An electronic apparatus 20 is of a portable type and has a thin body integral with a display screen holdable by both hands HR, HL of a user for viewing purposes. Disposed on a front of the body 21 are a flat display panel 22 and various operation buttons 23-27, and first and second touch sensors 28 and 29. The first touch sensor 28 is disposed on the apparatus at a position where when the body 21 is held by both the hands of the user, a touch surface of the first sensor 28 is easily operated vertically by a finger of the user's right-hand HR whereas the second touch sensor 29 is disposed at a position where when the body 21 is held by both the hands of the user, its touch surface is easily operated horizontally by a finger of the user's left-hand HL.