http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 5:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/]]>May 15th 2009 5:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 5:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 5:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/I don't own one and I'm still using my Nokia N95, I would've bought that phone if only it had a 5 MP camera.
Mind you that no touch OS was perfect from the start, even the iPhone's OS...]]>May 15th 2009 5:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 5:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 5:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
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You don't have to use the scrollbar to scroll down, just hold something in the menu and slide your finger downwards, as if your moving the item.
I hate how some people don't know that.]]>May 15th 2009 5:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
That's perhaps an even worse implementation of scrolling, as it's completely unintuitive. It's evident that despite Nokia's efforts, Series 60 is way too oldschool to support touch properly. It worked decently in N95 and the like, but seriously, phones like the 5800 XpressMusic and Xperia X1i is the reason people think touch phones suck.

]]>May 15th 2009 6:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/I thought that too "before" I used it to find that it's completely easy and useful, actually better than using the scroll bar.]]>May 15th 2009 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
I've used it and while it does work, it is not as intuitive as iPhone's flick scrolling, nor as smooth. Scroll bars might not be the best way of scrolling, but at least people have been used to it for 20 years or more.]]>May 15th 2009 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
The rest of you can moan all you want. No-one cares.]]>May 15th 2009 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 5:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 5:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
Using an iPhone to slag off another phone whilst simultaneously highlighting a flaw in the iPhone SW :D]]>May 15th 2009 6:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 6:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
So... you have to alter the phone's settings each and every time you want write a word in different language than the previous word?

How extremely convenient.

How about coming up with a solution which doesn't require word correction in the first place? Oh, right, Apple knows better. Apple knows better than you what you want to do with your device.

We are Apple. We are the overlords of people's preferences.

I also have questions for you fellow gadgeteers with experience using ExpressMusic 5800:

1. How is web browsing with latest firmware? I tested one 5800 at a Nokia Store, don't what the firmware revision was. Browsing engadget.com or any page for that matter was a horrific experience. Scrolling a page was extremely jerky and I kept clicking links when I wanted to zoom in or scroll. Are there several ways how to scroll a web page?
2. I didn't find a setting for "full screen browsing always on". Is it hidden somewhere?
3. Are there gestures for "back" and "forward" in the browser? Or do I have to bring the large buttons on the screen every time for these operations?
4. Can you "open in new window" links?

Looking forward to your answers, thank you!]]>May 15th 2009 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
Uhh... Yes, of course. Every language has entirely different words which are used differently. It is impossible to build an auto correction feature that would predict several languages, since the end result would be horrendous.

You can turn it off as it is not a requirement, but it does help if you make a typo. You don't have to go back and correct manually most of the time.

I am glad to notice you've actually never tried it.]]>May 15th 2009 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 16th 2009 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 5:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/They are giving up on the high-end where Apple is with iPhone.]]>May 15th 2009 5:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
Nokia is releasing more cheap smartphones as there's big growth. In a few years practicly every phone will be a smartphone. Nokia has and never will state that they are retreating from high end phones. N97 is stil to come...]]>May 15th 2009 5:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/Source? Got a link to that information?]]>May 15th 2009 5:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
A capacitive screen would definitely be a sweet deal for Nokia's future touch devices. Hopefully these screens end up in the N97's version of the N95 8GB. Nokia completely destroyed that phone for me by announcing the hardware they're using for it. Can't wait to get rid of my iPhone for a proper phone. Maybe an N97 32GB or something heh. Quite a mouthful though]]>May 15th 2009 5:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
From all of the videos I've seen on YouTube, the N97's touchscreen is pretty nice, despite the fact that it is resistive.

Maybe I'll trade up from my N82-1?]]>May 15th 2009 5:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.dn.se/ekonomi/sa-ska-nokia-vaxa-sig-annu-storre-1.865412]]>May 15th 2009 5:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 6:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/Nowhere in that article does it say that Nokia is going to cede control of high-end smartphone to Apple. Nokia's strategy has *always* been to drive down the cost of smartphones. The portfolio expands (a word used in the article) rather than shifts down the scale.]]>May 15th 2009 6:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 5:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
Now Nokia, can we have an overhauled UI for S60 instead of the standard software with a "touch pack" slapped on?]]>May 15th 2009 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/I gave up on fingerpainting after kindergarten.]]>May 15th 2009 5:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 5:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/May 15th 2009 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/]]>May 15th 2009 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
So, you never learned to write? As writing is poking paper with stick. :)]]>May 15th 2009 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/To all capacitive touch screen lovers:
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2007/01/19/PH2007011901699.html
You know what happens to your touchscreens at this temperature? They stop operating.]]>May 15th 2009 6:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
Yesterday, at the mall some dude's Nokia 5800 rang with a crisp, loud Nokia-star-trek ringtone ... All of a sudden all eyes at the counter turned towards this guy, He then brought what seemed to be a star-trek edition of the 5800 answered the call and played with the phone a lil bit... I was so fucking jealous, to add more pain to injury, couple of chicks approached this guy, probably to ask were he got the ringtone. Am sure he must have collected their digits... Then I said to myself... wait until my N97 comes home and you guys would see who's cool...]]>May 15th 2009 6:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
Who says they want to be a teenager again? Further proof that those really AREN'T the best years of your life]]>May 15th 2009 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
That said, I hope something so late in the year comes running symbian foundation software! I, for one, will only consider skipping the samsung, if they manage to make the UI as slick, and one-up the omnia with the spec sheet.I mean, this will be great, if it can match the samsung in computational power, the camera, the HD playback/recording, the kinetic scrolling from the N97, an OLED screen as big as the samsung along with the usual support from nokia with regards to firmware.]]>May 15th 2009 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/

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I've been wanting a 3.5inch screen of this on a touch HD from the day it was announced. No one else seems interested though.]]>May 15th 2009 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/15/nokia-launching-high-end-handset-with-capacitive-touchscreen-i/
My stylus makes me joyful,
I find it useful, too.
It doesn't give my fingerprints,
Or sweat the way I do.
It writes just like a pencil,
With sharp, unmuddied lines.
So I shall miss my stylus
In these sad, capacitive times.]]>May 15th 2009 12:21PM