The LG G2 and it’s rather unique rear buttons has certainly got tongues wagging. I’m so unsure whether or not the rear button is going to be rubbish or not, I think I could only tell by using the thing.
LG have posted this video on their YouTube channel, that doesn’t really help with my concerns over the button.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u97NNRpHT2I
Seems a bit weird, I must say. At initial glance this appears to be a pull down lens protector, which I thought might be a reasonable idea, but to move such a functional button to the back of the phone seems counter-intuitive.
I agree with James in that it’d have to be one of these things you’d have to experience for yourself to really find if it was a good thing or not. This isn’t really a good marketing strategy, as I think this would be more likely to put you off the phone than attract you to it.
I think its great design. Think about it, hold your phone like you normally do, notice how your index finger is oftentimes placed just where the volume/power buttons are on the G2. You don’t need that finger to help with a holding the phone as the rest of your fingers & thumb does so just fine.
Also when holding the phone to your ears, making or answering a call for instance, you’ll find that 9 times out of 10 you’ll use your index finger to support the phone in just that area so pushing the volume buttons there would be second nature
With larger phones, I use a GNote 2, the placement of the volume & power buttons normally on the upper half of the sides of the phone necessitates that in order to press them you have to manipulate your grip shifting up & down.
I’m looking forward to this phone,