Swype Versus iPhone Typing [Leaked Video Comparison]

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Posted November 23, 2009 at 10:54pm by Shalom Levytam

A video comparing text input of the iPhone versus text input using Swype has been posted online by TechCrunch.

Swype was created by the inventor of the T9 predictive typing system used on most phones today because he felt that new text input methods for small touchscreens are sorely needed. Today, the startup announced the first phone to use the technology will be the Samsung Omnia II on Verizon.

The video shown below is a side-by-side comparison of typing on the Omnia II versus typing on an iPhone. Swype lets you input text by literally swiping your finger from one letter to the next as fast as you can.

In the video Swype easily beats the iPhone; however, in my personal typing test I can easily beat Swype. In fact, I finished inputing the entire selection in about half the time it took the Swyper. (By the word 'effort' to be precise).

Perhaps Swype would be good for those with poor hand eye co-ordination as it doesn't involve lifting your finger from the device.

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nurseratchit - January 5, 2011 at 3:21pm

did anyone notice that the swype typer spelled 'weird' instead of 'word' ?! It does look like a pretty cool method, but the iphone texter was going very slow too.

allison logan - November 25, 2009 at 2:05pm

I think it's nice to have choices. Apple should install on their phones. I couldn't beat the video.

definer - November 24, 2009 at 4:50pm

I can write way quicker with landscape mode on my iPhone 3GS, I gues everyone do.

Victor Téllez - November 24, 2009 at 2:55pm

I beat the swype thing every time to and I don´t use to write in English... I guess that if I do the same in Spanish I would beat swype easyier

Bilal Waheed - November 24, 2009 at 12:41pm

even i can type faster than the dude using iphone...

Dr. Tony Kay - November 24, 2009 at 8:34am

I ran the video along side with me typing the same words on my iPhone. I beat the swpe thing every time, and every time I run the race again, I'm getting faster and more effeciant. Thanks Swpe for letting me practice typing fast. Look forward to our next lesson.

haci baba - November 24, 2009 at 8:09am

iphone guy is writing really slow. this is misleading.

Ben Evans - November 24, 2009 at 3:07am

Er.... there's an app for that. Shapewriter.

Adam - November 24, 2009 at 12:24am

I type faster than both of those guys on my iPhone. That swype thing might make ME the fastest! Truth is though, it's just what you are used to. I type faster than that swype guy with no errors.

Tom - November 23, 2009 at 11:51pm

Ummmm. Yea, make a product look good by typing slower than a grandmother would on an iPhone. I mean, I could have typed that out on my iPhone in seconds, I can see that swype being alot worse with hi-speed typing.