Solid state home button with haptic feedback -WHY?!

[mebehere]

I personally like the physical home button. Been using it since the first iPhone. Never had a failure.

Having said that, I haven't tried the new one and probably won't. No need for me to upgrade right now.

So why did I post this? I'm an idiot. Forgive me, and enjoy your new phones.

 

[GusHerb]

I hated the mechanical home button. It always seemed inconsistent and over time (or sometimes straight out of the box) it would make a crunching sound. Drove me nuts. The new home "button" is a very welcomed change for me, I'm actually even impressed at how well they executed the move. Better then I expected.

 

[Closingracer]

Waterproofing may play a role, the number of home buttons they replace annually may play a role.
[doublepost=1473381741][/doublepost]Part of the thing is, keeping things the way they are is against the innovative spirit of Apple... Years ago people though a glass phone was insane. People were saying why can't I just keep my moto razr. Some ideas are expected to fail, but things like the wireless earbuds, while they may seen insane now, will probably advance wireless earbud technology ten-fold just by eliminating the crutch of an audio jack.

Advance crappy audio quality? sure it will!

 

[CmdrLaForge]

That's why I've gone to Assistive Touch.

Same here but that's a workaround. Yes now I can mostly still use the phone but of course starts me thinking of getting a new one.