Tough the full-size touchscreen mobile phones are the new trend in mobile space, but they will never beat physical QWERTY keypads. In fact, the QWERTY layout keypad smartphones are best suited for nippy typing speed and since Android is mostly related to touchscreen, the mobile manufacturers have designed QWERTY along with touchscreen support.

So, if you are in the market for an Android-powered handset that is ideal for drafting long messages and e-mails along with the touchscreen traits, then check out our splendid chronicle of best QWERTY Android mobile phones.

1. Samsung Captivate Glide

This is a beautiful 4G mobile handset that features a bright AMOLED display, a slide out QWERTY keypad with 4 dedicated keys for home, menu, back, and search that work with the Android operating system, huge array of specs, and a powerful processor.

Specs

Display: 4-inch, Super AMOLED, 480 X 800 pixels resolution

OS: Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread

Keyboard: 4-row slide-out QWERTY keypad

RAM: 1 GB

Storage: 8 GB internal/ up to 32 GB microSD slot

Front Camera: 1.3 Megapixel

Rear Camera: 8 Megapixel/ 720 pixel video

Connectivity: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, microUSB, HDMI

Battery: Standard Li-Ion 1650 mAh

Price: $149.99/ $499.99.

2. Samsung EPIC 4G

Part of Samsung’s Galaxy S series, the EPIC 4G is a high-end Android-powered smartphone that houses a 4-inch OLED display, a slide out full QWERTY keyboard, and all other vital traits to keep you connected, get work done while enjoying the latest in entertainment even when on the move.

Specs

Display: 4-inch, Super AMOLED, 480 X 800 pixels resolution

OS: Android v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2

Keyboard: 5-row slide-out QWERTY keypad with 4 dedicated Android keys

CPU: 1 GHZ Cortex A8 Hummingbird

RAM: 512 MB

Storage: 1 GB internal with 16 GB microSD card included

Front Camera: VGA

Rear Camera: 5 Megapixel / 720p video

Connectivity: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, microUSB, Mobile Hotspot

Battery: Standard Li-Ion 1500 mAh

Price: $149.99/ $499.99.

3. Motorola Droid 4

Motorola Droid 4 trades the lustrous and svelte lines of the Droid RAZR for a very functional, slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Motorola sold around 1 million Droid 4 devices in first 74 days of its launch.

The Droid’s beautiful and sleek 5-row keypad with backlighting, great responsive tactile along with the handy shortcuts lured the customers.

Specs

Display:  4-inch with 540 X 960 pixels resolution

OS: Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread (upgradable to 4.0)

Keyboard: 5-row slide-out QWERTY keypad

CPU: Dual-Core 1.2 GHZ Cortex –A9

RAM: 1 GB

Storage: 16 GB internal with microSD slot

Front Camera: 1.3 Megapixel

Rear Camera: 8 Megapixel

Connectivity: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and HDMI port

Battery: 1785 mAh Li Ion

Price: $200/ $650.

4. Motorola Droid Pro

Motorola Droid Pro is a candybar shaped handset that amalgamates beautiful design with amazing functionality.

With a layout that exemplifies the looks of a Blackberry, the Droid Pro is powered by the Android, which is clearly the important option for smartphones.

Specs

Display: 3.1-inch, 320 X 480 pixels resolution

OS: Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3

Keyboard: Candy bar, 4-row

CPU: 1 GHZ Snapdragon processor

RAM: 512 MB

Storage: 2 GB microSD + 2 GB internal

Rear Camera: 5 Megapixel/ DVD-D1 Video capture

Connectivity: Blue tooth, Wi-Fi, USB, Mobile Hotspot

Battery: 1420 mAh, Li-Ion

Price: $399.

5. myTouch 4G Slide

The myTouch 4G Slide form T-Mobile is an affordable full QWERTY smartphone that bags dedicated Android keys, 4G capabilities, effective camera, a powerful processor, and above all the better battery life.

This would be the ideal device if you prefer to buy a reasonably priced completely QWERTY mobile phone.

