The curved back edges look gorgeous and make the phone easy to hold, and the smooth aluminum frame all the way around features a slight lip over the back glass, while remaining smooth over the front glass and sides.
Thanks to
those curved back edges, it fits perfectly in the hand despite the fact that it has a 5.5 - inch screen.
We don't have the official dimensions or weight, but it was comfortable to hold, with
those curved back edges being nice to grip.
Not exact matches
BACK Most people try to sit straight by perching on the
edges of their chairs, but end up
curving their
backs within 20 minutes.
Samsung is expected to use the
curved glass screen from its Galaxy S7
Edge on all models of the S8, which is also expected to lose its home button in favor of a virtual on - screen button and a fingerprint reader on the
back.
Your sitting bones should slightly roll off the blanket
edge, creating a tiny
curve in your
back.
Place the
curved edge right above your top lashes with the
back of the spoon against your eyelid.
We preferred holding the Paperwhite without a case, and that was easy to do given the comfy, grippable
back and
curved edges...
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S follows the Galaxy S5 smartphone's design, offering a perforated textured
back and fingerprint sensor, along with smooth,
curved edges.
It has
curved edges and reduced bezels and packs in a fingerprint sensor at the
back.
The
back of the cover has deeply
curved edges (mirroring the design of the K Touch itself) and the outside material on the front and
back of the cover are flat and smooth.
The BlackBerry KEYone comes with an all - metal construction with
curved edges on all four sides and a soft - touch rubberized
back for better grip.
Samsung has incorporated an important design element from the not - so - long - ago launched Galaxy Note 5 — the
curves on the
back edges, which should give the W2016 a nice grip despite the slippery glass cover.
To aid its comfort, Nvidia has tapered the
edge of the
back with a slight
curve, making it easier to grip and hold one - handed.
It has textured
back with
curved edges and features in striking matte and glossy dual finish.
Similar with upcoming iPhone 6, Meizu MX4 sports rounded
edges, plus a removable
curved back cover for a comfortable grip experience, and its frame is made from advanced 6061 T6 aluminum alloy for lightweight yet durable structure.
It's comfortable to hold with nicely
curved edges around the
back.
It sits beautifully in the hand thanks to a
curved back with rubberised material on the
edges supplying grip in all the right places.
The BlackBerry Q10 is 10.3 mm thick, but the
curved edges to that soft - touch glassfibre weave
back feel lovely in the hand.
It has a much better display — the QHD Super AMOLED display is much sharper (577 PPI versus 403 PPI) and more brilliant, the processor is more advanced (20nm versus 14nm) and faster, it uses the new USF 2.0 much faster flash memory, faster DDR4 RAM, the larger FFC with f1.9 (5MP versus 2.1 MP), better placement of the loudspeaker (bottom versus backside), wireless charging and faster charging (4 hours in 10 minutes versus 60 - percent in 30 minutes) and the unique dual
curve edged display with an all metal frame made from aircraft quality metals and Gorilla Glass 4 on both the display and the
back of the device.
Having said that, the Fire Phone has an appealing design: Corning (s glw) Gorilla Glass 3 on the front and
back with a rubberized,
curved edge around the sides.
The design of the Galaxy Tab S range follows the same path as the recently launched Galaxy S5 smartphone, with a perforated textured
back and
curved edges, plus the new line of tablets also brings the smartphone's fingerprint sensor on board.
Below are photos leaked by baraholka.onliner.by that show the front of a handset with a
curved edge much like the Galaxy Nexus and a
back that reminds us a little of the Optimus G.
Same as its predecessor, the Android phone also sports a
curved body, but the new model has a more harmonious
curve range from a radius of 400 mm to 700 mm across the front,
back, sides and top - to - bottom
edges, and new Self Healing
back is capable of repairing scratches in ten seconds instead of its predecessor's three minutes.
From the outside, the Paperwhites are actually fairly similar; both feel great to hold thanks to soft - touch plastic
backs and sides, with
edges that
curve gently and almost organically.
