Thread: [IGG Live][Slider Keyboard] Keyboard Mod for Moto Z
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2017-02-27 , 13:27
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Originally Posted by pichlo View Post
Opinions differ but as far as I am concerned, 20mm vs 16mm - not much difference. The extra battery capacity and most importantly the extra weight at the bottom part would more than compensate for the additional 4mm.

The main reason I ended up parting with my TOHKBD2 was that the overall assembly was poorly balanced. Way too top heavy, with a very light and thin keyboard and a heavy main body with the screen above it. You are heading in exactly the same direction.
The problem of TOHKBD is not only thin, but also keyboard depth.

On the current design keyboard part is already 6-7mm. It not that thin.

With the keyboard as "add-on", it's always the problem that top is too heavy. Plus considering the connectors, it will probably be between 21-22 mm, will it scare a lot people off?

A quick fix will be doing both versions. It's all depending on the prototyping, which will happen after Moto deliver some key connector parts...

Edit: I will have more research with design team! Pichlo's point actually makes sense, people adding keyboard won't care too much on thickness. Let's wait to see the feeling of prototype. This will be decided later! (I tend to keep battery myself)
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