If you have been looking to buy a new mobile phone preferably a touchscreen mobile then you must have noticed that the screen options always shows either resistive or capacitive. If you are thinking that both are same or what matters then i think after reading this page the whole difference will get clear.
Touchscreen mobile phones are divided into two categories based on theirtouch sensitivity, to begin with Capacitive touchscreen phones have a low response time, for e.g. see Apple iPhone, it has a capacitive dual-layer screen along with ability to kinnect scroll.
Kinnect Scrolling surfs a longer area of a list with a single push, which means it is more sensitive and you won’t be punching your phone often.
Touchscreen mobile phones are divided into two categories based on theirtouch sensitivity, to begin with Capacitive touchscreen phones have a low response time, for e.g. see Apple iPhone, it has a capacitive dual-layer screen along with ability to kinnect scroll.
Kinnect Scrolling surfs a longer area of a list with a single push, which means it is more sensitive and you won’t be punching your phone often.
On Technical Grounds
Resistive Touchscreen: It is made of two resistive layers opposing each other with a conducting transparent material call Indium tin oxide (ITO).
ITO has 100 – 500 ohm sensitivity per sq. m, they are cost effective andcheap. A hard press can easily damage it which is the reason why most resistive touchscreen mobile phones from Nokia demand high care.
Capacitive Touchscreen: It’s touchpad consists of two highly sensitive electrodes that are connected along with a mixed signal integrated circuit (IC) mounted on alternate sides of the pad.
When a finger is tapped on the screen, the capacitance of that place changes and a touch is registered, the change of capacitance is because human finger has different di-electric than air.
The best technical aspect of Capacitive touchscreen is that it transmits 90% of the light getting emitted from it therefore it gives better viewing experience.
In User-Experience terms
If you didn’t understand the technical aspects no problem, if your use is limited to just the user-experience then undoubtedly a capacitive on is better any day than a resistive one.
If you want hands-on experience use Nokia 5800 and Samsung Monte S5620you will feel the lag time in Nokia. It is basically not manufacturers fault but since both need care, resistive screen are cheap.
If you accidentally broke a capacitive touchscreen, god! it will cost Rs. 3,500 or even more.
Anyways coming to User Experience, touch on C screen is faster, most list offer Kinnect Scrolling therefore it offers peace of mind, if you want a good capacitive touchscreen mobile phone under Rs. 10,000 then Samsung Monte S5620 is the best where in resistive ones you can choose Nokia 5233 or Samsung Corby Series etc.
The Final Conclusion
Both have pros and cons, resistive is cheaper, unstable and shock-prone where the latter is expensive, responsive and totally fergalicious.
Before purchasing any of the above mentioned phones, make sure you select the one that suits you and not which suits anyone else because you will be using the device.
1 comments:
Thanks for sharing your idea on the difference between the 2 touchscreen technologies: the capacitive and resistive touchscreen. If we are going to buy a touchscreen smartphone or tablet PC we can observe the touchscreen technology either resistive or capacitive. The 2 touchscreen technologies have a big difference. For projected capacitive touchscreen, these devices consist of 2 spaced layers of glass, which are coated with conductor such as Indium Tin Oxide (ITO). The human fingertip contains an electrical charge conductor so if our finger touches the glass of the capacitive surface, it changes the local electrostatic field. The system continuously monitors the movement of each tiny capacitor to find out the exact area where the finger had touched the screen. On the other hand, the resistive touchscreen is made up of two important electrically resistive layers that is coated with ITO. It has a low production cost, so it is a cheaper than capacitive. I’ve learned more information about the touchscreen technology here.
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