While most of the design isn't wildly different from a lot of other smartphones out there, one thing that is immediately noticeable as different is
the placement of the volume keys and SIM card tray.
Moving on with the talk of the ports placement, I haven't been fond of Samsung's
placement of volume rocker keys, but lately, they are making much more sense.
As well as
the placement of the Volume rocker keys and power button, which is also present on the right edge.
One more thing that feels odd is
the placement of volume rocker, although, it helps while zooming in and out in viewfinder while holding it in horizontal position to click a picture.
This placement of volume rocker keys is never an ideal situation for me.
Though we're sure
the placement of Volume above Power will bother some of you, we got used to it pretty quick.
One other design decision that is a bit odd is
the placement of the volume and power buttons on the back.
There are many clues that give it away, including the 5 MP camera on the back with no flash, the rear speaker in the lower right corner and
placement of the volume and power buttons on the right.
The leaked render does give off some detail about the phone's design, such as
the placement of the volume up and down buttons and the power button, which are residing on the right side of the phone frame, similar to the Pixel and Pixel XL from 2016 but flipped so the volume buttons are placed above the power button.
The nonstandard
placement of volume rocker on the back of the phone is something we've seen before, but ASUS hasn't quite executed as well as the other manufacturer has.
The placement of the volume rocker makes sense when considering its secondary use as a digital zoom control, but it is very awkward and uncomfortable to reach with your thumb when trying to adjust the volume in the portrait orientation.
However,
the placement of the volume keys below the fingerprint scanner is far from ideal.
The biggest advancement is something many people may not consciously notice:
the placement of the volume and power buttons.
I think my biggest gripe is
the placement of the volume buttons.
Not exact matches
I enjoy the swirling
volume of the ruffles, but it's the
placement that kills it for me.
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of students take T - levels, it is highly unlikely that relevant and good quality work
placements will be available in the
volume required, particularly as young people will be expected to go on
placements of up to three months to gain the qualifications.
Additionally, the engine start button and the stereo
volume control are both mounted on the passenger side
of the shifter — a curious
placement at best.
From the
placement of the on / off and
volume controller to the way the preset buttons, housed in the centre dial, are hard to align with the corresponding digital display above.
This unusual
placement takes a while to get used to if you're coming from a phone that has the power button at the top
of the device or on the same side as the
volume buttons.
The only way it felt comfortable was when I flipped the tablet around so that the ports came out
of the lower corners (or bottom); and in those scenarios, the power and
volume buttons ended up in an awkward
placement, too.
Also bold are some
of the design decisions HP has made, such as the
placements of the power button,
volume toggle, and speakers.
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placement in The Huffington Post and our title's selection as one
of IndieReader's Best Books
of 2011, not to mention over 15 reviews, Amazon sales rank improvement, and invitations to private & public author events with high
volume traffic.
Samsung's
placement of the wake / sleep and
volume buttons along the same edge isn't ideal if you're switching from an iPad or another tablet on which they are split between two sides; we found it rather too easy to press the former button by accident when wanting to adjust the
volume, though it's something that you'll adjust to in time.
Also stolen from LG is the
placement of rocker switch for the
volume on the back
of the device, but the on / off button is on the top
of the device.
In terms
of buttons and port
placement, the right edge has a
volume rocker and a power / sleep button, whereas the left edge has a dual - SIM card tray where one
of the card slots is a hybrid slot that can either accommodate a SIM card or a microSD card.
In terms
of button
placement we have a power button on the top right edge which is in keeping with previous Meizu designs and the
volume rocker on the upper left - side edge.
Here are my initial impressions
of the 2014 Kindle Fire HD: I like the
placement of the on / off &
volume buttons.
In addition to regular best - sellers like FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST and RUROUNI KENSHIN, the high
placement of so many
volumes from the NARUTO series, which is also watched by millions
of viewers on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, is quickly making the property one
of the most popular titles in North America.
Some
of those point at hardware issues that aren't addressable, such as the on / off switch
placement making it easy to accidentally power down the tablet, and the lack
of external
volume controls, however it is expected that there will be many improvements to the general running and usability.
What we don't like, though, is the
placement of the power and
volume buttons on the back along the upper edge.
With well thought - out button
placements ensuring that accidental presses
of the physical
volume controls or sleep - turn - power button — the only physical buttons found on the device — are avoided when holding the handset in either a landscape or portrait manner, the Google Nexus 4 sadly isn't without its own hand hitches.
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.
(For example, there's the odd
placement for the on - off switch, and the way that the
volume controls are currently available only on the screen
of the device.)
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We only really have one issue with the Xoom 2's design, and that's the ridiculous
placement of the Lock key and
volume buttons.
Due to the high
volume of requests we can not guarantee a
placement for all qualified applicants.
Generally much better button
placement (power,
volume, d - pad, abxy buttons etc., although start / select are a bit out
of the way) and the addition
of the analogue stick is good.
Skillfully versed in the language
of abstraction, Rossiter instinctively understands the colors» weight through their
volume,
placement, opacity and form.
In and Out refers simultaneously to the indoor / outdoor
placement of the sculptures, the complex dialogues among surface / structure and mass /
volume / void in each work, and also to the sexually suggestive images in some
of Booker's work.
This notation considers the specific segment,
volume and screen
placement of the sourced videos.
And, the low level
of public understanding reflects, to a substantial degree, the nature,
volume, style, and
placement of media coverage
of the climate change issue, options to address it, and so forth.
Even the sink
placement can be swapped to the other side, but all
of them close up neatly into a compact
volume.
One important question oceanographers are trying to answer is how small changes in the
placement, temperature, speed and
volume of currents might result in large or abrupt changes in Earth's long - term climate.
In this area, assisting Delivery Hero with its IPO — which had a
placement volume of just under $ 1bn — is particularly noteworthy.
It's more
of a stretch than on the G2, but thanks to the power and
volume button
placement, you can press them while also reaching the navigation buttons (Home, Back, Menu) with your thumb.
This plus the 4 - inch display and the
placement of the power button and
volume toggle make the phone easy to use one - handed.
The
placement of the Bixby button isn't great, as I unwillingly pressed the Bixby key instead
of the
volume keys.
Samsung's
placement of the wake / sleep and
volume buttons along the same edge isn't ideal if you're switching from an iPad or another tablet on which they are split between two sides; we found it rather too easy to press the former button by accident when wanting to adjust the
volume, though it's something that you'll adjust to in time.
One is the button
placement: LG now puts power and
volume buttons on the back
of the phone.
After years
of poor
placement, Motorola has finally placed both the power and
volume in the perfect position.