Does a touch-screen really make a phone better?

topic^^. in my opinion, it doesn't. i think if a phone has great features it doesn't need a touch-screen to make it better. what do you guys think?

I suppose it could in some aspects..

To me it does.

I like my physical keyboard, so as long as I have that, then I dont mind the touchscreen.

Yes

NO. I HATE my phone and it's touch screen. I will never get one again if possible. It's a piece of junk that constantly gets wonky so I can't touch the button I want unless I turn it off then back on. It's always fun when someone tries to call me and it hangs up on them automatically. Or when it's just sitting there doing nothing and starts touching it's own buttons. Never again. Plus I heard phones with actual buttons are better in case of emergency so that's what I'm going back to.

/end of phone rant. :P

I despise touchscreens, and subsequently will not buy a phone with one.

NO. I HATE my phone and it's touch screen. I will never get one again if possible. It's a piece of junk that constantly gets wonky so I can't touch the button I want unless I turn it off then back on. It's always fun when someone tries to call me and it hangs up on them automatically. Or when it's just sitting there doing nothing and starts touching it's own buttons. Never again. Plus I heard phones with actual buttons are better in case of emergency so that's what I'm going back to.

/end of phone rant. :P

binpink

Sounds to me that you simply have a bad touch screen phone. :P Try one of the better Android phones on the market. You'll never want to go back to anything else.

I love touchpad.I want nothing else now.

But there exists crappy phones without touch-screens, too. :Pmsudude211

I'm sure but I've never had any issues with any of me or my family's regular keypad phones (I'm the only one with a touch screen). All of our old ones were just fine and their current ones are too. No issues.

Sounds to me that you simply have a bad touch screen phone. :P Try one of the better Android phones on the market. You'll never want to go back to anything else.

Dark_Knight6

One of the ones you have to pay an arm and a leg for every month for a data plan? No thanks. I think that's ridiculous. And I prefer pressing buttons.

no no no no no!!

i buy blackberry only! i dont mess with the new drioid flhlkflekwfklelkhfklh touch dual screen 4.5 mega pixel jflkwf

touch screen texting is almost dreadful

not to mention they scratch easily in the pocket, big no no

[QUOTE="msudude211"]But there exists crappy phones without touch-screens, too. :Pbinpink

I'm sure but I've never had any issues with any of me or my family's regular keypad phones (I'm the only one with a touch screen). All of our old ones were just fine and their current ones are too. No issues.

Well it's quite a bit easier to make a good keyboard phone than it is to make a good touch screen phone. The implementation is still fairly young. With time, you will see a wider array of good touchscreen phones.

[QUOTE="binpink"]

[QUOTE="msudude211"]But there exists crappy phones without touch-screens, too. :PDark_Knight6

I'm sure but I've never had any issues with any of me or my family's regular keypad phones (I'm the only one with a touch screen). All of our old ones were just fine and their current ones are too. No issues.

Well it's quite a bit easier to make a good keyboard phone than it is to make a good touch screen phone.

no no no no no!!

i buy blackberry only! i dont mess with the new drioid flhlkflekwfklelkhfklh touch dual screen 4.5 mega pixel jflkwf

touch screen texting is almost dreadful

not to mention they scratch easily in the pocket, big no no

diegosanchezMMA

Actually, most touchscreen phones now use a capacitve screen covered with glass, which is much more scratch resistent than say, a Blackberry's plastic screen cover. I've got a curve right now and I genuienly hate the thing.

I am actually going to say yes. I have an iPhone, and yeah I'll make mistakes here and there, but Apple done it right on the iPhone. In fact I prefer a touchscreen over a physical keyboard anyday, and probably won't be getting a phone with a physical keyboard anytime soon.

Only if its the Iphone.

[QUOTE="diegosanchezMMA"]

no no no no no!!

i buy blackberry only! i dont mess with the new drioid flhlkflekwfklelkhfklh touch dual screen 4.5 mega pixel jflkwf

touch screen texting is almost dreadful

not to mention they scratch easily in the pocket, big no no

Dark_Knight6

Actually, most touchscreen phones now use a capacitve screen covered with glass, which is much more scratch resistent than say, a Blackberry's plastic screen cover. I've got a curve right now and I genuienly hate the thing.

say what!!!!

well i guess its what you perfer, i dont like touch screen i have big figers

and that automatically on touch screen is a fail

I hate texting with touch screens because I always end up hitting more than 1 word at a time.... and no, I don't have a fat finger

when its done right, like on the iphones then yes, it makes the phone a lot better. its easier to use, its convenient and its nice. when its done terribly, like most samsung touchscreen phones like the impression or the solstice then no, because its not as responsive and a pain in the butt just to scroll through contactsmems_1224

The impression is bad? You have no idea. I'd kill for an impression. I'm an AT&T quickfire owner, you have no right to complain about bad touch screens.

If done well though a touchscreen is great to have.

[QUOTE="mems_1224"]when its done right, like on the iphones then yes, it makes the phone a lot better. its easier to use, its convenient and its nice. when its done terribly, like most samsung touchscreen phones like the impression or the solstice then no, because its not as responsive and a pain in the butt just to scroll through contactsscoots9

The impression is bad? You have no idea. I'd kill for an impression. I'm an AT&T quickfire owner, you have no right to complain about bad touch screens.

If done well though a touchscreen is great to have.

My current phone is a touch screen, and while it works well enough, I just prefer buttons/full keyboard. For my next phone purchase, I'll be going back to buttons/full keyboard.

Yes, but it has to be a good touch screen phone. Those early touch screens (voyager, etc..) were awful. I have an HTC Hero and I love it because the touch screen is very responsive.

yep, i love mine :D

No, I really don't think so.

In fact I really don't like them. Especially when they put the keyboard on the touch screen, that is pretty much impossible to use. >_>

I like how much easier it is to navigate my iPhone 3GS than my old crackberry.

depends on the phone

if it is not a smart phone (like mine) no not really, it can be quite annoying at times

but if it is a smart phone then the touch screen gives it endless possiblities because each spot on the screen can be used for something different depending on what you are using it for instead of have designated buttons that can only do one or two functions

so i am going to go with a YES

Buttons don't last as long as they used to so I'm sure tapping the screen isn't any better. You know how many people are, they press on it instead of brushing their fingertip across it. So I can imagine designers are thinking thequicker the phonewears out the better. Some usersstab the screen with a pen until they damage the scensors.

Dude typing on the iPhone is the easiest thing. ever.

I think they're the same, it just depends on what you prefer.

Not necessarily.

If the touchscreen is as responsive as it is on say, the iPhone, then yes it does.

But my last phone was an LG Cookie, which had one of the worst touchscreens I've ever seen. Very slow, had a mind of its own, and you had to beat the crap out of it for it to recognise anything. The touchscreen single-handedly ruined an otherwise decent phone. After a few months I switched back to a non-touchscreen Nokia, which is much better.