Touch is controlled from one button in the center of the toy. It operates in the same fashion as the Jopen line. It works differently from many toys and may take some getting used to if you haven't used the controls before. To turn on, press the button once. To turn up, hold the button down until you reach the desired speed. When you release it will stop at that speed. You can continue to turn up by holding the button down again. There is no way to turn it down once it is turned up other than turning it off and starting over. To turn it off, press the button once. To lock it, press the button three times in quick succession. To unlock, do the same.
The button is slightly raised from the body of the toy, but not by a lot. It is very easy to use once you get the hang of it. While I sometimes have issues accidentally pressing the button on my Leaf and Jopen toys, Touch's button was placed well and I have yet to accidentally press it during use.
There are not power settings on the toy. When you turn it on, it starts at the lowest setting. As you hold it down it gradually increases. It doesn't jump from speed to speed in preset settings. This means you get a range of options between the lowest and highest setting. At the lowest setting, Touch's power is one vroom. At it's highest it is a mid level four vrooms. It is just at a mid level four, which means almost a low level four but just enough power for me to classify it as mid level.
As a reference point, I take wand vibrators out of the equation when rating. To compare it to other toys, Touch is weaker than Mimi by a good bit (which I would rate at five vrooms). It is also weaker than Life in the Leaf line. It is weaker than Leaf Spirit. It is stronger than Zini Seed by a small amount. It is weaker than We Vibe Salsa and Tango. It is weaker than We Vibe Touch but only by a small amount. It is stronger than Lelo's Nea.
The vibrations of the toy are extremely buzzy. They are surface level and do not penetrate the skin due to this buzzy quality. However, for being so buzzy they do not cause any numbing or itching. The operate at a higher frequency.
Touch does not lose power with pressure. I was able to press very hard against my body with this toy and not feel a drop in power at all.
I can handle buzzy toys to a certain extent even though they are not my preference. While Touch's vibrations are far from my favorite, they were just strong enough for me to orgasm from. I did have to work at it more than I would with a stronger toy. What I really liked was the no matter how hard I pressed, I did not get any drop in power. Most toys will lose at least a little strength, but Touch held it's full strength no matter what I did pressure wise. I also was impressed that it didn't cause numbing or itching even though it is one of the buzzier toys I have. Most buzzy toys will start to cause those problems after using them for a while. This has some of the nicest buzzy vibrations I've felt.
That being said, if you don't like buzzy, Touch will probably not go over well with you. The vibrations are
very buzzy. They don't go deep into the skin and have a high pitched whine. All the pressure ability and lack of numbing in the world likely won't change your core preferences. If you don't like buzzy toys, I would say pass on this.
The vibrations are located what looks to be about an inch away from the tip, as per the instruction manual. These are on the wider tip, not the smaller one. These radiate down to the tip well to the point that I would have said they were located closer to the tip than what they actually are. The vibrations carry upward, but cannot be felt very strongly at the other tip. This makes the smaller tip pretty much useless for vibrations, but does make it nice to hold. It means your hand won't be vibrating along with the areas of your body that you actually want to vibrate.
Touch is very quiet. It is softer than a cell phone. It can be almost completely muffled by covers and cannot be heard through a closed door.
Touch is listed as a waterproof toy. You may have noticed that the charging port is open in some of the photos. If you submerge it in water, a bubble forms around the charging port which allows for the waterproof capability. I'm not exactly sure how this happens, but I have tested it. If you don't trust this, you can clean it with a wipe instead of submerging it in water. I have had no issues with any of my Leaf or Jopen toys which all use this same open charging port yet waterproof feature.
The toy operates on a rechargeable lithium polymer battery. The charging port for the battery is located a little further down from the middle of the toy. It requires a three hour charge before use and between uses. This charge time should last about 1 hour 40 minutes if used on low or 60 minutes if used on high, as per Leaf. I've actually gotten more than 60 minutes of use out of a charge using it on high. I'd say maybe 70 or 80 minutes. This time may decrease down to the 60 after I've had it longer.
I have not noticed that the toy weakens much before it dies except in the last few minutes. However, when I first got my Spirit it didn't weaken much before it died for the first six to ten charges. After that, it started to weaken significantly about half way through the battery life. I don't know if Touch will do the same thing, but I thought it was worth mentioning.
I have not had this issue with Touch, but with my other Power Bullets (Leaf and Jopen), I notice that sometimes when they are 10-15 minutes away from dying they will have an issue with the button lighting up like it's on but the power will not actually come on. If you shake the toy, the vibrations will start. When it's fully charged, it won't have this problem again until it gets close to dying once more. Again, I thought this was worth mentioning as it can make it appear as though the motor is defective when the light comes on but no vibrations happen.