Either way, at this place in time, we should be able to expect some hardware innovation. Pressure sensitive capacitive or hybrid, I don't care, but pressure sensitive somehow. Is ability to accurately measure pressure better than just touch? Yes. Is ability to use with gloves better than not? Yes. Is better better than more hyped? Yes.

Anyway, I'll shamelessly plug my view on how Nokia should've done it. Based on the E7 page, I imagined THIS configuration page: