We have a bunch of rumors indicating that Ice Cream Sandwich will do away with hardware buttons a la Honeycomb. Now, we all know phones with hardware buttons aren't going to be left out nor will they include those on-screen buttons.
While reading around, I just find it silly that people would get disappointed if the new Nexus device did have hardware buttons rather just be one big screen on the front. Are we really that spoiled that we'll let something like a phone having a few buttons on the front hinder our choice of buying a smartphone? Does it even matter?
Show of hands for those who want a just screen with on-screen controls on the bottom and why do you prefer it. For me, I'm good with the little touch-sensitive hardware buttons. I just believe it's a little asinine to cover the phone's face with as much screen as possible when it's too much. Bezel is there for a reason, and while wasted screen space is bothersome, taking away a phone's hardware buttons and replacing them with the screen just for the buttons is awkward and would be slightly wasteful for the battery. Even if not all phones will incorporate all screen and no button.
I'm interested in hearing your guys' opinions.
While reading around, I just find it silly that people would get disappointed if the new Nexus device did have hardware buttons rather just be one big screen on the front. Are we really that spoiled that we'll let something like a phone having a few buttons on the front hinder our choice of buying a smartphone? Does it even matter?
Show of hands for those who want a just screen with on-screen controls on the bottom and why do you prefer it. For me, I'm good with the little touch-sensitive hardware buttons. I just believe it's a little asinine to cover the phone's face with as much screen as possible when it's too much. Bezel is there for a reason, and while wasted screen space is bothersome, taking away a phone's hardware buttons and replacing them with the screen just for the buttons is awkward and would be slightly wasteful for the battery. Even if not all phones will incorporate all screen and no button.
I'm interested in hearing your guys' opinions.