> cheaper, "old-style" touchscreens
The term is "resistive", and they are not necessarily cheaper than capacitive
touchscreens. Resistive and capacitive touchscreens just have distinct
advantages and disadvantages. For example:
- Resistive touchscreens are more precise.
- Capacitive touchscreens are better at supporting multitouch (many resistive
touchscreens don't support multitouch at all).
- Resistive touchscreens can be used with any type of object, like a plain
plastic stylus (as opposed to a finger or dedicated stylus or special glove).
- Capacitive touchscreens only have to be touched, not pressed.
And it turns out that for phones and tablets, the advantages of capacitive
touchscreens far outweigh the advantages of resistive touchscreens.
