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Anyone else hate the volume buttons on the side?
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And obviously everyone LOVES it:
http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/29/lg-q3-2015/
"If you were under any doubt that companies will struggle to make a profit from the smartphone business, you won't after today. LG has updated its financial results to reveal that the firm's mobile division lost $67.8 million in the last three months. That's in sharp contrast to the previous quarter, where the company could boast of squeaking a 1.2 cent profit from every handset that it sold."
Because the only reason LG isn't doing well with its mobile phones is because of where they place the volume buttons.
I took the bait and now I feel silly.
You can, you just need cutouts in the back.
I used to LOVE the buttons on the back on my LG G2.
I agree... where else are you going to put the volume buttons?
Maybe it helps that I am left-handed... typically I hold the phone in my right hand with my thumb on/near the sleep/wake button and my fingers sit below the volume buttons on the left side of the device. I tend to hold the phone in my right hand and type/touch with my left hand, and have not had much of an issue with either the volume or the sleep/wake buttons.
Well, 73.6% of all statistics posted on internet forums are made up on the spot. And 89.4% of the people know that.
Don't beat yourself up. It happens to the best of us.
Seriously though, that wasn't my point. My point was that "LG gaining popularity" isn't saying much and that they'll try just about anything out of pure desperation. Also, to contribute any uptick to button placement seems like a stretch.
Ditto, only had a problem since they put the power button on the side.
Sometimes i think Apple are a bit simple.
I can't imagine that.
It's very easy for me to move up down right left. You're looking at the screen and you see the buttons making it very easy for me to press them. If they were on the back, I'd have to feel for them. More margin for error.
I hope Apple never does this to us. It would take more of a shift than I'd like.
Well, 73.6% of all statistics posted on internet forums are made up on the spot. And 89.4% of the people know that.
You owe me half a bottle of Mountain Dew.
Never had a problem with the placement of volume buttons on an iPhone, but was annoyed with their placement on an Android device. I use them quite lot, especially when I want to mute a call.
Also, where do they go on the back? Left side? Right side? What about left-handed/right-handed bias?
No. Just. No.
Good point. I think by then, I've got the phone in the palm of my hand typically. So my palm is on the bottom and my thumb is against the top (above the volume buttons) when I press the power button with my index finger. I rarely adjust the volume inadvertently. Don't even think about it.
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Im right-handed but I don't really care the hand I hold the phone... I can use it with both hands without any issue
Yup, it's the location of the power button that's the problem. I hit the volume button almost every time I turn the phone on or off.
Same. Pretty annoying imo.