I'm sick of touchscreen phones

For now, anyway.

I'm returning Nokia's 5800 Xpress Music today. Overall, I'd rate it among the best of the touchscreen models out there. But there is not one touchscreen model that doesn't frequently annoy with incorrect responses to touches. And there isn't a single model that doesn't take an age to do one thing or another (in the 5800's case, it's the slow accelerometer and the occasionally unresponsive screen).

So I'm back to using Samsung's (touchscreen) Pixon. But that's mainly because of its superb 8 megapixel camera. If my touchscreen phobia continues, I'm off back to a nice Sony Ericsson or the Nokia N95.

This could, of course, be age-related: at 35, I'm at the tipping point of people who "just can't be bothered" with new-fangled gadgets. I hope I have a few years left, however, or I'll be out of a job.

Comments

[Adam]

I think I got your 5800.

Don't worry, I've deleted those nude self-shots you took.

I'm still not sold on touchscreen phones at all - I think the iPhone and Tocco were the best I used in terms of responsiveness and a usable OS (I've lost track of the amount I've trialled that were ruined by WinMo) but the lack of touch-typing really puts me off.

The Tocco Ultra is attractive because of the sliding keyboard but I'd like to get my hands on it before I bought anything.

I think the Pre is shaping up to be something special, though, but again only a trial will tell me one way or the other.

The thing about a touchscreen is that it works so well for so many things but badly on a few critical functions.