Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Nokia's new smartphones offer more sensitive touchscreens


Nokia's new 920 and 820 phones will be more sensitive to the touch.


(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET)

Ever struggled to use your smartphone's touchscreen with gloves or long fingernails? A new feature in Nokia's Windows 8 smartphones should provide some relief.


Developed by touchpad designer Synaptics, the new "Super Sensitive Touch" technology will better detect and respond to your individual touch. As such, those of you wearing gloves or sporting long fingernails will be able to tap and swipe your way through your Nokia phone touchscreens without running into the usual challenges.


Nokia's new Lumia 920 and 820 will be the first recipients of Synaptics' new ClearPad Series 3 feature. Beyond accounting for gloves and fingernails, the ClearPad Series 3 sensors can track up to 10 fingers at a time, detecting each one clearly and separately, according to Synaptics.


Nokia's new Lumia 920 uses a display technology called PureMotion HD+, which offers resolution greater than the usual HD and lets you better view the screen under bright sunlight.


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