Anyone worried about buttons?

**admiral70** · 07-13-2010, 04:58 PM

Just wondering if anyone is worried about the physical buttons?

**1088933** · 07-13-2010, 04:59 PM

Na from all of what i've heard, they are pretty solid, maybe just a little wiggle

**c4v3man** · 07-13-2010, 05:07 PM

It looks pretty annoying to be in the middle of an app/game and accidentally brush up against a soft-button. I'd rather have the hardware-buttons that require more than just brushing up against them.

If you upgrade your phone every 2 years, there's nothing to worry about. Button life won't be an issue.

**bc6droid** · 07-13-2010, 05:12 PM

I kind of prefer the soft buttons vs hardware buttons, but we'll see.

**rindof21** · 07-13-2010, 05:17 PM

Played with the phone for about 10 minutes today at my local mall. I have to say that I am getting more and more excited. Coming from a Storm1 I was blown away by the speed. I was debating about waiting in line Thursday morning but I will definately be in line now. Extreamly snappy and i was pleasantly suprised with swype. I have pretty big hands so I always type on my storm in landscape mode swype was pretty easy to get adjusted too. The extra screen size allowed me to be more accurate than i am with my storm and surepress.

**NegativeCreep** · 07-13-2010, 05:36 PM

Coming over from a BB Tour I'd like to have at least a few buttons to work with. I do wish the X had a track pad but I suppose it'll have to do...

**04redgto** · 07-13-2010, 05:46 PM

NO!

**mflynn** · 07-13-2010, 07:08 PM

I'm excited about them - provided that they're pretty firm. I have the nexus and soft/virtual buttons continually get in the way. I'd be texting and accidentally hit the home key. Physical keys are the answer to that.

**MolecularGraph** · 07-13-2010, 07:12 PM

General consensus is that people don't care about the buttons!!

**Stang68** · 07-13-2010, 07:13 PM

I'm sure Motorola looked at both of their big devices (Droid and Droid X) and compared the buttons (capacitive vs physical) and came to the conclusion that physical works better. The volume rocker on the Droid has a little wiggle but is still going strong. I'm sure the X will be the same.

**largeselection** · 07-13-2010, 09:24 PM

Yea I think I might actually like the buttons. Confirm that I've really pressed a button. The soft buttons on the droid I have to feel the haptics and sometimes I'll click the button and have no feedback, but will have actually pressed the button.

**doctorlove316** · 07-13-2010, 09:28 PM

I'm always accidentally pushing the "buttons" on my Droid when I'm playing SNESoid and NESoid in landscape. I'll be welcoming the physical buttons, I just hope that they're sturdy and not a spot for dust and lint and dirt to be jumping in there.

**droidntn** · 07-13-2010, 09:31 PM

Confirmed today..buttons are fine..lil wiggly, but fine.
That's just gonna come down to personal preference.
Good solid feelin unit 4sure.

**exempli_gratia** · 07-13-2010, 10:39 PM

One thing not often pointed out about the EVO is that having capacitive button at the very bottom edge makes using it in landscape a real nuisance.

Looking forward to physical buttons.

In fact, wish phones went back to having d-pads! Does that discredit me?

Nothing like the precision control, in a game or media player, of a physical rocker/button/control.

**1088933** · 07-13-2010, 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by exempli_gratia

One thing not often pointed out about the EVO is that having capacitive button at the very bottom edge makes using it in landscape a real nuisance.

Looking forward to physical buttons.

In fact, wish phones went back to having d-pads! Does that discredit me?

Nothing like the precision control, in a game or media player, of a physical rocker/button/control.

A lot of people had a problem with the D-Pad on the Droid, but it was AWESOME for gaming, I didnt mind it at all

**matthewdlyons** · 07-14-2010, 09:52 AM

The physical buttons are not really a big deal to me. The only thing I'm a little ambivalent about is the lack of direction arrows on the virtual keyboards. It seems like it might be a little difficult to edit with precision.

**cae2685** · 07-14-2010, 10:32 AM

The best comparison I can come up with is, the buttons wiggle like the ones on my DVR remote wiggle. They don't wiggle on left to right, or in/out, just a little bit up/down.

**Cory Streater** · 07-14-2010, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by c4v3man

It looks pretty annoying to be in the middle of an app/game and accidentally brush up against a soft-button. I'd rather have the hardware-buttons that require more than just brushing up against them.

You are definitely right about this. One of my biggest annoyances with the capacitive buttons is accidental presses.

I'm more concerned that they keep rearranging the buttons, and I have to reprogram my brain (believe me that is no easy task) every time they do it.

**1088933** · 07-14-2010, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Cory Streater

You are definitely right about this. One of my biggest annoyances with the capacitive buttons is accidental presses.

I'm more concerned that they keep rearranging the buttons, and I have to reprogram my brain (believe me that is no easy task) every time they do it.

Same here,

I have a feeling there is going to be a good week if not two that will consist of wrong button pressing

**bart151** · 07-15-2010, 08:41 AM

They seem ok from what i can tell on mine. Even though how wiggly they are sorta. Worries me that sometime in the future they could possibly pull off. Im also worried about the multitouch. It doesn't seem as smooth as the Incs. Also anyone elses device getting warm? Mine is...

Posting from ny Droid X!

**ceriem** · 07-15-2010, 08:50 AM

They're kinda hard to press, which is good and bad. And they feel like the receiver for the button is off center beneath the actual button, so pressing the button different ways makes it easier or harder to hit them quickly.