Given how huge the mobile phone industry, it don't understand why some manufacturer* hasn't carved out a niche for keyboard phones. Since all the manufactures have arrived at the roughly the same form factor and spec, maybe we'll start to see one of them try something different again.
* Other than Blackberry. Despite being a BB10 user, I can understand why the general population isn't attracted to it.
You know, maybe it's time to see about sourcing a small keyboard, 4.5" or so display, and trying to squeeze down an Odroid to make your own phone. Might even make sense to make it wifi only and rely on Voip for some use cases.
* Other than Blackberry. Despite being a BB10 user, I can understand why the general population isn't attracted to it.