The button can't really be easily depressed by accident. There's a reason Apple made it firm to press to begin with.
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Another Alleged iPhone 6 Case Surfaces with Cutouts for Moved Power Button, New Volume Controls
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The button can't really be easily depressed by accident. There's a reason Apple made it firm to press to begin with.
I’m around a number of different devices all the time (development), and once get get past a _tiny_ learning curve, a power button placed on the side is not an issue. Now if you pick up a device cold, and are expecting a certain button arrangement, sure, but that should be resolved after 5-10 minutes using the device
If this is the new design, there’s probably a couple of possible reasons:
1) After doing some ergo/usage testing, Apple determined the side placement is better for this new, larger form factor (Apple supposedly does a significant amount of testing in the area of “human usability”)
2) Engineering gyrations to pack in more battery, move components for better cooling, place antennas in a more optimized location, general logic board design changes, necessitated moving it (or at least initially required #1 to be performed so at the very least it was “neutral” move)
My mostly uninformed $0.02
i feel like a real rumor got out so apple is purposely releasing tons of random ones to mix everyone up.
In the iPhone 5 ads I remember them fully gripping the phone and showing how your thumb can still access the entire screen.
Try this:
Put your phone in your hand so that it is parallel to the ground (or slightly tilted up). Have it only cover your 4 fingers and not rest in your palm. Use your thumb on the screen and see if it covers a vastly greater area one-handed. You can also rest the bottom of the phone on your pinky if you want to hold it more perpendicular to the ground.
Try this:
Put your phone in your hand so that it is parallel to the ground (or slightly tilted up). Have it only cover your 4 fingers and not rest in your palm. Use your thumb on the screen and see if it covers a vastly greater area one-handed. You can also rest the bottom of the phone on your pinky if you want to hold it more perpendicular to the ground.
No iPhone will ever be released without the new version of iOS in accompaniment. No major iOS will ever be released without months of beta testing. Since no beta has been released, and history has given us ample indication that they are sticking to their current product release timeframes, let's assume that iOS 8 beta 1 will be released at WWDC, and iOS 8 will be released alongside the iPhone 6 in September-October.
This is how I hold my 5" phone, but it should be noted that your grip on the phone is very loose (much more loose that can be accomplished on the iPhone). You have a better chance at dropping the phone if you get bumped since it is resting on your fingers vs being gripped by your fingers.
That said, I will never go back to a phone less than 5".
I don't think it would be that bad. The only phone I had an issue withtis being on the side was the s2 because the side button was on the chunky side. But with the note 2 and gs4 it is much more flat and I rarely hit accidentally.
knowing apple they would not put a power button on the side if it would intrude on use. Apple may make the power button more multi functional which is why they shifted it.
The phone will likely get taller. As a result, it actually gets harder to press the sleep button. It's more user friendly to have it on the sides, because that's more easily accessible for your finger or thumb.
Have you ever noticed that rotation lock / mute + volume buttons are on the right on an iPad, yet they are on the left on the iPhone? There's a reason for that.
Namely, first and foremost, most people are right-handed. In other words: most people will hold their phone with their right. On the iPhone, that means your hand will wrap around the phone from right to left: on the left side, your fingers from your right hand, can easily control the buttons.
On the iPad, your right hand doesn't go around the iPad (unless you've got gigantic hands). Your right hand usually stays on the right, your left on the left. That's why, on the iPad, the rotation lock/mute + volume buttons are on the right... so you can control it with your right hand.
A lot of research goes into small details like this. The research from Apple most likely came to the conclusion: a button on the top is too difficult to access. Instead, a button on the right will be more easily accessible for a [right-handed] user.
This is a tough call.
The button on the right poses a problem for right handed people. I feel as if I'm on a call, my grip is along the right side. I can see many people having their phones shut off mid-call. However, it makes it easier to use or put the display to sleep.
On the other hand, a larger phone would prevent my pointer finger from reaching the top button. I know at least half the people can't reach anyway, but now the rest of us wouldn't be able to while maintaining our hand position so our thumb can be used on the screen.
While most phones have buttons on the side, I'd say this is a great possibility Apple is doing this. They can block the button from being used in a call to shutdown the phone. And if the phone app freezes while in a call, you can simply restart the phone holding the power and home button together.
The button on the right poses a problem for right handed people. I feel as if I'm on a call, my grip is along the right side. I can see many people having their phones shut off mid-call. However, it makes it easier to use or put the display to sleep.
On the other hand, a larger phone would prevent my pointer finger from reaching the top button. I know at least half the people can't reach anyway, but now the rest of us wouldn't be able to while maintaining our hand position so our thumb can be used on the screen.
While most phones have buttons on the side, I'd say this is a great possibility Apple is doing this. They can block the button from being used in a call to shutdown the phone. And if the phone app freezes while in a call, you can simply restart the phone holding the power and home button together.
Honestly, on larger phones I prefer to have the power and volume controls on the right side. That way they can all be manipulated with your thumb. Most people don't have gorilla hands like me and wont be able to wrap their fingers around the back of the phone to the left side. This is one of the things that I love about my Nokia Lumia Icon. all of the buttons are easily accessible on the right side.
I don't get it. The iPhone is designed not to be turned off so why move the power button at all and why are people complaining? I hardly ever use it except with buggy iOS builds to force quit apps.
I will say I was surprised by how well my Nexus 5 did at a concert last night but it wasn't anything special.
Subjective comparison. I'll stick to Anandtech reviews for my info and compare from there.
Every once in a while you'll come across someone on these forums that has a clue, thank you for explaining that to them. Some things they have to research more than others, the idea that the power button must be moved to the side is quite obvious, while their research into the particular placement on the right side of the phone requires a lot more research and planning, haha.
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Some people like to conserve battery or reduce blinding light instantly (in the dark), by pressing the only button that puts the device to sleep. I literally press it all the time.
Why do people here assume that these case makers have more information that what exists out there already? hasn't anyone maybe thought that these cases are based off rumours and that possibly they're banking on that they're firstly right and secondly that as a result they'll be first out with cases?
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Not at all. There are a few different possibilities if one uses intelligent reasoning skills; the iPhone 6 comes in 3 different screen sizes at 4", 4.7", and 5.5", starting at $649, $699, and $749 respectively, for 16GB; the iPhone 6 comes in two different screen sizes at 4.7" and 5.5", starting at $649, and $749 respectively, for 16GB; the iPhone 6 devices start at 32GB.
Subsidized prices for those of you who can't figure it out, would be $199, $249, $299 starting points, or $199, $299 starting points.
It's just like the iPad Mini Retina and iPad Air, the only difference between those devices are the screen sizes (and of course the batteries). They are $100 apart, and there is a 100% chance that each different size of the iPhone 6 will have a different price point. Whether that price point is $50 or $100 difference is the only question.