New Galaxy S8 Details Confirm Soft Keys With 3D Touch Functionality




According to new rumours, Galaxy S8 will drop physical home button and capacitative keys in favor of 3D Touch-like soft keys. It is not the first time we hear about the removal of the physical home button and capacitative keys, but now we have more details about it.
The keys would be on-screen and due to 3D Touch-like display, they would feature pressure-sensitive capabilities for extended navigation or gesture control. There is also a possibility of creating customizable navigation keys.
He also added, or should we say reaffirmed that the fingerprint scanner will find its place on the back of the phone, but the exact position is still not known.
Source: Galaxy S8 will completely ditch hardware navigation keys, Samsung is switching to all soft keys with 3D touch-like functionality.

Soft keys may be be configurable/customizable, as well. Removing the capacitive keys / home button will give the S8 a very tiny bottom bezel
And yes, it looks like the fingerprint scanner is being removed from the front. Will go on the back probably, exact placement not clear.

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