The Xperia Z4 Tablet takes its design cues from the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact that was launched at IFA
back in September 2014, bringing smooth,
curved rounded
edges, polished corners and a matte
back.
The
edges curving into the
back are rubberised, meaning that the Nexus 7 feels nice and grippy in your hand.
It comes in a white and light gray frame with silicone - coated
edges and a gently
curved back, which B&N touts as being soft and therefore comfortable for long reading sessions.
The skin covers the
back of the Adam, the three white sides, and the narrow strip between the
curved edge and the top of the Adam's screen.
Those
curved areas may look
back to Henri Matisse as well, pressed against a painting's
edge like the leg and torso of a grand nude — even as that very
edge takes on a touch of bare canvas that seems to change its dimensions and to divide a painting into two slightly misaligned panels.
When seen from other perspectives, the form gives way to two concave verticals that
curve into the surface, encompassing the face of the relief, dipping in from
edge to center and
back again.
Colours vary «from primary to secondary, from harmonising to contrasting and from brilliant to subdued and varying in contours from large to small and from angular to
curved, the canvas always integrates and guides the eye easily from the dominant focal colour to the outer
edge and
back» (P. Jean Sader, ibid., p. 178).
Samsung calls this new 18.5:9 ratio screen their Infinity Display, and while it is Super AMOLED with dual -
curved edges, there is something different about the way the display blends right into the glass
back in an almost seamless fashion.
This time around, though, Samsung decided to add a slight
curve to the left and right
edges on the
back of the phone, similar to what we saw on the Galaxy Note 5 last year.
However, this time around the iPhone won't feature sharp
edges but would have
curves on the front and the
back.
Its glossy, colorful plastic
back has an added metallic frame around the
edges covering the rounded corner, making a
curved back which gives a proper grip for keeping handy.
The Galaxy Tab S2 is perhaps the most subdued device we've seen from the Korean electronics giant — it's basically the complete opposite of the giant, mirror -
backed,
curve - screened Galaxy S6
Edge +.
The clip - on
back panels
curve around the
edges of the phone, meaning your hand is always in contact with them.
The chassis is hewn from the same matte aluminum as most of Apple's other devices, with a gentle
curve on the
edges tapering down to a flat
back punctuated by a glossy black Apple logo.
The design of the new iPhones is another controversial area; many I follow on Twitter have lamented the design for throwing
back to the original iPhones with their
curved edges.
The
curved back and rounded
edges give it a healthy dose of style, but it's not enough to hide the Moto E's portly profile.
The design has been totally changed and it would be fair to say that it looks like the iPhone X. There's a metal core which forms the
edges of the phone sandwiched between a glass front and
back, which both softly
curve into those
edges.
With Nokia 8 Sirocco, the focus is clearly on the design credentials as it comes with a stainless steel body, dual
curved edge display and 3D glass coating on both front and the
back.
However, the flat
edges don't cut down on the S4's holdability because the
back of the phone still comfortably
curves up.
It's certainly big at 6.48 inches tall, 3.25 inches wide, and 0.41 inches thick, but not all that uncomfortable to hold, thanks to its
curved metal
back and rounded
edges.
For me, the
curved back and
edges made it easier to pick up the phone off the table, as well, and hold it.
To the front and the
back lies Gorilla Glass 3 which is slightly
curved to the
edges.
Coming at 7.3 mm thickness and 134 gms in weight, the F1 is certainly not amongst the slimmest, but thanks to the double chamfered
edges and slightly
curved front &
back with a rounded frame that goes all around, the phone is a pleasure to hold.
The sides are still
curved (on both the front and
back), although the
curves are noticeably less pronounced than they were on the Galaxy S7
edge and flow more seamlessly into the metal sides.
They're nearly identical to their predecessors in terms of design, right down to the
curved edge - to -
edge 18:9 displays, glossy
back plates, and Gorilla Glass - shielded exteriors.