Signature elements of the design make a return, with the big silver power button found on its side, with the volume rocker and dedicated camera
shutter button found below it.
Not exact matches
But the OnePlus, though not quite as zippy as the S7,
found the proper focus faster than my finger could move to the
shutter button.
There isn't a dedicated search
button but you will
find a two - stage
shutter focus / release
button and a volume rocker switch.
Taking a look at the interface there's disappointingly no edge controls whatsoever, and as such I
found myself constantly having to reposition my fingers at the top or bottom edge, as it wouldn't allow me to press the
shutter button due to the palm rejection feature.
You'll
find some new functionality, like the ability to use the gamepad's should triggers as
shutter buttons or take a screenshot by long - pressing the power
button.
Another feature you'll greatly miss that's
found on many smartphones including (select) Android and Windows Phone 7 is a physical camera
shutter button.
On the CAM Plus module, you'll
find a physical
shutter button, a dedicated video
button, a dial for zooming in and out, as well as an LED light and a power switch.
The host of functions in the customizable
buttons include some very useful functions like camera
shutter and
find my phone.
While we do welcome the presence of camera
shutter buttons on phones (beats tapping on the screen every time), we must confess that we
found the positioning of this one odd — it is almost bang in the middle of the side, which makes it handy for selfies but of very limited use while shooting from the rear camera.
Bursts can be captured by pressing and holding the
shutter button, but you'll then also
find automatic creations in Google Photos.
On the rear of the device, we can also
find the fingerprint sensor that can be used as a
shutter button in the camera app.
The trademark rounded power
button is
found two - thirds of the way up the right edge, within easy thumb reach, and beneath it sits the volume rocker and two - stage
shutter key.
You'll need to change modes to achieve this, a method that slows down the process, but is at least easily accessible via the small mode
button found next to the
shutter.
The headphone jack and USB Type - C port are at the top and bottom respectively, and the power
button, volume rocker, and a dedicated
shutter camera
shutter button are all
found on the right side.
You'll also
find a dedicated camera
button on the right side of the phone, giving you one - click access to launch the camera app, and then a physical
shutter button to snap photos with.
Three
buttons are
found on the right side (volume, power,
shutter), the USB port sits at the bottom edge, while the nano SIM slot is positioned on the top left corner just next to the 3.5 mm audio jack.
Going around the device, the
buttons and ports are all to be
found at their typical locations, but what the Axon phone offers that isn't
found with a lot of Android devices is a dedicated camera
shutter button to quickly and easily launch directly into the camera and take a shot.
Holding the phone in landscape orientation, you can
find the zoom and
shutter button on the top - right, with a power
button located just next to it.
Further down you'll
find the volume rocker and dedicated camera key — a two - stage
shutter button as on previous Xperias.
When you hold the device in landscape mode, on the right side you'll
find shutter button at center, alongside is the video and mode icons, those
buttons are to start the video recording and change capture modes into HDR, Pro, Night, etc..
I did
find the option to use the volume
buttons as a
shutter keys rather more useful however, and even though the Galaxy A3 is far from unwieldy it feels far more natural to use the volume keys (rather than the onscreen
button) when snapping shots in landscape orientation.
When put in landscape mode, you'll
find the camera modes,
shutter and gallery view
buttons on the right side.