson P1i/M600i - this article is about real qwerty, i.e. one letter per key!

It's also worth noting that I typed 90% of the text for this feature ON a qwerty-equipped Symbian OS smartphone (while seated in a deckchair at a music festival!) 8-)

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