Anyone thing the rear buttons (Verizon) are useless?

[Nreeldeep]

Tapping on them I'm pretty sure they are plastic.

They look metal. They're so small it's hard to tell by feel. I'm guessing plastic based on the rest of the phone's composition.

 

[Nreeldeep]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't mind the VZW version of the buttons. I'm having no problem with them at all. As others have said, I find I'm using Knock On mostly, but I was on a few calls yesterday and had no problem finding the appropriate volume key; I think the "hump" of the power button really helps differentiate vol up from vol down.

One note: I have a simple TPU case on the phone and the space for the rear keys is probably a couple mm wider than they keys all the way around, and I find this works very effectively to guide my finger where it needs to be.



I agree: a simple long press with the pad of my index finger works great for taking a screenshot. Very convenient.

The stock buttons do look like they might be easier to navigate due to the bigger size, but after a full day of practicing on the Verizon buttons, it's now just about 2nd nature. Actually the rear buttons are more dependable than the knock feature, which has proven to be hit and miss at this point.