Godfrey
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Don't confuse "problems with the touchscreen hardware" with issues stemming from an operating system change. My iPhone 4S is older than your 5. I too have noticed a slow-down in responsiveness with iOS 8, but I'm sure that's simply a little teething pain on the iOS 8 introduction. There's nothing wrong with the hardware at all. My iPod touch gen 2 and gen 4 gizmos, both MUCH older, are still working perfectly....
About the smartphone UI of the T or rather the touchscreen itself. How long will one of those last? I've lately been noticing growing amounts of problems with my iPhone 5's screen. I'm pretty convinced it's due to iOS 8, but anyway.. it's now 2 years old and doesn't always respond at all.
Expanding that to the T. I'd be pissed off in a big way if in 2 years time the screen would start lacking in response, wether due to software update or something else.
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Even the non-touchscreen LCD on my cameras gets smudged with nose grease and finger grease from time to time. That's why I keep a little bottle of iClear screen cleaner and a microfiber cloth in my camera bag... It's rarely enough smudging to get in the way of using the device (even the iPhone) unless I've just eaten some fried chicken and checked email a minute later.
I have full confidence that the Leica T touchscreen is going to be around a long time with no problems. (The one on the Panasonic G2 I sold in 2011 is still working perfectly. And I love the touchscreen UI on my Olympus E-M1...)
I just like the control layout on the X a bit more than the T for my intended use, and for the "simplicity" aesthetic that would drive me to be interested enough to spend the money. If I were looking for another system camera, the T would be one of the first on my list to think about carefully.