Thread: Will be getting a sony ericsson x10 tomorrow, ask away
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2010-03-29 , 14:55
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#16
Originally Posted by waleed786 View Post
I dont understand how it can be hardware related. The only requirements for multitouch is to have a capacative screen, which the x10 has. Maybe sony is just making an excuse for not having it on there
Sorry, but no. That's simply not correct. Not all capacitive touch screens support multi touch. The hardware has to support it, plus the driver must support it.
The Samsung Galaxy i7500 is an example of a phone with a capacitive screen that doesn't support multi touch. It is AFAIK still uncertain wether the hardware is capable, but the driver isn't. Furthermore the driver isn't open source and Samsung aren't winning any prices for their support (severe lack of updates), so there's very little chance for driver support (asuming the HW is capable).