They've had those dials since their first touch screens. It's the biggest reason for my brand loyalty for mazda. Touch screens allow you to make really complicated interfaces, but if your screen can only be navigated by a dial, they can't. Which is way better than everyone else.

It is a touch screen, but the "touch" part generally only operates while stopped and in navigation. I think they might also allow touch for android auto/apple car play, but I'm not sure.