Touch Screen

grumbler

Firstly, I don't think that LG Cookie screen is worse that Tocco lite's.
Secondly OSF is far too complex and delicate handset for just "making / receiving calls and the odd text".
Thirdly, all androids are far too big (except Sony Miny) and have low battery life. You don't need a big screen for basic calling and texting.
And finally, I think there are less expensive androids with capacitive screen then OSF.

Bonking_Mad

Thanks for the info

d123 wrote: »

If you can afford capacitive, (which doesn't have to break the bank

My wife and I are in our later years of life, all this technology is beyond me it appears I'm out of my league, as I was thinking I may be able to get 2 touch screen phones for around £100

Bonking_Mad

grumbler wrote: »

You don't need a big screen for basic calling and texting

The bigger the screen, the better for her indoors :rotfl:

grumbler

Bonking_Mad wrote: »

I was thinking I may be able to get 2 touch screen phones for around £100

PAYG Samsung Tocco Lite is £50 at T-mobile with £5 cashback through TCB.

Locked to T-mobile I guess.

vickssinex

Well I recently wanted to try a cheap touch screen phone for calls, texting and occasional internet use. I settled on the Alcatel OT-710 from Carphone Warehouse which had a PAYG deal on Orange for £40 (£30+ £10 Orange top up.)

Good points - phone was already unlocked so I was able to use an existing Tesco Mobile card I had straight away. I sold the Orange sim card on Ebay.
- battery life is good lasting a week on standby between charges
- 3 inch screen is nice and clear.

Not so keen on - no speed dial feature. Instead, you have to go into
your directory of contacts and choose from your nominated favourite numbers. Just an extra button or two to press but it's a bit irritating.
-internet is slow compared to a smartphone and some sites eg Google Maps don't work very well.

Overall though it's been a cracking little device which I would recommend as a cheap touch screen phone. I had to buy it from the CW website as the local shops were out of stock.

d123

Bonking_Mad wrote: »

Thanks for the info

My wife and I are in our later years of life, all this technology is beyond me it appears I'm out of my league, as I was thinking I may be able to get 2 touch screen phones for around £100

You should be able to, something like the Samsung Tocco is ok for calls amd texts and the screen is quite good for resistive. Just steer clear of the bargain basement stuff from manufacturers you probably haven't heard of. Even the newer cheap Nokias still have resistive screens but work well.

The Tocco lite shouldn't cost more than around £50 depending on network.

Cash-Strapped.T32

What is it with everyone wanting touch-screens all of a sudden? :eek:
Don't look at a touch-screen as an objective in itself, it's only a means to do a few certain things that don't work well using buttons.

Unless it's a very, very well written interface (rare) and a (relatively) expensive handset, then you're only asking for a more fiddly phone, that is more of a pain to use in day-to day operation.


They're useful for features or functions where you need to manipulate something on-screen (like panning the map in a GPS app), or if you use spreadsheets, Word documents & suchlike where the buttons might be a limitation, but for simple calling/texting, a well-laid out set of buttons by far & away beat a touch-screen for simplicity, ease of use & speed.


I spent ages trying to find a phone with both a qwerty & touchscreen (as I do use both GPS & office docs), but in the end I had to compromise & go with an OSF which is touch-screen only.

Not a day goes by when I don't lament the lack of keyboard & would happily accept it going up by like 50% size if they'd included one.

custardy

why do you want a touchscreen?
for your uses its of no benefit really

Bonking_Mad

custardy wrote: »

why do you want a touchscreen?

As mentioned, were getting on in years, my wife has difficulty using the keys to search for numbers etc., etc., I was thinking it would be easier to use a finger to scroll down etc., etc.,

custardy

Bonking_Mad wrote: »

As mentioned, were getting on in years, my wife has difficulty using the keys to search for numbers etc., etc., I was thinking it would be easier to use a finger to scroll down etc., etc.,

have you practiced on the touch screens before?
have used a touch screen for years,but when i take out my old phones (wet weather biking etc) theres something pleasantly simple about texting/calling on a keypad based phone
not all touch screens are equal and many have a poor implementation