Published by Steve Litchfield at
In contravention of the prevailing spirit of the age, I find myself unconvinced by a touch interface on a phone, having tried using both Apple iPhone and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, both of which I've rejected as my main device for different reasons. And, for a change, there's survey data (see the postscript) to back up my crazed(!) opinions - it seems that the majority of the great unwashed also prefer physical buttons to touch...
"On the face of it, to get the latest and greatest version of S60, plus an iPhone-like caressable interface on a lovely large screen, plus a decent (if unspectacular) camera and some seriously loud speakers, all in a body the same size as the N82, seemed a bargain and certainly the sheer novelty factor kept me hooked for at least a week. However, there are numerous problems, not all of which can be solved by firmware updates:"