s700 joystick/d-pad

[tedwardo]

does anyone know if the s700 has a joystick or a d-pad?

[cdover]

does anyone know if the s700 has a joystick or a d-pad?

By the looks of it, a d-pad.

[chucky]

The S700 have a d-pad for 100% :cool:

http://www.pocket.co.il/imgbox/23.jpg

[tedwardo]

hows it manage that?

[sir50pence]

I've never seen that picture before chucky.

[cdover]

I've never seen that picture before chucky.

Yea, it's from his website, which the address if found in his sig.

[eaniban]

Yea, it's from his website, which the address if found in his sig.

it's a d-pad isn't it?

[cdover]

it's a d-pad isn't it?

Judging by the video from Esato, it looks like it has a d-pad. I don't know what the thing in the middle is. Don't know if it has no use, or if it is used as the 5th way in the d-pad (select).

[shaheen]

maybe its like the 6230 pad? u know like left-right-up-down and also the centre is a selecting button. or it could be a joystick as well. i dono. im not getting it still its a good phone to play around with. bengalboy already got one on howardforums. lucky dog...

[sir50pence]

I didn't like 6230's d-pad.

[stumpy_bear]

I thought the thing in the middle was a joystick and the circle was just directional markers!

[cdover]

I thought the thing in the middle was a joystick and the circle was just directional markers!

I'm stumped. You could be right, but don't you think the directional markers are awfly big? Phones with joysticks don't often have directional markers...I guess we'll have to wait until it's out! :S

[prateek]

hey i hope it is a joystic but i guess we can take a look at the s5054i. maybe they both have the same thingy.

[sir50pence]

It can't the soi505is blahblah has a scroll and a d-pad in the middle.

[kyoots]

the s700 should've been designed with a joystick similar to the k700i. this kind of joystick feels a lot better than the one on the N7650 and other phones.

[cdover]

the s700 should've been designed with a joystick similar to the k700i. this kind of joystick feels a lot better than the one on the N7650 and other phones.

Yup. The joystick on the 7650 has a little hard for me. What made it worse was it became really creaky in the presence of humidity (which means it was always creaky when in S'pore!).

[marwan]

does anyone know if the s700 has a joystick or a d-pad?



it looks like the same mechanism as the one in the k700, the circle thing around it is just a design(i think)

[sir50pence]

It would have been wicked if you can use a d-pad and a joystick in the middle.

[cdover]

It would have been wicked if you can use a d-pad and a joystick in the middle.

Haha, and pointless at the same time. Has anyone here tried the proto?

[kyoots]

no proto in the philippines yet (i think)...dunno if semicon or SE philippines has released a prototype.

[sir50pence]

I tried, I guess I should throw the job of a phone designer out the window.

[shaheen]

im pretty sure there are protos in philipines, this guy called Skrue on another forums from phili he got a samsung P730 and his friend got a D710. i almost got the P730 from him but i took to long to decide on the deal so i lost out.

[sir50pence]

Don't worry S700 is much better than that P730 piece of dumb crap!

[kyoots]

yeah guys...hope we'll get some pics here... thanks.

[tedwardo]

i got a pic of the keypad from a bengalboy review

[chucky]

S700 D-pad & selecting button :

[marwan]

S700 D-pad & selecting button :


so wait, im confused here, the circle part is the direction pad(the one with the blue lights)? and the center button is for selecting only by pressing it inwards, am i correct?


cuz all this time i thought that the center button is the direction stick too, as in a joystick.

[Laplace]

That would be fine with me. Most phones with joystick (or d-pad) and select all as the one thing seem to annoy me in that I'll try and press down/up/left/right and end up pressing select, or else try to press select and hit down/up/left/right (and maybe hit select a split second after), so I end up getting the wrong thing. To me you shouldn't have to concentrate too hard for something simple like navigating a phone menu.

If this design has the button as a separate construct that would be good I reckon. Depends how much it sticks out though, I suppose, and how sensitive it is. You might find that as you move your thumb from left to right or up to down you brush the button and it activates. That could become annoying too. Anyway time (and full reviews) will tell.

[kyoots]

the big d-pad and click stick (i don't think it's a joy stick coz it would defeat the use of the d-pad) should be easy to use. the only thing is that you would lift your thumb so as not to click the click stick when moving your thumb from the left d-pad key to the right d-pad key.

[chucky]

so wait, im confused here, the circle part is the direction pad(the one with the blue lights)? and the center button is for selecting only by pressing it inwards, am i correct?

You are correct !

Lior.

[marwan]

You are correct !

Lior.


sweet, thanks!

[shaheen]

no joystick, just Dpad, alot of people already got the s700 in other forums so i asked them... that settles it then.

[cdover]

You are correct !

Lior.

Oh, I thought you we're calling him a liar for a minute -_-". :) Well that answers our question now, wondering why the made the select button so big though...

[shaheen]

big fingers-> big buttons.

[tedwardo]

aaaaaaaaaaaah... but what if you have small fingers

[marwan]

aaaaaaaaaaaah... but what if you have small fingers



then you're doomed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


























:D

[tedwardo]

doomed to use a samsung for all eternity!!!!

[cdover]

doomed to use a samsung for all eternity!!!!

:eek: Shudder...

[Box215]

doomed to use a samsung for all eternity!!!!

Man, talk about a way to punish someone!

[commedecargons]

doomed to use a samsung for all eternity!!!!

****, then i might do a surgery thingy and be a BIMBO for the rest of my life just to suit my Samsung.... or Blondie

[Skrue]

@shaheen - actually, the proto i sold was from a friend whose dad worked in at&t USA. it was just sent to him... ;-)