The large screen is flanked by a rounded - rectangular fingerprint sensor at the bottom, along
with capacitive navigation buttons, and a small speaker with nearby sensors at the top.
Other noticeable options include Do not disturb mode, pocket dial prevention, options to change the function
of capacitive navigation buttons, all of which help enhance the user experience.
For example, you can choose whether or not you want software navigation buttons at the bottom of the UI, or even change the functionality of the
physical capacitive navigation buttons on either side of the home button.
To achieve this appearance without pushing the limits of the device's pocketability, it's said to be the first Galaxy model to forgo physical and
capacitive navigation buttons in favor of on - screen ones.
Android - standard Back, Home and
Menu capacitive navigation buttons adorn the bottom of the front face — however for some reason Asus has chosen not to make these backlit, which can make quick navigation in poorly lit environments a minor challenge.
There's a fingerprint sensor on the front, below the display, though I feel it would be better if it doubled as a home button
alongside capacitive navigation buttons; instead the Z2 Play opts for on - screen buttons.
On the front you'll find three
capacitive navigation buttons as well as the front - facing camera to the left of the earpiece, and if you flip the phone over to the back the rear - facing camera, LED flash, and fingerprint sensor are all surrounded by a metal plate.
Above that display we have a 5 - megapixel front facing camera and along the bottom half, there's still a home button with a fingerprint sensor which works pretty good and is identical to what came along on the Galaxy S6 and a couple
of capacitive navigation buttons.
The back panel gets a textured look giving it some character, while the front is dominated by the display and
capacitive navigation buttons.
Above the dedicated physical keyboard, HTC Status has a 2.6 - inch touch screen with 480 x 320 resolution and
capacitive navigation buttons.
Directly beneath the display of the new handset are
the capacitive navigation buttons, while the right - hand side of the smartphone features the volume rocker and standard power button.
For instance, the fingerprint scanner has moved to the back, and
the capacitive navigation buttons have been replaced by standard Android software navigation keys.
The large bezel beneath the display holds the three
capacitive navigation buttons.
Beneath the display are the three
capacitive navigation buttons for multitasking, home, and back (left to right).
Beneath the display are the three
capacitive navigation buttons.
Beneath the display are the three
capacitive navigation buttons for back, home, and multitasking (left to right).
Once activated,
the capacitive navigation buttons that you're used to disappear and shifts those duties to the fingerprint sensor.
The capacitive navigation buttons aren't back - lit, which I disliked.
Directly above the bottom speaker are the phone's
capacitive navigation buttons.
With the smaller bezels, there are
no capacitive navigation buttons.
If we were to assume that this was not a mistake and the S7 Active is actually coming, then we will probably see a larger battery and both
the capacitive navigation buttons would most likely be replaced with physical buttons.
The capacitive navigation buttons below the display are not backlit.
The capacitive navigation buttons will be replaced by on - screen buttons and the fingerprint sensor will be placed on the rear of the device.
Also, Nokia decided to move the fingerprint scanner to the rear and replace
the capacitive navigation buttons with on - screen buttons, which makes the bottom chin just an empty space like that on the first generation Google Pixel.