Most people I know prefer touch, what with Iphones being touch and so on.
Yeah most people love touch screen phones. But that's just an opinion. Some are the iPhone,Samsung Galaxy Tab,Kindle,and the Android. Keyboard phones are still good, but many surveys reveal that most people prefer touch screen phones.
A virtual keyboard differs from a touch typing keyboard because a virtual keyboard is on touch sensitive screen (like on the iphone) rather a hardware keyboard that some people prefer.
Blackberry is a popular brand of phone that has a qwerty keyboard, most cell phone carriers also carry their own 'rip off' versions of the Blackberry design. Touch screen phones also often have a touch version of the qwerty keyboard.
To stay in touch with other people with phones. These days to stay in touch with people online too.
They make phones that are both touch screen and flip phones. I personally like the features of both phones. I like to be able to get to something in my phone with a tap at the screen; but I also find it easier to text with a keyboard.
Some do, others slide with a large keyboard on the side.
The Pantech Crossover combines a QWERTY keyboard with slider technology and features a 3 in. touch screen. Perhaps most exciting is that it is the company's first US Android and the price is in the lower range when compared to other Android phones in the AT&T lineup. The keyboard styling is four rows instead of five, and it does not have the .com key found on other QWERTY phones. The Pantech Crossover also has a keyboard on the touch screen for users who prefer to use that option.
Yes, Samsung makes phones with the ability to still be able to use your phone if the touch screen goes out. They have multiple slide out phones.
Virgin Mobile does provide mobile phones with Touch Screens. One such example is the Samsung Intercept, an Android phone sporting a 3.2" touch screen, a QWERTY keyboard and 3.2 MP Camera.
Not necessarily. Since you are only tapping parts of the screen and you cannot feel the keys, you will have to look at the keyboard instead of what you are writing. Regular QWERTY keyboard cell phones (non-touch screen) are better for texting because you can feel the buttons and when you press them, so after a while, you can memorize the keyboard and text fast without having to look at the keyboard so you can see what you are typing.
People have been favoring either the iPhone, or the LG Dare, which are both very excellent touch screen phones. I myself, have had both, and I much prefer the LG Dare.
Many newer cell phones have better capabilities to connect to the internet compared to older phones. Also most new phones have a touch screen, and QWERTY keyboard. Some phones also have push to talk which is new for phones.