Hate Touchscreen phones?

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xO Kacey Ox

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Anyone else here that can't stand touchsreen phones (iphone, samsung galaxy, etc.) and prefer simple, professional looking bar and slider phones like Nokia E-series, Blackberry, etc?

I would love to see new models in slider or bar form that have wi-fi and other smartphone capabilities but retain a small, compact shape and professional look.

Make your voice heard in this thread, maybe the manufacturers will read here and push the release of new models.
 
I used to think touchscreens were cool, so I got the nokia 5530 last yr right when it came out in north america. although i have 'gotten used to it' i have realized that it is much simpler and faster to just have physical buttons to press. and i do miss the feeling of actually pressing buttons. but it is also much faster in my opinion. so many times im in a call and they are either asking for somebody's number or i want to note somebody's number. on a bar or slide phone, its so simple, but on touchscreen it takes multipe 'taps'

my freiend has e66 and when i used it for a few times i instantly realized that touchscreen is not that great. i am just waiting and hoping that they release new models in the e66 slider form. the only thing i use wi-fi for is my email when im bored on the train or google search an address or something. so for me, i would not feel the extra button pressing since my wifi needs r very basic.

also there is the 'professionalsim' factor. now that i am not in school anymore and going into the 'real world' imagine going into a business meeting/interview with a toy touchscreen phone like nokia 5530 compared to the sleek businesslike nokia e66 and other eseries.
 
The "lower-end" BlackBerries are all style, no touchscreen. That doesn't mean you sacrifice any quality or clarity, just that you do things a little differently.

I fell in love with my first/last BlackBerry and miss it still.
 
I have to agree. The iPhone, while it is a cool device, looks like a toy.

This was the second BlackBerry I had ever owned, and I think that it still looks more professional than the iPhone. Luckily, I am not in business meetings nor do I need a phone for business.
 
I'm with you on that... I'm not a very big fan of touchscreen myself but most models I like are touchscreen so I don;t have much choice. After I while I though, well, it's not so bad once you get used to it but yeah I do miss the feeling of pressing on real buttons
 
I agree, I used to hate touchscreens, but now I've convinced myself to be a little more lenient as touch screens are the "new thing" for phones.
Outside of Japan, a high end phone with up to date specs that doesn't have a touch screen simply won't happen. Not to mention that there aren't any non-touch based, non-proprietary OS (outside of blackberry OS) that are actually alive.
I also agree with OP's take on candybar phones, I love the design of Sony Ericsson G series phones.
 
I love touchscreen phones. Firstly I didn't like themas thougt there can be some problems when using them, you know, screen with fingerprints, high chances of ocсasional touching your screen and so on. But ts devices are really nice, so you will getused to use it in a couple of days.
 
After having a touch screen phone for the last 10 months, I've found that I don't "hate" touch screen devices. For a phone, however, I've grown extremely tired of it. I have a bold 9650 being delivered tomorrow that should MORE than do what I want it to do.

I love having a NICE web browsing experience is one reason I went with android for a phone this last time I upgraded in January. However, I've found that the majority of the browsing I do is at home over wifi so the browsing fall backs of blackberry won't hinder me as I'm hoping to pick up a tablet of some sort in the near future for browsing while in bed before sleep.
 
Well i don't dislike touch screens at all. It takes a little getting used to at first but it's not so bad. The virtual buttons are bigger than those on the Blackberry too so that's a plus. As for looking like a toy that's a matter of opinion I guess. Several of my colleagues and bosses use touchscreen phones and they don't look unprofessional at all. I guess it's just new so some people view them as toys.
 
Very well said. People have this common notion that when you're a professional you got to have a BB phone. Well a lot of new Smartphones can do the job well. Another way is to get a TS with slid out keyboard. That solves the problem I guess.
 
Fact, you are probably as productive or even more so with an all touchscreen phone.

