[GFischer]

You're not the only one. But most diversions from the norm failed :( and large companies are afraid to innovate. LG's attempts are weird.

My hope is now on Chinese companies like Xiaomi to do something different :)

Also, Google hinders innovation by preventing hardware buttons. I miss the Photo button from my old Nokias the most, but also to answer the phone and other functions.

[morsch]

How is Google preventing hardware buttons? Sony's most recent phones (Xperia X) have dedicated photo buttons; and that's a longstanding Xperia feature. I doubt they're the only ones.

Android defaults to on-screen bottom-row buttons (to reduce bezel size), but the OS supports off-screen buttons just fine, and phones with dedicated buttons exist.

[GFischer]

I'm obviously mistaken then, sorry. I believe I read that at one time there were some rules or guidelines for hardware manufacturers that wanted to be Google certified (and have Play Store and all that). I'm trying to google that and coming up short, so I must have been confused.

[ryuker16]

They release Some Of Those Crazy Designs In Asia