While all the Envision's switches and
buttons feel substantial and nice, I can't rank it significantly better than the rest of the group.
Not exact matches
The top is slightly more pronounced than previous BlackBerrys, with the key lock and mute «
buttons» having a positive and
substantial feel to them, where the 8900 is rather unsubstantial.
As for the new shoulder
buttons, they
feel good to press and stick out slightly more than L / R to minimise finger arching, but they aren't yet used for anything
substantial in any games I've encountered.
Large enough to
feel substantial in your hands but with
buttons close enough together that you weren't forced to stretch, it was comfortable to use for long periods and didn't require any thought to get to grips with.
The rubber on the analog sticks is more comfortable than the surface of the Xbox controller's sticks, and the shoulder
buttons, triggers, and directional pad
feel more
substantial than the Xbox controller's hollow -
feeling counterparts.
The 11 programmable
buttons all
feel distinct and
substantial.