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Originally Posted by HarryT
A resistive touch screen is a completely "inert" component, in the sense that, like a button, it doesn't actively need power to operate it; rather, it signals the operating system when it has been activated by making an electrical contact.
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But couldn't that mean that the operating system must keep a process running to detect the signals it may get from the touch screen? And one more process means less battery life, even though the touchscreen itself is not consuming power.