On the right - hand
edge of the phone sits the power button, with nothing else to interrupt the clean lines.
On the bottom
edge of the phone sits the USB Type - C charging port, which is flanked by a bottom - firing speaker.
Not exact matches
It
sits on the right
edge of the
phone, using a pop - out tray.
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.
I
sat on the
edge of my mattress and worked on problem sets by hand or tinkered with Excel spreadsheets until the wee hours
of the morning, usually on the
phone with one
of my classmates, figuring things out together.
Bezels are the
edges of a
phone that
sit around the screen on the front.
The
edges of the
phone are rounded off, allowing it to
sit comfortably in the hand and offering plenty
of grip compared to previous Motorola
phones.
The volume rocker and the power button
sit on the right
edge of the
phone and are adequately tactile.
A plastic power button and volume rocker
sits on the right
edge of the
phone, and they're cheap - feeling compared to the rest
of the hardware here.
The power button, like that
of its predecessor,
sits within a recess and is again crosshatched, with a red highlight around the
edge, which while not contributing to the
phone's functionality certainly makes it stand out and adds to the
phone's aesthetic.
With dual curved
edges and ergonomic engineering this
phone sits comfortably in your hand and is light years ahead
of its rivals.
One particularly curious placement is that
of the loudspeaker: it doesn't
sit on the bottom
edge, and isn't front - facing, but rather it's been built into the right
edge, near the top corner, where most
phones might have a volume or power button.
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.
First, they
sit far too low towards the bottom
edge of the
phone, and their imprint is quite small as well.
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.
Samsung has taken the effort to mask all the cameras and sensors
sitting in the bezel
of the
phone, making it look like the screen blends in with the
edges, which creates a more immersive viewing experience.
The Optimus G also has a stainless steel trim that runs around the
edge of the
phone and really pulls the design together.It feels nice too, with rounded corners, so it
sits comfortably in the hand.
LG has kindly added a 3.5 mm headset slot in the top
edge of the
phone, where it
sits surprisingly comfortably in the curvature
of the chassis, and the bottom
edge is clear
of any ports or connectors.
A volume rocker
sits on the right
edge of the
phone next to a microSD card slot.
The top and bottom
edges can feel a little sharp as there are front - facing speakers that jut out, and the power button can be a little hard to reach as it
sits all the way on the top left side
of the
phone.
The power button — which you probably won't reach for that often if you're using the fingerprint scanner on the back
of the
phone —
sits on the right - hand
edge.
When holding the
phone in landscape mode with the home button and charging port facing to the right, the bottom - facing speaker
sits on the top
edge of the bottom part
of the frame so it's mostly unobstructed, and this makes the sound a little easier to hear without having to turn up the volume.
Up top you'll find a 3.5 mm audio jack, and on the right the volume rocker
sits near the top
edge of the
phone, with the power button below it.