My friend recently bought the new Samsung Galaxy S mobile device that runs on Android and after enabling Swype, the new text-entry technology, he has been raving about it non-stop. He said there’s no turning back now.

According to my friend, it’s very, very fast; at least three times faster that QWERTY keypad. I asked him if it’s faster than typing on the computer keyboard, he said it’s possible but then added that he was never fast typing on the keyboard usually!

But then, my friend told me that Swype isn’t for everybody. People who can’t spell will find this difficult to use. Now, don’t get it wrong, the inability to spell is not the same as writing in foreign languages since Android supports many international languages.

Anyway, his friend, who also bought a Samsung Galaxy S at the same time, finds it difficult to use Swype and prefers to type out his text the conventional way. Although this guy can spell, he said that he’s just so clumsy with Swype, it’s taking too long to get a message typed out.

If you have adopted Swype text-entry technology already, how do you find it? Do you like it? Do you feel that it’s as fast as three times typing on a QWERTY keypad?