[untog]

Inaccuracy and the inability to use a stylus or wear gloves?

Those are edge cases though. On the whole capacitive screens are better, but they do have downsides.

[pessimizer]

What's better about them? Resistant screens are more accurate and pressure sensitive. Capacitive screens are...

[surreal]

...more fluid-feeling. I realise that's not an exact science by any means, but it's what you'll generally hear if you give an iPhone and a <resistive touchscreen phone here> to Doe on the street. These are being sold to your average user. Being able to manipulate what's on screen smoothly without any physical/cognitive effort or a stylus is what makes capacitive screens "better".

[pessimizer]

>...more fluid-feeling.

I don't know what this means, and have yet to experience it. The only difference I've noticed between a capacitive iPhone and a resistive N900 is that my touches frequently don't register at all on the iPhone.