Why do many/most (Android) phones have the power button opposite the volume buttons?

So that you don't accidentally hit the power button when you mean to press the volume buttons.

1. What happens if you press both volume buttons and power button on an Android?
2. What happens when you press volume button and power button?
3. What happens if you press both volume buttons and power button on an iPhone?

What happens if you press both volume buttons and power button on an Android?

Hold the volume down button and the power button down until the phone vibrates, release. This takes about 10 seconds. The phone will shutdown and restart. Was this reply helpful?

What happens when you press volume button and power button?

It will depends on which button you press, whether volume down or volume up, if its volume down with power button it will take a screen snap, if it volume up with power button it will go to hard reset mode.... This won't result into anything if you are doing this in switched on phone.

What happens if you press both volume buttons and power button on an iPhone?

How to restart your iPhone X, 11, 12, 13, or later. Press and hold either volume button and the side button until the power-off slider appears. Drag the slider, then wait 30 seconds for your device to turn off.