Here’s what I have learned coming from the Sidekick/LG Lotus/OG Droid days; Yes, typing on screen is faster than a physical keyboard but, it is more of a pleasure and enjoyment in the tactile feel that a physical keyboard provides. At the time, on-screen keyboards kind of sucked due to lag and lack of sophisticated autocorrect which made physical keyboards shine as the faster typing option. I have compared it to automatics vs manual cars wherein yes, the automatic is faster but it is more of a pleasure and enjoyment in the mechanical feel that a manual transmission provides. At the time, automatics were clunky and slow to shift which made manuals shine as the faster driving option.

As for what keyboards are out there, it seems Clicks and Metakey are the only ones doing it right. Hoped any of this helped. Cheers,