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.
HTC Touch Diamond
It's hard to hate the beautifully designed and feature-rich HTC Touch Diamond, though its frequently laggy interface did test our patience, and its battery life is a concern.
i-mate Ultimate 8150
Offering the same zippy performance as the Ultimate 6150, the 8150 gets its nose in front with a handy alpha-numeric keypad.
LG Viewty (KU990)
The touchscreen interface and sexier design will be enough to make knees tremble, however, the Viewty's 5-megapixel camera falls short of our expectations.
HTC Touch Cruise
While the touchscreen PDA experience won't be for everyone, the Touch Cruise stands out as our favourite of the recent HTC releases.
Samsung SGH-i780
With two batteries and a separate charger, the SGH-i780 could be a wise choice for the mobile professional, although it's a bit bulky and the screen is a touch small for some applications
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Andrew
15/07/2008 10:02 PM
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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