Touch screen device

A handheld device comprising:

• a housing, and
• a touch screen device, wherein a touch surface of the touch screen device constitutes at least a part of at least one surface of the housing, and wherein at least a part of an edge of the touch surface coincides with a part of an edge of the housing,
• wherein the touch screen device comprises:
• a position sensor unit configured to determine a touch position information representing a position where the touch surface of the touch screen device is touched by an object,
• a force sensor unit configured to determine a force information representing a force being applied by the object to the touch surface of the touch screen device, and
• a processing unit configured to determine based on the force information if the force applied to the touch surface exceeds a predefined force threshold, and to output the touch position information and/or the force information for further processing if the force exceeds the predefined force threshold.

A method comprising:

• determining, with a position sensor unit, a touch position information representing a position where a touch surface of a touch screen device is touched by an object,
• determining, with a force sensor unit, a force information representing a force being applied by the object to the touch surface of the touch screen device,
• determining, with a processing unit, based on the force information if the force applied to the touch surface exceeds a predefined force threshold, and
• outputting, with the processing unit, the touch position information and/or the force information for further processing if the force exceeds the predefined force threshold.