It's a pleasant texture to handle and the slim,
curved edges sit comfortably in the hands.
Earlier last month, we saw a Microsoft patent for a multi-layered screen made up of panels with
curved edges sitting below a single upper layer.
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.
The
curved tray and rounded
edges allow her to happily
sit with lots of food in front of her and not lose it over the
edge.
Your
sitting bones should slightly roll off the blanket
edge, creating a tiny
curve in your back.
Besides which, there are actually some practical benefits to the accentuated
curves; when holding the Nexus 10 two - handed in landscape mode — as most users probably will be 95 % of the time — the rounded
edges sit really nicely in the palm of the hand, making the Nexus 10 more comfortable to hold than say, any of the current Asus Transformer range or indeed the iPad 4.
An advantage of the smaller size of this phone, and its
curved edges is that it
sits nicely in the hand — and it's easy to reach all the buttons.
It
sits beautifully in the hand thanks to a
curved back with rubberised material on the
edges supplying grip in all the right places.
A 5 - MP camera
sits on the
curve of the barrel, while a microUSB port and volume rocker line the left and right
edges, respectively.
As said, though, this «water» does act rather strangely, moving in a fashion that more resembles jelly than H20: it slowly globs down slopes rather than running down them as one would expect of water,
sits on the
edges of
curved hills and otherwise generally just behaves in strange and often unpredictable ways.
On the front it doesn't
sit flush with the
curved Gorilla Glass 4, creating a rather annoying lip which you don't get on the Galaxy S6, while on the back the
edges of the frame are sharp and dig into your hand.
Had Samsung repeated the
curved design of the front on the rear the Galaxy S6
Edge would
sit a lot better in the hand.
With dual
curved edges and ergonomic engineering this phone
sits comfortably in your hand and is light years ahead of its rivals.
The
edges of the phone are metal, with the glass
curving down toward those
edges so it feels like this handset
sits better in your palm than some others, in particular the Huawei P10.
The way the back
curves to
sit perfectly in your hand; the way the glass face spills over the sides and continues the lines of the polished, chamfered
edges; the way the micro-drilled holes that cover the speakers give the phone personality; all these fantastic design elements combine to create a truly unique and gorgeous smartphone.
The circular side button makes its return, a feature that now feels a little dated, but the same dedicated camera buttons and volume controls
sit happily on the
curved edges like the X and Z5.
It's a small protrusion that
sits at the top right of the
curved edge on the right side by default, but we'll take a look at how you can change that in just a moment.
On top
sits a 3.5 mm headset jack, which is situated all the way to the left side just before the
curved edge, and next to it
sits an IR blaster and microphone.
That's not just because of its
curved shape, that makes it
sit very naturally in the hand, but also because of the smooth
edges.
As most range cookers mirror the warm,
curved lines of a traditional Aga, they
sit particularly well in country or shaker - style kitchens — but with all the cutting -
edge technology of the smartest and most contemporary designs in colours hot off the catwalk, they are just as at home in modern kitchens too.