Quick Tip: Using a Smartphone with a Resistive Screen

Touch based Smartphones either use a Capacitive or a Resistive screen. The Capacitive screen used on phones like the iPhone or HTC Magic is a lot more finger friendly compared to a resistive screen that is traditionally used to work with a stylus. Recent phones by HTC such as the Touch 2 or the Nokia N900 have tried to make resistive screens finger friendly however, a lot of times, you still end up tapping something when you really want to scroll.

Here is a tip if you have a resistive screen: For scrolling through lists such as your messages or phone book, use your finger nail instead of the finger. For selecting something, use your finger. This will lead to a lot less accidental clicks on your resistive touch screen based phone.