A mobile phone is now more than a regular communicating device. Now a days it has become more of a fancy gadget that should do everything that a regular computer can do. People go for handsets that are equipped with latest technology features. Touchscreen mobiles can capture memorable moments, save them, upload them to Flickr or Facebook and connect them to internet wherever they need. sidekick slider phones are gone now a days. 2009 is offering some variety of Touch Screen mobile phones to those who are looking for touch screen mobiles.
Following are most hyped Touchscreen phones of 2008 and 2009:
Palm Pre:
Palm needs a boost to its venture. Pre is perhaps the very long awaited product that can take Palm again in to the market. It is being termed as the first true competitor of Apple’s iPhone. Pre comes with a 3 mp camera, 3.1 inches multi-Touchscreen, Wi-Fi, 8 GB of storage and electromagnetic induction charging.
Palm Pixi:
Palm Pixi is one of the newest mobile phones/camera phones that was announced by Sprint and Palm. 
The phone will hit shelves sans-WiFi (EV-DO Rev. A only here), with 8GB of storage onboard (a nice bump up from the rumored 4GB), 2 megapixel camera (with flash), a full QWERTY keyboard, and a minute, 2.63-inch, 320 x 400 capacitive displayPalm will offer five artist-designed back covers in the "Palm Pixi Artist Series"
Blackberry Storm
The BlackBerry Storm is part of the BlackBerry 9500 series of phones, with the 9500 and 9530 being the current modelsRIM's first touch screen mobile phone and the first touch screen mobile without a physical keyboard.3.25 in (8.3 cm) TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive scratch-resistant screen with 360 X 480 pixel resolution and able to display 65,536 colours.The Storm utilizes the MSM7600 from QualComm a dual core CPU with ARM11 400 MHz and ARM9 274 MHz. The touch screen camera phone features a built-in 3.2 megapixel camera located on back which features a flash, autofocus, and has video recording capabilities with a maximum resolution of 480 x 352 pixels.
The touch screen mobile also supports Bluetooth v2.0, Bluetooth Stereo Audio via A2DP and AVCRP.
HTC Magic:
This super sleek mobile phone is a descendant of G1. Magic lacks a QWERTY keyboard; an imperative reason of its weightlessness. 3.2 inch QVGA Touchscreen is super sensitive, interface is evidently enhanced, operating system is upgraded to Android “cupcake”, and the trackball is painless to use. This phone has a uni body form, and is outfitted with a 3.2 mp camera, Wi-Fi and HSDPA.
Though absence of a physical keyboard has been a positive point; it makes messaging a difficult task. HTC seems to have launched many touch screen mobiles in last two years.
LG Arena KM900
With new 3D S-class interface and rich 3D graphics; LG Arena KM900 is a potential big hit. New interface changes menus into rotating cubes, giving a unique and special effect. This layout has four customizable home screens.
This phone has 800 x 480 3-inch display, a 5 mp camera, Wi-Fi, aGPS, FM radio and long living battery.
Samsung Omnia HD:
Now, here comes a screen too big to make us cry out a “wow”! With 3.7 inches OLED Touchscreen and TouchWiz interface, Omnia HD is a nicely designed handset. There are 3 different home pages available. Quality of video is simply amazing with its 8 mp camera.
Nevertheless, one will have to press the Touchscreen really hard in order to do a desired task, which is a little bit exasperating at times.
Sony Ericsson Idou:
Presently in a prototype stage, this amazing Touchscreen mobile phone is expected to hit the markets in the end of 2009. It has a 3.5-inch 640×360 Touchscreen, a 12.1 mp camera, and a quite fresh interface. It allows customizing contacts as well as audio/video playback. In all, this phone is a must get given SE fulfils the promises made through its prototype.
Nokia N97:
The Nokia N97 is a multimedia smart phone, announced in December 2008, likely to be presented in the market by June 2009. It is a Touchscreen mobile phone, with a slide-out full QWERTY keypad. An awesome photo taking and sharing experience is just another boost to N97’s market value. Nokia makes this possible with a 5mp camera. GPS, Wi-Fi, HSDPA, Stereo speakers and 48 GB memory is all that makes this a praiseworthy handset.
Samsung Instinct/S30:
The Samsung Instinct (M800) is an Internet-enabled phone designed and marketed by Samsung Mobile. It uses a Haptic touchscreen interface, and three touchscreen buttonsThe Instinct, in addition to being a mobile phone, also functions as a camera phone, portable media player, text messenger, and a complete web browser and e-mail client.- Screen size: 7.87 cm (3.1 in)
- Screen resolution: 432×240 pixels
- Input method: haptic touchscreen interface
- Storage: 2GB MicroSD Card
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