Fact · Typing and writing speed
The authors state that text entry on touch devices is slower and more error-prone than on a traditional computer keyboard.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“slower and more error -prone than on traditional computer keyboards”
Improving text entry performance on tablet devices, Élvio Rodrigues et al., Eurographics conference proceedings (Eurographics, DOI 10.2312/pt20131347), 2013, Section 4 (QWERTY variants).
Open the original (DOI 10.2312/pt20131347)- What it measures
- A statement the authors repeat when they introduce the keyboard variants they test.
- What it does not show
- A general statement from the authors, not a measured speed. It was written about touch devices in 2013.