Specs

Display: 3.7-inch, 480 X 800 pixels resolution

OS: Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Keyboard: 4-row, slide-out QWERTY keypad

CPU: Dual-Core 1.2 GHZ Snapdragon

RAM: 768 MB

Storage: 8 GB microSD card included (Expandable up to 32 GB)

Front Camera: Yes

Rear Camera: 8 Megapixel/ 1080p Video

Connectivity: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, microUSB, Mobile Hotspot

Battery: 1520 mAh Li-Ion

Price: $199.99/ $499.99.

6. LG Optimus Slider

Regardless of the obsolete screen size and display resolution, the Android-powered LG Optimus Slider for Virgin Mobile offers outstanding on the move multimedia traits.

Sporting the sub-par main specs, this handset would be ideal for the users who don’t need hasty processors or high-quality video captures.

Specs

Display:  3.2-inch display with 320 X 480 pixels resolution

OS: Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Keyboard: 4-row slide-out QWERTY keypad

CPU: 800 MHZ, Single core

RAM: 512 MB

Storage: 8 GB microSD card included (Expandable to 32 GB)

Front Camera: No

Rear Camera: 3.2 Megapixel

Connectivity: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, microUSB

Battery: 1500 mAh Li Ion

Price: $199.99/ $499.99.

7. LG Optimus Pro

With the moderate display screen and a full QWERTY keyboard, the LG Optimus Pro allures everyone. Housing all the basic and important traits along with the dedicated hotkeys for e-mail and scheduler, this device would be the ideal choice for the users who wish to experience the Android + physical keyboard traits.

Specs

Display: 2.8-inch display screen with 240 X 320 pixels resolution

OS: Android v2.3.3 (Gingerbread)

Keyboard: QWERTY

CPU: 800 MHZ

RAM: 256 MB

Storage: microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included

Front Camera: No

Rear Camera: 3.15 Megapixel

Connectivity: Bluetooth, GPS, A GPS, Wi-Fi, micro USB

Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 15oo mAh

Price: $239 approx.

8. HTC Chacha

This handset is amongst those gorgeous designed QWERTY keypad mobile devices with touchscreen display powered with Android operating system.

Furthermore, HTC Chacha comes with a dedicated Facebook key, with which you can instantly check in, chat, share music and videos on Facebook.

Specs

Display: 2.6-inch, 480 X 320 pixels resolution

OS: Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Keyboard: 4-row Candybar QWERTY

CPU: 800 MHZ

RAM: 512 MB

Storage: 512 MB internal/ 2 GB microSD (Expandable up to 32 GB)

Front Camera: VGA

Rear Camera: 5 Megapixel

Connectivity: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB, GPS

Battery: 1250 mAh, standard Li-Ion

Price: $349.99

9. Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro

Well, Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro is an attractive handset, which comes in 3 different alluring colours, and bags a full QWERTY keypad with a full set of arrow keys and a long space button.

Tough the handset presently comes with an Android 2.3 operating system, but Sony promised a timely update to Ice Cream Sandwich.

Specs

Display:  3.7-inch, 480 X 854 pixels resolution

OS: Android v2.3 Gingerbread (upgradable)

Keyboard: 4-row slide-out QWERTY keyboard

CPU: 1 GHZ Qualcomm Snapdragon

RAM: 512 MB

Storage: 8 GB microSD card included (Expandable up to 32 GB)

Front Camera: VGA

Rear Camera: 8 Megapixel/ 720p Video

Connectivity: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, microUSB

Battery: Standard Li-Po 1500 mAh

Price: $299.99.

10. Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro

Sporting a full slide out QWERTY keyboard and 1 GHZ processor, this is a great option in the mid-range segment.

Specs

Display: 3-inch, 320 X 480 pixels resolution

OS: Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Keyboard: slide-out QWERTY

CPU: 1 GHZ Snapdragon

RAM: 512 MB

Storage: microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included

Front Camera: VGA

Rear Camera: 5 Megapixel/ 720p Video

Connectivity: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, microUSB, GPS

Battery: Standard Li-Ion 1200 mAh

Price: $285 approx.