I read a lot on my P3300 smartphone and don't like the "page turn with a screen touch" at all.
Its force me to move my hand and put a finger over the text on the screen, which is annoying as considering the way the device is hold, the finger will move over the last lines of text of the page. So you have to wait to finish the last lines, then move to touch the screen.
It breaks the reading, I find it much easier to keep a finger over the next page button for an instantaneous page turn as soon as I finish the last line.
I feel it would be the same with the 700, as it is a far bigger device than a phone you will have to put it down or use your second hand to turn the page using the touchscreen.
I think I would miss the second set of page turning buttons (on the right).
The touch screens is still a great additions for the lot of functions its add and the ease of navigation in the menu that it will offer, but for page turning it's not that good.
As for the Windows Mobile debate, I hardly ever get the stylus out. I control all with my finger and with the buttons.
Ie, i don't like the phones that only have a touch screen and almost no button.
You can't beat the ease of use of a few well placed buttons to dial or answer without watching at the screen, and well placed buttons which fell under the hands are more ergonomics than having to use the touchscreen for every simple interactions.
Last edited by Faenad; 10-02-2008 at 08:43 PM.
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