[DonC]

My observations came from working with a mouse at a PC though.

Hi BRX,
You are missing out on the best of this new version; the zoom pop-up so you can place things right the first time and don't need to select and nudge afterwards. I have completely changed my workflow now, which was like yours before. Now with the pop-up there is no going back. But this is only with a finger or non-smart stylus. I am no longer using the stylus for stamps, with a finger is much quicker and just as accurate.
I'm hoping that I can do away with the stylus for the other drawing tools too, but I still haven't tried out lots of things.
Don