Do people like the capactive touch buttons that have become such a staple on Android phones?
Personally I love my Galaxy Nexus for that reason and I can't imagine going back. Any thoughts?
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Do People Like Capacitive Touch Buttons?
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I think its bezel is huge compared to other top-of-the-line phones. Because it has software buttons and they are on-screen a majority of the time, I expect the bezel to be smaller (due to the fact that there are no buttons on the bezel). And, compared to comparable phones with capacitive buttons, the G-Nexus's bezel is the same size or larger--therefore it is huge.
Physical buttons > Capacitive buttons > virtual buttons.
I'd prefer buttons over wasting part of the display's real estate. But more importantly, I'd rather have physical buttons to press. The number of times I accidentally touched the capacitive buttons on my Samsung Omnia 7 and got a very unwanted result are annoying and many people I know have faced this issue.
I'd prefer buttons over wasting part of the display's real estate. But more importantly, I'd rather have physical buttons to press. The number of times I accidentally touched the capacitive buttons on my Samsung Omnia 7 and got a very unwanted result are annoying and many people I know have faced this issue.
Well in order to have the virtual buttons, they have to make the screen bigger, so its not really wasting any screen space. And I see what you're saying about the capactivie buttons, although physical buttons are the only ones that wear out.
Not when you are watching a fullscreen video. Not to mention half the apps in the app store still have the "..." button that takes up screen real estate while on a capacitive button phone.
I have a Galaxy Nexus and really like the on-screen buttons, but it's also nice that they disappear out of the way when viewing fullscreen video and the like. But what I'm curious about is, say on the HTC One X where the buttons are capacitive but fixed, how would you access the old-style "Menu" button (like how the three dots appears on the GN)?
The soft menu key shows up at the bottom of the device. The menu key is deprecated so it's not really an issue.
Nope, the One X and Galaxy Nexus has the same 1280x720 screen, but the GNex has less usable vertical because of the softbuttons.
Wondering the same thing too about the HTC One series :( not hard buttons
I like both - well, I like HTC's capacitive buttons, not the Samsung on-screen ones. As TgD said, hardware buttons are more satisfying with actual feedback through a click, something the buzz of the handset vibrating in your hand to the touch of a capacitive button just doesn't live up to. Kind of like reading an actual book compared to reading an eBook.
I think anybody who has owned an HTC WP7, especially the Trophy, will agree with me that it is incredibly easy to accidentally tap one of the capacitive buttons, especially the Search button. On the flipside, it does look a lot sleeker than a row of hardware buttons, and unlike my hardware button Touch Pro2, the icons on the buttons don't wear away over time.
I think the way forward should be the HTC method of capacitive buttons, but they ought to actually get the buttons right in the future. The selection of buttons HTC put on the front on the One series is ridiculous, especially given that now a large portion of the screen gets taken up still when an app features the menu button. That's also why I don't like the latest Samsung Nexus way of doing it - it just seems like a waste of screen space to me. I know that probably sounds stupid, but I think it would be nicer if they had one tiny hardware button at the bottom where the notification light is that you tap which brings up the back, home, etc. row of buttons, sliding everything else up and a bit off the screen. Imagine the iOS multitasking view, like that, but for the buttons.
I think anybody who has owned an HTC WP7, especially the Trophy, will agree with me that it is incredibly easy to accidentally tap one of the capacitive buttons, especially the Search button. On the flipside, it does look a lot sleeker than a row of hardware buttons, and unlike my hardware button Touch Pro2, the icons on the buttons don't wear away over time.
I think the way forward should be the HTC method of capacitive buttons, but they ought to actually get the buttons right in the future. The selection of buttons HTC put on the front on the One series is ridiculous, especially given that now a large portion of the screen gets taken up still when an app features the menu button. That's also why I don't like the latest Samsung Nexus way of doing it - it just seems like a waste of screen space to me. I know that probably sounds stupid, but I think it would be nicer if they had one tiny hardware button at the bottom where the notification light is that you tap which brings up the back, home, etc. row of buttons, sliding everything else up and a bit off the screen. Imagine the iOS multitasking view, like that, but for the buttons.
Eventually that soft menu button will go away as Android has officially deprecated the menu button. If you follow the API correctly, new apps shouldn't show the menu key. The only apps that the menu key shows up for are apps that are targeting 2.3 devices. Once the app maker switches the target to 4.x, then on 4.x devices it won't have the menu key.
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