Smartphones: Touchscreen or no touchscreen?

Discussion in 'Digital Photography, Home and Portable Electronics' started by Bravo, Jul 12, 2009.

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Touchscreen or no touchscreen

  1. Touchscreens are for me!

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  2. Touchscreens are NOT for me!

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  1. Bravo

    Bravo Master Guru

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    A simple question just I got out of a chat with Mr.Bigtime. Do you guys/girls like smartphones with touchscreens or without?

    I personally love touchscreens (getting my first touchscreen phone, the touch diamond on tuesday...I know there are newer ones but they are SO expensive!)
     
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  2. Tat3

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    I would like to have something with keyboard.

    If you looking one with touchscreen and qwerty keyboard take a look at N0kia N97.
     
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    I looked at that one but I noticed that it's actually quite slow. The keyboard is nice though. I decided to get the Touch Diamond because it's small, and very thin but it can do alot! Not a big fan of hardware keyboards on phones, I don't really know why to be honest.
     
  4. ScoobyDooby

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    I voted for them.. I think they are a welcome step forward in the GSM realm. Of course, they take some getting used to. I still have a sony w810 and its outdated a bit, but I can text quite easily with it having had it for so long. I remember trying to type out a txt on my cousin's iphone and it was tough to say the least.
    I'm sure you would get used to it, but at first it was a bit messy hehe
     

  5. thecake90

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    After you use a proper touchscreen phone you will never go back trust me!!

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    I use a N0kia 5800 very happy with it ^^ 16:9 (640 x 360)so it is very good for movies!
    I really like the hand writing too.
     
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    It depends on what you need. Everyone I know with a touch screen phone HATES it except for the palm pre. I work in a tech environment and I need corporate e-mails to my cell and everything synced. I went blackberry as their solution fit me best and their phones are literally made to take a beating. Did you ever open one up? Every single chip is covered with a metal plate so that in case of a water drop, the chips will be spared. You can huck the thing at a brick wall and use it (I've seen someone do it in rage). After plenty of research (especially in the cool factor), my pearl 8130 does it's job with flash.
     
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    I've heard mixed things about the palm pre, some love it others say its bad. Who knows. Yeah Blackberry's are aweseome for work I've heard.

    I will only be using my phone to put my shifts into the Calender (actually put alot of things into the calender because I am REALLY forgetful), and use it for email clients and the GPS of course (I don't know my way around any city...so its useful to have a GPS when I'm in the ambulance :p), and of course for multimedia.

    @thecake90 Thats what I think too, touchscreens are so fun to use! I guess business oriented people choose devices with qwerty keyboards because they have to type alot more emails and such.
     
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    Depends on the phone, the iphone is the only phone that properly utilises a touch screen IMO. My friend has an LG Viewty and that's the biggest piece of crap ever. As is the LG Prada.
     
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    LG mobile phones are all pretty bad (touchscreens at least) from what I've heard and read.

    I've been researching Touchscreen phones for a couple of weeks now to find out the best one I could buy (of course price paid a big part) and the best way to some up the Iphone vs. Windows Mobile debate is: The Iphone is a fun toy, but windows mobile is very powerful.

    The customization and programs you can get for windows mobile are incredible, thats one of the main reasons I decided to go for a HTC phone. Also because the Touch Diamond looks way nicer than the Iphone in my opinion.
     
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    Certain LG phones are bad, at least the first version of them with the touchscreen. When the LG Dare first came out, the screen had some lag on it but a firmware update fixed that. I have the LG Voyager and I haven't had any lag with its touchscreen. My friend just got the EnV Touch and he loves it, they've packed a ton of features into it, almost comparable to the iPhone he says. LG still makes some really great phones, they've advanced a long ways in their touchscreen in just a short amount of time.

    Just they don't generally make much in the way of a smartphone. :p For my next phone, I've been eyeing the Samsung Omnia or the Blackberry Storm. I'd love to get one of the HTCs, but I can't justify spending that much money on one, no matter how nice it looks. Basically, so long as my next phone is another touchscreen, I won't have many problems with it. I just have to touch and feel it and make sure its up to specs first.
     

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    I checked out a few reviews of that phone, any most said it isn't any good...They said it was underpowered and that the UI had some bugs. How is it for you?
     
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    buttons are sooo 2000, touchscreen is the future!
     
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    no problem with KC910 Renoir here
     
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    UI bugs can be fixed via firmware updates, my N96 was crap when first launched but after a few updates it's fantastic. I don't have the N97, but I've played with it in the local Vodafone store and I was impressed. My ex then bought it a few days ago and she loves it.
     

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    hey eclap can you ask your ex if the internet radio isnt restricted anymore ?
    id like to listen to shoutcast servers
     
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    Oh ok cool. I'll take a look at it when I get the chance! But it definetly isn't as sexy as the Touch Diamond! :D
     
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    don't really do internet radio... but next time I see her, I'll check it out. which stations do you listen to?
     
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    Just watched a review of the N97 and they say that it really is underpowered and buggy...but they also say that with firmware updates it could be really good. But I wonder, the underpowered part can't be fixed I guess, only made less noticeable.
     
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    what do they mean by underpowered?
     

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