Do the touch screen phones have any advantage over a regular flip, push-button phone?

I got a new phone yesterday. I choose the regular flip over the touch screen. My reasoning is:
a) The touch screen just looks cool but has no advantage over the flip (am I wrong?)
b) I don’t want to have to unlock my phone every time I want to use it.
c) I don’t want to have to clean greasy finger prints off my screen all the time.