Today touch screen mobile phones are being widely used as smart phones or multimedia phones. All companies are entering the touch phone market which was started by iPhone, which still remains the leader of the touch phone market.
What is a touch screen mobile phone?
Touch phone is a mobile phone that is responding to the direct touch of the fingers and performing various functions as accepting calls, opening contacts. Some smart phones can also perform various pre stored tasks based on finger actions like flicking to the left will open the gallery or contacts. Touch phone comes in various sizes some without keypads and some companies also provide keypads for the people who still like the classic look.
What kinds of touch screen mobile phones?
Following major type of touch phones available the market:
iPhone : iPhone still is the major selling of touch phone. They have come a long way since they started latest iphone still comes with an AT&T contract offers latest technology 3gs for a faster browsing experience. Their touch response quality remains the best. They use Apple propriety Operating system. Apple has also opened the doors for independent developers to sell their applications to the user.
Windows mobile : Imagine the same windows screen on small mobile phones. Windows operating system is being offered in various phones (HTC, Samsung, LG). These phones can work seamlessly with your laptop or computer and synchronize the information with a single touch of screen. These phones come with inbuilt application for opening any windows office document or play movies, songs on windows media player. You can also load independent applications in the phone via laptop which is similar to installing any new application on your laptops.
Android : Is the last to come in touch screen market but it’s already competing with Apple and Windows OS. Android was developed as Open source software by Google. You can buy touch screen phones with Android OS by all major cell phone companies. The best part about android is its “Market” a small application built inside the phone from where you can install various free applications to almost do anything you can think of on the web. These phones are integrated with all Google products like Google Maps to work as GPS, Gmail, Gtalk and YouTube.
Symbian: Java is used as as the main operating system .Nokia phones use this technology in their touch phones and are releasing phones which are catering the needs for music or business users.
Blackberry: Blackberry recent model was Storm which is targeting business users.
What touch screen mobile phone is suitable for me?
Considering the budget in hand you can look for various options, all the major touch phones fall in same price range and comes bundle with a data plan in United States. If you are already using a iPod you would love iphone as it can connect with your iTunes same way as your iPod. For business user windows mobile or blackberry will suite better. Android and Symbian has lot to offer as well as you can install various freely available applications to meet your needs and customize the way you want your phone to look and feel.