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A dual input mobile communication device. The mobile communication device can include a housing having an exterior, the exterior including a first face side and a second face side, the second face side located on an opposite side of the housing from the first face side, a first display disposed on t

A dual input mobile communication device. The mobile communication device can include a housing having an exterior, the exterior including a first face side and a second face side, the second face side located on an opposite side of the housing from the first face side, a first display disposed on the first face side, a numeric keypad disposed on the first face side, a second display disposed on the second face side, and a text keypad disposed on the second face side. The numeric keypad can be a telephone keypad such as a dual-tone multiple-frequency (DTMF) keypad and text keypad can be a QWERTY keypad, such as a keypad having a layout similar to a typical typewriter-style keyboard. The housing can be a candy bar phone style housing.

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What is claimed is: 1. A mobile communication device, comprising: a housing having an exterior, the exterior including a first face side and a second face side, the second face side located on an opposite side of the housing from the first face side; a first display disposed on the first face side;

What is claimed is: 1. A mobile communication device, comprising: a housing having an exterior, the exterior including a first face side and a second face side, the second face side located on an opposite side of the housing from the first face side; a first display disposed on the first face side; a numeric keypad disposed on the first face side; a second display disposed on the second face side; and a text keypad disposed on the second face side wherein the second display substantially surrounds the text keypad disposed on the second face side and the second display is configured to display scrolling text by scrolling the text around the text keypad disposed on the second face side. 2. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein the numeric keypad comprises a telephone keypad and text keypad comprises a QWERTY keypad. 3. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a candy bar phone style housing. 4. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein the second display comprises a display configured to display at least one line of text. 5. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, further comprising: a speaker disposed on the first face side, the speaker located on a first side of the first display; and a microphone disposed on the first face side, the microphone located on a second side of the first display. 6. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, further comprising: a user interface including the numeric keypad, the user interface also including at least one mobile communication device input device; and a controller coupled to the user interface, the first display, the second display, and the text keypad, the controller configured to receive signals from the user interface and activate and deactivate the text keypad based on the signals received from the user interface. 7. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein the text keypad is operated in a position orthogonal to a position of numeric keypad operation. 8. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a third display disposed on the second face side, wherein the third display is configured to display at least one line of text. 9. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, further comprising: a third side orthogonal to the first face side and the second face side, the third side coupled to the first face side and the second face side; and an input lock button coupled to the third side, the input lock button configured to selectively lock and unlock input functionality of the numeric keypad and the text keypad. 10. A portable phone, comprising: a unitary housing including a first face side and a second face side, the second face side facing an opposite direction from the first face side; a transceiver contained within the housing; a controller contained within the housing, the controller coupled to the transceiver; a user interface including a numeric keypad disposed on the first face side, the user interface also including at least one mobile communication device input device, the user interface coupled to the controller; and a text input device disposed on the second face side, the text input device coupled to the controller wherein the second display substantially surrounds the text keypad disposed on the second face side and the second display is configured to display scrolling text by scrolling the text around the text keypad disposed on the second face side. 11. The portable phone according to claim 10, further comprising: a first display disposed on the first face side, the first display coupled to the controller; and a second display disposed on the second face side, the second display coupled to the controller. 12. The portable phone according to claim 10, wherein the numeric keypad comprises a telephone keypad and the text input device comprises a QWERTY keypad. 13. The portable phone according to claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to receive signals from the user interface and activate and deactivate the text input device based on the signals received from the user interface. 14. The portable phone according to claim 10, further comprising a third display disposed on the second face side, wherein the third display is configured to display at least one line of text. 15. The portable phone according to claim 10, wherein the text input device comprises a touch screen. 16. The portable phone according to claim 10, further comprising: a third side orthogonal to the first face side and the second face side, the third side coupled to the first face side and the second face side; and an input lock button coupled to the third side, the input lock button configured to selectively lock and unlock input functionality of the numeric keypad and the text input device. 17. A mobile communication device comprising: a candy-bar style housing having a first face side and a second face side, the second face side on an opposite side of the housing from the first face side; means for inputting numbers coupled to the first face side; means for displaying information coupled to the first face side; and means for inputting text coupled to the second face side wherein the second display substantially surrounds the text keypad disposed on the second face side and the second display is configured to display scrolling text by scrolling the text around the text keypad disposed on the second face side. 18. The mobile communication device according to claim 17, further comprising: means for displaying text coupled to the second face side; and means for controlling the operation of the mobile communication device coupled to the means for inputting numbers, the means for displaying information, the means for inputting text, and the means for displaying text.