Samsung Galaxy S 4 has built in SwiftKey prediction software

2. _Bone_ posted on 14 Mar 2013, 07:17 11 1

Samsung's SW package is awesome. Remember that Note users got the Photoshop Touch with dedicated Spen functions? Yes you'll complain about the looks, but when you get a Wacom Digitizer worthy of a couple of hundred bucks with no price jump (dunno the technology and cost of for the SIV's finger recognition) and tons of other features you have to purchase on other devices, can you really call ppl. going for Sammy phones sheep?

3. xperiaDROID posted on 14 Mar 2013, 07:36 12 1

It has built in Swiftkey?! Awesome!

6. dragonscourgex posted on 14 Mar 2013, 08:02 8 0

Swiftkey has to be one of the best keyboards I ever used. I love the new "flow" feature they added. Being able to type a whole sentence without lifting my finger off my device is great. But, Samsung coming with Swiftkey is not a big deal. The Pantech Discovery had Swiftkey already on it...and I find that phone looks better then the current Samsung flagship. Any Android phone can download Swiftkey.

7. som posted on 14 Mar 2013, 08:06 5 0

I am currently owned S3 and S4 is my next phone I don't care much on designed but Samsung done their best with rounded corner phones because Apple lawsuits. Additional features like Swiftkey made S4 the world class phone. Some people complained about Samsung plasticky but all the phones build with plastic inside to protect the components only outside body is using different materials.

9. ChafedBanana posted on 14 Mar 2013, 08:09 1 0

Is Swiftkey better than the stock Android keyboard on 4.2?

13. _Bone_ posted on 14 Mar 2013, 09:05 5 0

Nobody seem to mention that the SIV will be SMALLER than the S3. At 140.1mm it's slightly taller than the S3's 136.6mm while the 71.8 wide is similar to the predecessor's 70.6, but at 7,7mm thickness compared to the 8.6 of the S3 it's overall volume makes it smaller.

That's really cool considering the bigger screen and 25% battery increase.

17. Stuntman posted on 14 Mar 2013, 11:56 0 0

I hated typing on my SGS3 until I got SwiftKey. Now I love it. It's text prediction and the way it presents predicted words is second to none compared to other keyboards I have tried. It presents a maximum of 3 words, but the centre word is almost always the correct one. I have never typed faster or more accurately on any mobile device before and that includes physical keyboard phones which I used to think was a must for me.

18. MartianMe posted on 14 Mar 2013, 12:19 0 0

that's cool. one less app that i need to download that reads all my messages, calls, and every permission on the phone.

22. Taters posted on 14 Mar 2013, 16:59 0 0

Smart move. Most GS3 users love everything except the keyboard. Once I recommend swift key they go crazy. This move will go a long way into keeping their customers loyal.

If plain Jane says the HTC keyboard sucks and the GS4 one is awesome, then that is that. Sure plain Jane can pay and download swift key, but most casuals just use Android as is.