the battle of the touch screen key and the long nail

The iPhone and other sleek new gadgets like it are made to appeal to our need for quick and easy communication as well as our love of aesthetics. Mobile phones and devices are getting slimmer and shinier and as much detail to attention is going into its appearance as its functionality. This of course makes it pretty appealing to all, including the ladies.  

Not to say that the female population isn't techie or anything, but the nicer they can get these phones to look, the more appealing they're going to be to even the younger gals and the tweens. Great for Apple and other companies who are selling these gadgets, but how great is it for the gals buying them-specifically those with longer nails. As it turns out, these sleek and shiny mobile devices that have scrapped the tactile screen in place of the virtual touch screen may not have had these ladies in mind when creating it. According to hundreds of complaints; the touch screen and long finger nails just don't seem to work together very well.

When you tap a key with a fingernail nothing happens because the screen actually requires skin contact in order to function. If you are a female with longer nails, touching the keys with your actual finger is nearly impossible without or at the very least awkward and uncomfortable. So for all those gals who love a long nail as well as an iPhone, you may be S.O.L. if you're planning to use one and expecting to have any real speed or accuracy when doing so. The fact that the touch screen keys are useless when tapped by a nail isn't the only complaint though. Other complaints include finger nails leaving marks on the screen and fingers hitting more than one key at a time and leading to lots of typos. The tactile keys may not be as attractive as the touch screen keys, but they're proving more functional now that there's more to compare them to. While people have been finding the iPhone and other touch screens hard to get used to, women-or men-with longer finger nails are having even more issues when it comes to being able to create emails or texts. So much for improved ease and speed! The touch screen lacks the grip of a tactile screen that allows you to feel the keys as you type so that you know what you're pressing without having to look or be too careful, a.k.a. slow. Not doing much for those who need to send messages on the go, which is pretty much everyone these days.

Several forums and discussion threads exist regarding the long nails and iPhone issue. Women have taken to complaining all over the Web actually. And you're probably thinking; why not just trim their nails, right? Well, I'd refrain from asking that out loud because this is proving to be quite the touchy subject as of late! Many women have made it quite clear that they shouldn't have to trim their nails in order to use the iPhone but rather Apple should have taken women into consideration when designing the iPhone in the first place.

I'll stay out of this one except to say that if you have an iPhone but prefer the ease and accuracy of the tactile keyboard then please visit our website for some solutions.