ijeff@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agoDon't waste your money on an awful Android tablet on Black Friday9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up1403arrow-down112
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minus-squareseaQueue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoCheap resistive touch tablets have been a thing for a while. Don’t bother, they’re awful compared to capacitive.
minus-squaremarduk@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoTakes me back to the days of the Palm Pilot.
minus-squareSquare Singer@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOf course, I just didn’t think Android would support them. Haven’t seen a single resistive touch Android device before.
minus-squarepewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoresistive touch should never be used for phones, tablets, laptops, car entertainment systems and e-ink tablets
minus-squareseaQueue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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.
Cheap resistive touch tablets have been a thing for a while. Don’t bother, they’re awful compared to capacitive.
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.
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.