Capacitive buttons

[chevyman29]

If the rumor turns out to be true about the 4 going with no physical buttons I think it's a deal breaker for me .

I've got the HTC 12+ and the buttons suck on it .

Maybe Google will some how do a major improvement over what HTC offered but I doubt it.

What does everybody think ?

 

[B. Diddy]

Maybe they'll incorporate the Active Edge squeeze somehow?

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

I wonder if this is because Google bought the HTC design team......

 

[chevyman29]

I wonder if this is because Google bought the HTC design team......

Probably so if it's true .

Honestly it's like why ? I mean does it make the phone cheaper to manufacture ? Or what ?
I'm sure if it's true it'll be touted as some great benefit to us but I'll have to see it to believe it .

My 12+ has all the makings of a great phone , but the crappy buttons make it a non starter .

 

[onthecouchagain]

Didn't this idea fail horribly already on an HTC device?

Also, why? This isn't necessary. Are power buttons and volume rocker buttons failing a lot out there?

 

[Mike Dee]

Didn't this idea fail horribly already on an HTC device?

Also, why? This isn't necessary. Are power buttons and volume rocker buttons failing a lot out there?

Don't recall... This would give the HTC designers a chance to redeem themselves

 

[Mike Dee]

Probably so if it's true .

Honestly it's like why ? I mean does it make the phone cheaper to manufacture ? Or what ?
I'm sure if it's true it'll be touted as some great benefit to us but I'll have to see it to believe it .

My 12+ has all the makings of a great phone , but the crappy buttons make it a non starter .

Makes it more high tech which means little, however less points of water entry couldn't hurt either.

 

[chevyman29]

Makes it more high tech which means little, however less points of water entry couldn't hurt either.

I hear what your saying about the water but then again I've not read much about water problems

 

[Mike Dee]

I hear what your saying about the water but then again I've not read much about water problems

No....but less water proofing measures or steps required could reduce insurance risks and costs of production. Of course that could be offset by the costs of going buttonless.....just guessing really.

 

[chevyman29]

No....but less water proofing measures or steps required could reduce insurance risks and costs of production. Of course that could be offset by the costs of going buttonless.....just guessing really.

Well who knows maybe it'll be a good thing . We'll see I guess

 

[dsignori]

No....but less water proofing measures or steps required could reduce insurance risks and costs of production. Of course that could be offset by the costs of going buttonless.....just guessing really.

And also offset by the droves of people who won’t buy the phone if they go this ridiculous route. Count me as one of them.

 

[Mike Dee]

And also offset by the droves of people who won’t buy the phone if they go this ridiculous route. Count me as one of them.

I wouldn't count anything as a given just yet or presume that it would be a success or failure.

 

[dsignori]

I wouldn't count anything as a given just yet or presume that it would be a success or failure.

I'm not counting on anything.

But not having any buttons is certain to drive folks away. If you can't even agree with that, then we can agree to disagree.

 

[mustang7757]

Gotta have buttons , be weird without them .

 

[Mike Dee]

I'm not counting on anything.

But not having any buttons is certain to drive folks away. If you can't even agree with that, then we can agree to disagree.

I was referring to counting on whether or not what we are seeing is what we are getting and as a general statement and not directly to you. We regard to your second statement, its not a matter if disagreeing....we simply don't know what we don't know. There have been other features added or taken away that many have said would drive people away from devices and yet instead many of those decisions caused the rest of the industry to follow for better or for worse. When the iPhone was introduced, no one wanted a keyboardless device.

 

[Mike Dee]

Gotta have buttons , be weird without them .

Innie or outtie

 

[mustang7757]

Innie or outtie

Innie , you ?lol

 

[dsignori]

I was referring to counting on whether or not what we are seeing is what we are getting and as a general statement and not directly to you. We regard to your second statement, its not a matter if disagreeing....we simply don't know what we don't know. There have been other features added or taken away that many have said would drive people away from devices and yet instead many of those decisions caused the rest of the industry to follow for better or for worse. When the iPhone was introduced, no one wanted a keyboardless device.

That's why I said I'm not counting on anything.

As for point 2, good luck with not driving customers away with no buttons. You can choose to believe that. As I said we can agree to disagree.

 

[kenorian]

How would you you be able to use a case without buttons?

 

[dsignori]

How would you you be able to use a case without buttons?

Maybe cutouts?