And despite the fingerprint -
magnet glass back, when it's clean it's stunning, like a work of art.
Not exact matches
The multiple layers of
glass and the reflective pattern used on the
back makes it less of a fingerprint
magnet — especially if you pay a bit more for the gorgeous blue color option.
Unfortunately, both the glossy Gorilla
Glass 2 display and matte
back are fingerprint
magnets.
The
back is a smooth plastic fingerprint
magnet and the front is entirely smooth
glass, save for a plastic home button near the button.
The
glass on the
back can be a fingerprint
magnet, and does make the phone somewhat slippery as well, but given its more compact size, one - handed use is still very comfortable with the Galaxy S6.
My complaint with the design is the same as any other
glass -
backed phone: it can be slippery to hold, is a horrible fingerprint
magnet, and is less durable than a metal
back would be.
Both the front and
back of the device are covered in
glass, meaning that when you place it on a solid surface, it makes a satisfying clunk (although it is a fingerprint
magnet, as discerning readers have probably noticed from the photographs.)
The new
glass back is shiny, reflective, slippery and a fingerprint and scratch
magnet.
The phone feels smooth and comfortable in the hand, even though its front and
back Gorilla
Glass 5 build is a monstrous fingerprint
magnet, and it slips into and out of a pocket very easily.
The
glass back however comes with its set of cons, as it is fingerprint
magnet, to say the least.
The charger is really akin to a big
magnet when its charging and this magnetism through the
glass back of the phone induces an electrical current in a coil inside which charges the battery.
There's an oleophobic coating on the
back now, which means it's not as much of a fingerprint
magnet as other
glass handsets, but this also makes it a bit more slippery in the hand.
The materials used undeniably make the phone feel super-premium, even if the
glass back is a bit of a fingerprint
magnet.
It will also keep it looking clean, as the
glass back of the flagship can be quite a fingerprint
magnet.
I do have to note, though, that as is the case with
glass back phones, especially dark ones like this — this phone is a fingerprint
magnet.
The LG G6
glass back means that it is an active fingerprint
magnet that needs to be wiped down regularly.
It's a fingerprint
magnet, even more so than
glass -
backed Sony phones, and the plastic layer feels unpleasant and slimy in the hand, like the
back of the Galaxy S4.
The
glass back is a major fingerprint
magnet, but it does allow wireless charging and you will find support for Qi and PMA technologies on the LG G6.
The Xperia X Performance is also easier to grip than its Xperia Z series predecessors, which used fragile
glass backs that were prone to cracks, as well as being slippery fingerprint
magnets.
However, the glossy
glass panels for the front and
back does make the device a fingerprint
magnet, as pointed out by The Verge.
One thing worth pointing is that although the
glass back looks and feel premium, it can be a fingerprint
magnet.
But a smartphone with a
glass back does have a major drawback: it's a fingerprint
magnet.
I'd call it a work of art if the
glass back wasn't such a fingerprint and smudge
magnet, spoiling the glamorous and premium appearance.
The ceramic on the
back does mean it's a fingerprint
magnet, though it's not as bad as phones with
glass backs.
Sony has used
glass for both the front and the
back of the phone, which improves the overall build quality, but can make it a considerable fingerprint
magnet as well.
Of course, the downside to
glass on the
back panel is that it is a fingerprint
magnet, and because it is not coated in a hydrophobic layer like that front, the smudges appear more severe.
Secondly, the
glass backing is a big fingerprint
magnet, which takes away from the great look of the device.
It's wrapped in Gorilla
Glass 5 on the front and
back, and it's quite the fingerprint
magnet.
The switch to
glass this year does mean the 7 is a fingerprint
magnet but as we've seen with other
glass -
backed devices, this is common for a
glass finish.
The
glass backing is beautifully designed — it is bright looking and curved for a good grip, it is also a fingerprint
magnet.
HTC has produced one of its best devices in the U11 — the
glass backing is beautiful and curved for a good grip, but also a fingerprint
magnet.
The only problem with the design of the Mi Note 2 is the same as any phone that has a
glass back — it is a fingerprint
magnet.
With the
glass back, comes the burden of being a fingerprint
magnet and Galaxy S9 just takes it from Its predecessor.
Being
glass, the
back of the iPhone X is shiny and looks super-premium, also a big fingerprint
magnet.
The
back of the Moly X1 is also all
glass (Gorilla Glass to be exact) and although it looks sharp, it is a fingerprint ma
glass (Gorilla
Glass to be exact) and although it looks sharp, it is a fingerprint ma
Glass to be exact) and although it looks sharp, it is a fingerprint
magnet.
The Galaxy S7 Edge is very much the same metal and
glass construction from last year's Galaxy S6, and except for the finger
magnet on the
back of the device, it is as robust and well - built as a smartphone comes to use these days.
Despite the iPhone 8's sleek new
glass back — which is a fingerprint and smudge
magnet like other
glass back phones — from a purely aesthetic perspective, both Samsung's S8 and Note 8 are more visually impressive.