What is a capacitive touchscreen?

--Most commonly used in premium smartphones and tablets , capacitive touchscreens are able to sense the electrical conductivity of a human fingertip and use it to determine its location on the screen.

Insulating materials such as gloves will prevent such touchscreens working. So don't use these touchscreen while wearing gloves.

Nowadays, most of the Android phone manufacturers use capacitive touch for their devices due to its efficiency.