Thread: What woud you realistically like to see in the N900?
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2008-04-21 , 21:56
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Originally Posted by chlettn View Post
...Apple's marketing hype. Think about it - the hardware of it is average at best, but the UI is a step ahead, not least because it ditched the stylus and is based on an interface that just doesn't need one.
I actually think it's a silly prejudice to think that stylus-less UI's can't be similar capable...
Well, I never used an iPhone, but I used an iPod Touch which should be very close to it in this respect. I found th UI unbearable. Couldn't type on the keyboard when the device was in portrait mode and could hardly type when it was in landscape mode. Very, very limited functionality because for each function, you need a whole video game to implement it. Takes ages to "scroll" through your music.

You know, even for those who can use it without becoming impatient after a few minutes, it's a good example of how limited a device must be in functionality in order to be used with finger gestures.