It's easy to use and hold in one hand, and thanks to the
placement of the
speakers, also an
excellent portable media viewer, managing to eclipse even the Kindle Fire HD and the bedtime tablet of choice (and much more portable than the iPad 4, Apple's big boy tablet which has a comparable Retina screen).
As far as port, sensor, and button
placement is concerned: on the back, we have our main camera sensor and a LED flash, there's no heart - rate sensor on the A series; on the front, we have our proximity and ambient light sensors, a front - facing camera, earpiece, display, back and recent app capacitive keys, and a home button with an integrated touch - based fingerprint sensor (A5 and A7 only); on the bottom, there's a microphone, 3.5 mm headphone jack, MicroUSB port, and the
speaker grille; on the top, we have nothing other than the secondary microphone, and, just like the new GS7, there's no IR blaster on board; and the volume buttons are located on the left side of the aluminium frame, while the power button is located on the right side — all three buttons are very tactile with
excellent reachability and positioning.
+ Classic aesthetics + Frontal bass reflex port allows for more flexible
placement of the
speakers + Control dials on the sides are convenient to reach + Included infrared remote control is really useful for controlling the volume... remotely + Smooth sound profile with
excellent mids