Little things have changed in the design of a typical smartphone in recent years: devices and screens in general have become larger, taking up more space on the front, which was made possible by first the notch, then the punchhole, and now the bottom. Display camera.
Aside from the whole new field of foldables, which has emerged due to breakthroughs in making flexible screens, the exterior of smartphones hasn’t really changed radically. A source on Twitter said Samsung But will soon take a big step and remove physical buttons altogether
Android smartphones used to have many more buttons
Buttons in have a long tradition Android. Dedicated buttons for the home screen, back and even a context menu were used as part of the standard equipment, sometimes there were also buttons for search or for the camera on the side – of course in addition to the absolute basics consisting of a power button and volume rocker.
Will the Galaxy S25 come without buttons?
The South Koreans have now reportedly targeted this last bit and want to replace it with a software solution. However, this idea probably won’t materialize very quickly with the various smartphone masses. The change can be expected at first with the Samsung Galaxy S25 or a special edition only for the South Korean mobile phone provider.
You shouldn’t panic right now, because soon you won’t be able to restart your smartphone by pressing the power button when the system crashes. But it might give you a glimpse of what crazy ideas smartphone makers have come up with. What would you think of such a device – and can you still remember the many buttons of the old smartphone?
