Best touchscreen mobile phones

By Joseph Hanlon on 14 July 2008

While we're still not completely sold on touchscreen technology to date, there's no questioning its popularity and potential.

Is the pinnacle of mobile technology controlling it with our fingertips? Touchscreens make us feel like Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice in Fantastia, controlling mobile menus with the majestic sweep of a finger. Though, like the Sorcerer's Apprentice, often it's all too easy to lose control and using a touchscreen can end up being more frustrating than intuitive.

Whether touchscreens improve the useability of the handsets is a matter of personal taste, some people master the necessary skill to stab at the screen with a stylus faster than others; however, if you want to really wow your friends and colleagues then a touchscreen is definitely the way to go.


Apple iPhone 3G (16GB)

While parts of the iPhone 3G are superb, there are still some big features missing from this device. If you add up the extras, the iPhone doesn't seem like a phone that everyone can afford.

Topics: business, mobile phone, pda, smartphone, touchscreen, htc, imate, lg, mio, o2, sony ericsson

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Comments (10)

  • Alicia commented on 13/06/2009 15:40 Report abuse

    I have had a Viewty fr a yer now and it is the best phone I have ever had. My battery liife is good with it only needing charging every 3 days..... and that is a teenage girl on her phone all the time! LOL I could never go back to the old phones now touchscreen is definately the way to go

  • Helena Pereira commented on 09/06/2009 18:01 Report abuse

    The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Phone is the worst i ever had. It stopped working after two month of purchase and after taking it to a Nokia Service centre where the service was not good at all, as even though it is under warranty, I had to pay, and then it started freezing again- USELESS PHONE- would never recommend it to any body, very disappointed with Nokia company

  • BOy commented on 30/05/2009 12:56 Report abuse

    what do you think about this technology?

  • bayan commented on 06/05/2009 17:08 Report abuse

    lol i have viewty. I think the 5 phones there are deffinately not the best and some arent even near.... MY OPINION OF 5 BEST TOUCHSCREEN PHONES 1. LG Arena 2. Apple Iphone 16gb 3. Samsung Omnia 4. Nokia Express music 5. Blackberry storm Htc make good phones but its not a really good brand and the 5 i mentioned are deffinately better than the Htc touch phones.

  • bRaD commented on 12/04/2009 02:37 Report abuse

    THE LG VEIWTY IS DA BEST BY A MILE ITS AN AMAZING PHONE AND I LOVE BUT THERE IS 1 FAULT AND THAT IS THE BATTERY LIFE....

  • tellthetruthcnet commented on 09/04/2009 15:10 Report abuse

    I think the guys above make good points. Please take on board the constructive advice offered by interested people and update your review.

  • Decapper commented on 08/04/2009 22:00 Report abuse

    Joseph, please change the title or are you just after hits?

  • biztizzbigb commented on 29/03/2009 02:44 Report abuse

    I third this motion. wtf

  • [phone geek]= commented on 25/02/2009 14:23 Report abuse

    uhmmmmm.. yea i agree with you like really whats up with that!!!?

  • Andrew commented on 15/07/2008 22:02 Report abuse

    Some time i just don't understand what Cnet is on about.... Why have a "best touch screen phones", and then point out why your not convinced about touch screen phone? Just give me the "BEST TOUCH SCREEN PHONES"! So they are trying to compare the best touch screen phones but have half of these phones a keypad and QWERTY keys? Whats up with that? And then go on to give the Imate Ultimate points for having a numeric key pad? Why have they given the Iphone a bad review for being expensive? I thought this was meant to be a tech review site? If you talk Touch screen phone cnet.com.au are missing some great phones that are coming out like the Samsung Omnia?

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