Thanks to the depth slider button, you can easily hold the device anywhere from a few inches from your eyes all the way to full arms-length, and still get the 3D effect.

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The Awesomize button works as a slider, so I could adjust exactly how much editing I wanted applied to a photo.

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Situated above the main native notification panel, the extra panel has a screen brightness slider sandwiched between the outdoor mode button and automatic brightness button.

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The Bluetooth toggle button still sits ahead of the slider, but now it's thankfully far easier to press than before.

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Also, they have replaced the 2 button press keylock dance with a simple hold slider.

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As we mentioned previously, the "active flip" release button is located in the middle of the right side and there's a volume slider on the left edge near the top of the device.

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