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TOUCH KEY lights up w/ MAIN SCREEN!

I just bought a Note 5 whereby the Touch Keys at the bottom light up NO MATTER where I touch the main screen. Does that mean it's a fake phone, or that there is an electrical problem?

I also own two other Note 5's (as well as a Note 4) and the Touch Keys only light up when I touch the Touch Keys themselves. (Touching the main home screen will NOT cause them to light up.)

I do not want to go into "Settings" and have the Touch Keys "always on" or "always off." Rather, my goal here is to FIND OUT if it is indeed normal behavior for the Touch Keys to light up even when touching other parts of the screen.

Why do I care? Because I find it annoying when playing games where I tap the screen all the time and the Touch Keys light up. Again, I KNOW how to go to settings and turn them off, I just want to know IS IT NORMAL FOR THE TOUCH KEYS TO LIGHT UP WHEN TOUCHING MAIN SCREEN???

Thank you!!
 

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