We purchased the Microsoft Xbox One Chatpad so that our expert reviewer could thoroughly test and review it. Read on for our full product review.
Review: Chatpad for Xbox One and Windows 10
Every gamer has been there: wasting endless hours typing away on their controller via an on-screen keyboard. It’s annoying, tiring, and inconvenient, but what if there was a better way? Well, there is, and if you own an Xbox One, Microsoft’s official Xbox One Chatpad is quite simply the best solution to this problem. Whether you’re chatting with friends or trying to guess the password to that old account login you’ve already typed out four times, upgrading your Xbox One controller with a Chatpad will make your life so much easier.
The overall design of Microsoft’s chatpad isn’t all that great out of the box, but it works perfectly. Featuring the same color scheme and design as other Xbox accessories, it matches the look and feel of standard controllers well. This seamless design looks better than many third-party alternatives that use cheaper plastics or other textures. As far as we can tell, the chatpad is made from the same material as the official controllers, so it’s also fairly durable if you accidentally drop it. This chatpad is a little sturdier than some others, but it’s worth it.
It has a full QWERTY keyboard which makes typing a breeze. For the older gamers, it feels like you are typing on an old-school Blackberry or Droid back when mobile phones still had keyboards. On top, it also has a full numeric keypad from 1 to 0 which makes it even smoother than competitors that require function keys to access the numbers. Below that, you have your standard letter keys which also come with dual color functions for added convenience. There are green and orange options on each letter which allows you to quickly access almost any symbol or function with the press of a button. One of the biggest perks of this chatpad is its backlit keyboard which is perfect for gaming in the dark.
