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There are rumours that Apple are considering a business version of the iPhone with a slide-out keyboard.

iPhone fans might say that there is no need for a keyboard and anyone who uses the iPhone for a week or so will get used to the touchscreen. However, the fact is that a sizeable section of business users are used to a QWERTY keyboard and are unwilling to contemplate an alternative like the iPhone’s onscreen keyboard. It’s why the majority of corporate phone sales have a QWERTY keyboard and the best sellers have slide-out keyboards.

If Apple can increase sales by making an iPhone with a keyboard then that must be an incentive for them to explore this option seriously.

Given the clear preference for smartphones with keyboards amongst business users, we’ve pu t together a list of the best smartphones with full QWERTY keyboards.

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