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  • A keyboard without tactile feedback is objectively worse than a keyboard with tactile feedback, excluding other factors.

    I’ve never had a physical keyboard lag out then send an entirely different keystroke because it thought I held a button, or send a single keystroke because I was typing too quickly.

    I’ve never had to wait a moment for a physical keyboard to show up after selecting a text box.

    I’ve never had the entire layout of a page shift to make room for a physical keyboard whenever I select or deselect a text box.

    I’ve never had a physical keyboard prevent me from using the number pad and force me to use the full keyboard (or worse, vice versa) because of an improperly configured input box.

    The way I see it there are exactly two real benefits to integrating a software keyboard into a touchscreen: reduced physical complexity (the entire device is essentially just one screen), and easier access to emoji. A touchscreen keyboard performs far worse as a keyboard. It’s a valid trade-off for a small mobile device, but it’s not objectively better.