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minus-squareSquare Singer@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoThe article mentions tablets with resistive touch. Is that really a thing? I thought, Android only supported capacitative touch. Resistive touch would mean no multitouch and thus no two-finger gestures.
minus-squareseaQueue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoCheap resistive touch tablets have been a thing for a while. Don’t bother, they’re awful compared to capacitive.
minus-squarepewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoresistive touch should never be used for phones, tablets, laptops, car entertainment systems and e-ink tablets
minus-squareseaQueue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoIt has a place on ruggedized devices. Resistive allows the use of an all plastic screen but only really works well with stylus input. Think lower screen on a Nintendo DS/3DS and you’ve got an idea of resistives’ usability limitations.
minus-squaremarduklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoTakes me back to the days of the Palm Pilot.
minus-squareSquare Singer@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoOf course, I just didn’t think Android would support them. Haven’t seen a single resistive touch Android device before.
The article mentions tablets with resistive touch.
Is that really a thing? I thought, Android only supported capacitative touch.
Resistive touch would mean no multitouch and thus no two-finger gestures.
Cheap resistive touch tablets have been a thing for a while. Don’t bother, they’re awful compared to capacitive.
resistive touch should never be used for phones, tablets, laptops, car entertainment systems and e-ink tablets
It has a place on ruggedized devices. Resistive allows the use of an all plastic screen but only really works well with stylus input. Think lower screen on a Nintendo DS/3DS and you’ve got an idea of resistives’ usability limitations.
Takes me back to the days of the Palm Pilot.
Of course, I just didn’t think Android would support them. Haven’t seen a single resistive touch Android device before.