Ever since its debut on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, onscreen buttons have been slow to take off. Even though some companies have embraced the feature, like Sony and LG, others have stuck with capacitive buttons. Both HTC and Samsung have stuck with the capacitive buttons but it looks like HTC may finally be making the switch.
According to the popular device leaker @evleaks, the Taiwanese company will be going with an onscreen button set up on the successor to the 2013 flagship. The move would certainly allow the M8 to have a big screen without much of the bulk. This would certainly make the device easier to hold. Of course not everyone is a fan of onscreen buttons as they take up precious screen real estate.
Regardless of whichever side you lean, it looks like HTC is finally retiring capacitive buttons. This writer thinks it's a great move as he personally prefers onscreen buttons, what about you?
source: @evleaks
Well, the capacitive buttons can cut into the screen as well, or make the phone awkward to hold. Or just get onscreen buttons and use 4.4’s immersive mode and things like that, I have it on my Nexus 7 2013 and it rocks.
I don’t mind capacitive buttons even though I prefer onscreen ones. In HTC’s case though the onscreen buttons will really benefit it given the length the speakers add to the device.