[QUOTE="awptical"]It's not huge its just normal and thats how it should be. Having to touch the very bottom of the phone for back and home buttons is NOT ergonomic.
And whats wrong with on-screen buttons? It's an advantage lol.
Gambler_3
[QUOTE="awptical"]
Because it takes up screen space and gaming is annoying when you constantly hit one buttons taking up valuable space. After almost a year with the Galaxy Nexus, I think on screen buttons are more of an annoyance than anything. I cant count how many times ive accidently hit the home key when gaming or when it bugs out and the on screen buttons disappear. The capacitive keys on HTC phones are much more to my liking. And they dont take up screen space either.
Gambler_3
So you are really complaining about buttons taking space on a 4.7" screen? On-screen buttons are the most flexible solution, google can make any changes to the OS in the future and a phone with on-screen buttons will have no problem handling it. And once you get into modding your phone you can change the color of the buttons, add custom buttons etc.Accidentally hitting a capacitive key is just as easy and even more if they are at the bottom so again I dont get your point. Actually I thought galaxy nexus had a setting to require a long press on the home button to press it? I am sure it can be done through a mod not sure if out of the box you can do that.
I havent used the galaxy nexus as a daily driver but whenever I have used it I have instantly found the on-screen buttons to be the most natural and intuitive solution.
I'm going to speak from a unique position on this one. Here is an image of my phone, a T-mobile Galaxy S2:
As you can see, the buttons are close to the bottom. Very close. However, I'm also running AOKP, which allows me to put a nav bar at the bottom, which I have done (in many setups, standard android, custom, etc)
A) On screen buttons are easier to hit on accident. This is just a fact. This is also a matter of adjustment, I've already gotten much better at not doing it.
B) Buttons at the bottom of a very small bezel aremagnificent. The samsung logo makes for a very obvious point for my fingers to stop traveling, and more importantly, they vanish as soon as I'm not using them. On screen buttons don't ever turn invisible, as is their design.
B 2) Where did you get the idea that buttons at the bottom of the bezel makes it easier to press? I'm trying to hold my S2 in a way that would cause me to accidentally hit the buttons with my hand or thumb or anything, really and the only way I can do it is amazingly uncomfortable.
C) Single press multi-tasking button is the best thing ever compared to holding home
D) GESTURES. The nav bar is being set up as a gesture launcher, and in my mind this fully justifes its existence. As is, if you slide up on the home button, you can bring up google now. This is something that capacitive buttons just can't do without special hardware, whereas any normal android phone can have on screen gestures.
tl;dr On screen buttons aren't ready yet. The menu button debacle needs to be sorted out, for one (gimme some more gestures, google!), and its still easier to accidentally strike an on screen button.
Its also worth noting that the bottom bezel on the new nexus is huge and gross and I don't get it. Its not a very appealing phone, its like the G2X/O2X and the GalNex had a baby, visually, but at least the hardware is solid (lol storage). The back bedazzled nonsense is funky too.
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