Why the physical keys?

[wildride89]

Question people why a touch screen phone and physical home keys should of been soft keys like the d2?

 

[stealthgriffin]

I actually *LIKE* the physical buttons on my X. Just something about them.

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[LtKen]

Design choice? I dont think there's a great answer aside from "that's what Moto decided to do".

 

[Hermes]

The physical home keys is the only thing I don't like about my DX so far. They're just something to break or get loose. I would have preferred if they were like the ones on my Droid 1.

 

[PhilD]

i mostly like them. i used to get A LOT of accidental button presses on my Droid 1, very annoying. never happens on my X.

 

[cpjr]

Coming from the Droid 1 and Incredible....I HATE them. Only design bit I cant stand about the X.

 

[Daali]

I am really shocked that someone hadn't created a soft key overlay yet. I would gladly support that.

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[xliderider]

I didn't like the physical Home keys at first, but I like them now. No accidental button presses now, as mentioned earlier, but most of all, I like the fact that the Home button can be used to wake up the X instead of the Power/Standby key at the top. Much easier to get to with one hand.

 

[GeneralZod]

Agreed. Don't care for the physical keys.

 

[chkmate]

It doesn't really bother me. Although I like/agree with Daali.

 

[mountainbikermark]

Supposedly the design changes to the keypad and physical keys for the d2 came from user feedback on the d1. Just something I read on phonescoop when reviewing before I got my first droid

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[sandiegosteve]

Big fan of the physical keys. I am coming from a BB Storm... touch to feel first, and then press. I just wish I could use the physical keys to illuminate the screen to see notifications (old blackberry habit).

My wife has the Incredible and I feel like I hit the wrong key occasionally.

 

[xeene]

Question people why a touch screen phone and physical home keys should of been soft keys like the d2?

To reduce accidental activation of the screen. Physical buttons take more effort to activate.

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[dainbramaged]

I like not having to hit the power button at the top of the 4.3" screen, just hitting the home button right there. I think the screen size may have been a factor, seeing as it does take more effort to hit the DX power button than the D2. It also feels like my iPod Touch. Say what you will, it had a very intuitive unlock pattern, which is very similar to what the DX has achieved with the physical buttons.