Originally Posted By: Robotic
How about a standard 12-button dialing pad that is at the *top* of the screen? I don't understand the cellphone obsession with the low-input/high-output layout.


Putting the output below the input in many UIs means that it can be obscured.

The iPhone's number pad dialer does however put huge numbers onto the screen similar to your textual illustration. That you can type into with your thumb.

You can see the stock dialer on the left and a payphone keypad mod on the right on this page: http://www.appleiphoneschool.com/2007/12/27/how-do-i-change-my-dialer/
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