The Boy Genius has his hands on the SE P1 and he’s very disappointed. The P1 may have a 3.2-megapixel camera, UIQ, RSS reader, 3D games, e-mail and its quasi-QWERTY keyboard, but it sucks, according to BGR. His biggest gripe is the keyboard and its “poor implementation.” Without actually having touched one myself, I’m inclined to agree with the Boy Genius. It’s terribly designed and boring.
I spent some time with an M600, which has the same keyboard. I can confrm the suckiness. You can use the keyboard, and it works reasonably, but it is certainly not as good as a standard qwerty. The lack of soft-keys is a killer. It means you’re forever having to go back and forth between touchscreen and keyboard.
I happen to like this type of keyboard; it took me a week to get used to but now I have mastered it I never want to go back to T9 input.
If you have fat fingers, it is wise to stay away from this phone. Try it before you buy.
This is the best SE smartphone I have ever used.