Touch Screen Mobile Phones

Although there have been many touch screen devices in the past, the one that has grabbed the public attention more than any other is undoubtedly the phone from Apple. Unlike any mobile phone before, it has captured the imagination of people from all over the world, attracted commentary from major news agencies, and drummed up a lot of interest across the internet.

The iPhone is not even the first touch screen phone. The last few generations of the O2 XDA have had touch screen interfaces, although users have needed a stylus to enter information and to control the phone’s functions, but it seems that now the iPhone, with its new methods of control using the fingers has increased the public perception of what is possible, and there are now dozens of imitators heading for the market, and many industry commentators are suggesting that the whole future of the mobile phone will be more like the iPhone.

One of the first competitors to hit the market was the beautiful LG Prada phone, which shares the simple lines and uncluttered interface of the iPhone, and like the iPhone, it actually offers less facilities and features than many of its rivals offer, making it unsuitable for anything but the fashion conscious casual user.

More recently, the HTC Touch has been released onto the market, and this compact phone shares many of the features of the iPhone, but exceeds it in a number of respects such as its support for the 3G network standard and its high resolution camera. Nokia are rumoured to be on the verge of releasing a special touch screen smart phone at the top of their range, and this is likely to be a very successful model. Sony Ericsson too have a touch screen tablet mobile on its way to market, while Motorola have released details of a future mobile phone under development which resembles a Nintendo DS in having two screens.

Ironically, despite the fact that the popularity of the Apple iPhone, it may actually hold back the development of the touch screen mobile phone genre: Apple have exclusive patents on the touch screen technology used in the iPhone’s revolutionary interface, and unless they are willing to sacrifice their exclusivity for a licensing deal, they will prevent lots of new phones hitting the market to compete with the iPhone and potentially hold back the development and cut interest from consumers.

By: Mark Hirst

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