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Default Wow. . . Just realized something.

So, I got my Nexus today and have been playin' with it since I got home from work. Rooted it, put all my apps on, etc. Well, it didn't dawn on me until I had to make a call, but WTF? There's no call button? There's 4 sense buttons and a trackball-button right on the front and not one of them starts a call?

Don't get me wrong, completely LOVE the phone. . . just seems like it was made to be a "phone" last. lol
 
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Well when using the dialer you hit the green phone icon to start a call and while in contacts you hit call sdssd to call no need for a button its all touch screen.

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I understand that. My point was though, with the buttons that do exist, they didn't think a call one was important enough? lol
 
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iphone only has one button...

but yes, it's a little ironic that physical buttons on a phone are no longer featuring call functionality
 
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Yeah I dont get why they didnt put them on either side of the trackball, i miss them
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I am having to get used to not having the physical buttons that I had on my G1. Like the location of the back button now. I have finally gotten used to it, but for the first hour or so, I felt a little displaced, oh well, that first hour, I was adb pulling /system and testing various things .
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I understand that. My point was though, with the buttons that do exist, they didn't think a call one was important enough? lol
Sorry dude wasn't trying to be a smart ass, my friend got one earlier and he completely overlooked the big green icon lol. I'm glad personally that there are less buttons on there, makes the phone look sleek and cleaner. IMO

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I think it's GREAT that the trackball is the only physical button on the face of the phone! And at first I thought it strange that there were no phone buttons, but then I realized it's progress, and I like the way it is, as it streamlines the front of the phone. Besides, it's more of a computer than a phone.
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