Nowadays, phones are getting more and more advanced and modern. For this reason, some characteristics that were previously essential in smartphones they are now deprecated and have been removed from the design of most devicesas has happened with the physical buttons of navigation. Why were they removed? Here we explain it to you.
Like the physical keyboard, removable batteries, and FM radio, mobile manufacturers have chosen to stop including physical navigation buttons on their phones. Here we detail the main reasons:
Maximize space for screens
Today, smartphone companies like Apple, Samsung y Xiaomi They point to ‘all screen’ models with a more modern design. With the removal of the haptic or physical navigation buttons, we have more space for the panel.
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According to the specialized portal ProAndroid, cell phone brands have opted for the trend of increasingly larger screens because they are aware that smartphones have become one of the main technological tools for consuming audiovisual content through the social networks TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and online series and movie platforms. streaming like Netflix.
They are not customizable
Although the physical buttons do not cover the screen, they are less flexible when turning the smartphone. They are also less customizable, since they have a fixed function that you cannot change. In modern mobiles, the navigation buttons are digital, a feature that allows you to edit it through the settings of the mobile operating system.
smartphones without buttons
The hardware advances without control. Manufacturers seek to eliminate all existing physical buttons on phones, so the disappearance of the navigation controls is part of this change.
There are even some smartphones that already have the on/off button that also works as a fingerprint and, in the future, the volume controls will also be tactile, as shown in some prototype phones from Samsung and other brands.
