What is a capacitive touch screen

How capacitive touch screen works in the Faytech North America touch displays

 

Capacitive technology monitors technology contains a layer of glass panel on top of which there is a thin layer, which stores a continuous electric charge. At the touch on the screen some of this charge passes on to the user. This decreases the capacitance on the screen at that point, which is detected by the computer and calculated to understand the action.

These are extremely durable and are widely used in POS systems, Kiosks, capacitive monitor solutions and industrial technology. It has also been availed in high-end mobile tablet technologies in the market today. You cannot activate a capacitive screen with a stylus or gloved fingers.

 

The smartphone is becoming a necessity and not simply a luxury. Because of its advanced computing ability and connectivity, it is like owning a handheld computer with your mobile phone. Part of the capabilities of the phone is the presence of the touch screen technology. As people find it more convenient to use the fingers instead of the keypads, more customers are switching to the touch screen mobile phones. If you are an owner of the device, it is useful that you understand the process involved in its use. Mobile phones use two technologies. You can choose from either the capacitive touch display or the resistive type. Different cellular phone companies choose one over the other. To know their difference, here is how the technology works.

 

What is a capacitive touch screen and how does this touch technology work?

 

If the touch screen mobile phones is useing the capacitive touch technology, it means the panel contains an insulator which is actually glass coated with a conductor. The smartphone works by the detecting the change in the electrostatic field and sending the signal to the controller for processing. Since the human body has electrical charge, the fingers create the needed electrostatic difference to start the electrical input. Generally, many companies find this technology more responsive to commands.

 

What is better? Resistive vs capacitive touch screen monitor information

 

Resistive touch screen mobile phones involve the use of several thin layers of panels, including the two metallic conductors separated by a small gap. When an object touches the screen of the smartphone, the two metallic parts connect and create a change in the electrical current. The changes go to the controller and are processed as the data input. Unlike the capacitive technology where the only contact with the human body can generate the input; in the resistive technology, you can use any object, like the stylus.

 

Capacitive touch screen monitors are used in an increasing number of electronic devices

 

Touch screen phones are on the rise in the world today mainly because of the features that it comes along with. These features attract the many users who at the moment shall have developed an interest in the gadgets. Generally, before making any purchases the buyer of the product should ensure that he or she follows to the letter the guidelines that are set down to be followed. This consideration is to be made regardless of the type of device that is under purchase at that particular moment.

 

It is therefore important to know about the touch screens that are in the market taking into account their advantages as well as its disadvantages. The first and the foremost is the fact that the mode of interaction between the phone and the user is through the screen that is hypersensitive to touch. They can be categorized into the capacitive screens and the resistive screens. These names are as a result of their differences in sensitivity and the way in which the screen shall be manipulated. This mode of interaction is, therefore, the simplified reason being that the interface of the screen is simpler and intuitive at the same time.

 

Capacitive touch screen technology is here to stay and is enhancing the user experience in a range of products

 

The screen is the main asset for a Tablet computer, therefore it should be of a considerable size; it should be large enough to allow the user view all that goes inside the phone without having to strain and at their own comfort. Most of the other phones use the buttons as the mode of interaction between the user and the phone. These buttons are a disadvantage as they are subjected to wear and tear hence they get old and out of use. This is however not the case with the touch screen phones as they rather have a screen that is smooth and therefore very efficient to the user in that the screen can either have a keypad that pops up and therefore allows that user to type in digits or rather letters into the phone.

 

Mobile phones may have a QWERTY keypad whereby the buttons are arranged in such a way that it looks similar to that of a computer and is therefore very efficient and user-friendly. In spite of all the above-mentioned reasons for the guide on how to use a touch screen phone it still narrows down to the fact that the different users have to get used to the screen that is sensitive and the features as well as the designs that it comes along with.

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What does faytech NA specialize in?

faytech North America is the New York distribution center for all faytech products. faytech NA specializes in the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of specific computing solutions such as: Touch Screen Desktops, Touch Screen Computers, Embedded Computers, Industrial PCs, Industrial Computers, Resistive Touch PCs, and Computer Kiosks. In addition we offer touch screen display solutions: Touch Screen Monitors, Capacitive Touch Screens, IP65 Displays, High Brightness Displays, Sunlight Readable Displays, Industrial Monitors, Resistive Monitors, and Rugged Monitors. faytech NA also customizes projects for our clients throughout North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

faytech NA currently manufactures 7–22” Touchscreen Monitors, 8–19” Touchscreen PCs, and the 32–42–55” Touchscreen PC LFT Series. Additionally, we have developed our own proprietary PC motherboard, which is manufactured exclusively by ASUS.

Whether it is finding the ideal product for your business, to the installation of the products or to technical support, our entire team works hard to always provide our customers with the best products and service on the market. At faytech North America, we guarantee customer satisfaction. Our staff is fully trained and knowledgeable about every product we offer, ready to assist you with whatever information is needed. Feel free to contact us at any time with any questions, or to learn more about a faytech NA high quality display solutions for your unique company.