But fact, phones with slider keyboards are just more fun to use. Repetitive muscle movement while in thought is addictive. Hence, the texting crack aka Blackberry crack. I find sliders addictive too so long the maker gets to engineer the right "feel". Getting the right feel is a mastery of engineering. Punch punch punch.
 
that does not solve the problem. all the new phones coming out, especially the ones with TS and slid out keyboard are HUGE. Plus I simply don't like using touch screen. I have had a touch screen phone for over a year, and I still prefer buttons.

I want a phone that has a similar size/style and features (mainly wi-fi) to the Nokia e66. Seriously, that phone came out over 2 years ago, if only it had an updated OS it would be ideal for me even today.

I dont care if companies want to focus on releasing touchscreen phones since that is the majority of the market, but they can't ignore that NOT EVERYONE wants to use them. Please give us options, I am sure many many many others feel this way too!!
 
the C3 is a great phone and even has wifi. Except it doesn't have a navigation/selection buttons, meaning the user is forced to use the touch screen to launch apps, and all navigation!!!


come on nokia.... please
 
The key drawback with touchscreen devices for me is that I find myself regularly polishing the display. That being said, the Nokia C3 Touch & Type and its cousin the X3 Touch & Type offer a novel 'best-of-both-worlds' approach. Eliminating the D-pad was precisely the point.

However in response to the Nokia E66 fans, here are a few non-touchscreen wi-fi enabled phones that may have appeal:

Nokia E5 - An evolutionary step-up from the E66 with faster CPU, more RAM, bigger camera, Ovi Maps license.

Nokia E52 or E55 - Cousins of the E66 which trade the portrait QWERTY keypad for sexier form factors IMHO. The E52 has a traditional T9 numpad but the E55 has an intriguing 'SureType' styled compact portrait QWERTY keypad.

Sony-Ericsson GreenHeart Hazel - Eco-conscious slider feature phone.


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I guess that was my problem. That's why I ended up with multiple phones and a Hybrid, SH-01C by SHARP.

It's a flip phone with keypad but it also swivels and flips back... and since the screen is also touchscreen you can flip it into a touchscreen phone.
 
Recently I bought a Samsung Intercept. My second touch phone, first Android. First Touch was Samsung Delve. Never had a problem with this phone. always worked great. Just couldn't hack USCell forcing me to pay 30 extra a month for internet I did not want or need. My Android on the other hand I did want the Net But not the hi prices so I went Virgin Mobile.
Found out in short order that my phone is very temperature sensitive. If it drops below 40 deg the touch screen becomes unresponsive almost 90% of the time. When it does work out of the last 10%, most of that is the phone doing what it wants.

The manager of the store I bought my phone from is going to swap the Intercept out for the new Optimus when they come in.
While I know the price difference between the Intercept and Optimus is about 100.00, she didn't have to make the offer. And just left me with a brick. She has renewed my faith in Snake Oil sales people (jk) as I have read in many reviews and here in this forum that the Optimus is a much better Droid phone than the Intercept in just about every way.
I look forward to her call telling me my new phone is in.
But like you, after having such a bad time with such a buggy interface. I went out and bought a Straight Talk Nokia E71. Back to basics. Old fashion smart phone. It is not as easy to use as a touch phone. But it works 100% of the time.
Weather or not I can say I hate touch phones?! Time will tell. I can say there are some that I do not like.
 
My no.1 reason why I left Verizon for AT&T several months ago. I wasn't sold on the touchscreens they were selling and the only smartphones they had that was non-touch was blackberries. I like BB's and all, but I needed a bigger variety of choices. And that's why I went with at&t and started buying alot of unlocked unbranded nokia phones. Nokia gives you a taste of everything. From 100% touchscreens, touchscreen/keyboard hybrid, and your original button keyboard phones.

Also checkout my Nokia E75. The best nokia phone I ever owned so far. I always said to myself if I ever get a touchscreen it will have to come with a slider QWERTY keyboard. I like the E7 and can see myself getting it. But I would really like to see a Nokia phone comeout with something similar to a Motorola Droid Pro.
 
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