The other super power that LG touts is the ability for
the plastic back of the phone to heal itself.
In fact, Samsung also adds that it's «not how you start, it is how you Finish,» hinting at
the plastic back of the phone, without telling the reader what the material is.
Not exact matches
While it isn't actually made
of metal, the
phone's
backing is a
plastic hybrid that's metal - ish (which normal practitioners
of the English language would call «metallic»).
The only prominent feature
of the case remains on the
back of the
phone camera, slightly raised above the
plastic.
While Karbonn has mostly taken care
of our gripes with the S1 Titanium's design in the S5 Titanium, the
back of the
phone is still made
of plastic and is extremely glossy.
The
phone is made out
of plastic and its
back cover is removable.
The Hard Shell case features a hard
plastic back, featuring a bit
of a dotted grid pattern that looks nice, and it also gets the chromed BlackBerry logo like the actual
phone has.
The
back of the
phone looks a bit plain — it is just matte
plastic, and we think there's definitely room for improvement in the style department.
The
back panel
of the
phone is just glossy
plastic and therefore fairly slick, but it can still be comfortably gripped thanks to a rubberized lining around the edges
of the
phone's rear.
I think on BlackBerry
phones the sheer number
of buttons (keyboard, convenience keys, menu /
back keys, etc. etc.) could sometimes give off a feeling
of plastic - ness that could come across as cheapness, but the PlayBook is a lot more like a solid object.
Hard
plastic reinforces the edges, sides and
back of the Samsung i510 Droid Charge to prolong the life
of this case and your
phone.
The face buttons —
back, home, menu — are almost magically placed inside a strip
of clear
plastic along the bottom
of the
phone, which is strange, but they work, so who's complaining?
As with the Sprint Galaxy S II, the camera is rounded and centered at the top
of the
back, and the battery and SIM are protected by a snap - off
plastic backing that has some texture to it, which makes the
phone easier to keep a hold
of (that's the theory, anyway).
Speaking
of which, the
phone is completely made
of plastic, and when you take that
back cover off to install the battery, you'd know how minimalistic the things are.
This combination
of glass
back and
plastic sides make the
phone feel a bit slippery.
The smooth glass front and
back were joined by a sturdy aluminum mid-frame, and there were only a few small pieces
of plastic on the
phone's exterior — the small strips that separated each section
of the aluminum frame, and the home button.
The case is made
of a soft, TPU bumper that surrounds your
phone, and this is reinforced by a rigid,
plastic back.
The package contains the SuperCharge A / C adapter, USB - A to USB - C cable, microUSB to USB - C adapter, 3.5 mm wired headset, simple clear
plastic shell cover for the
back of the
phone, a SIM removal tool, and a Quick Start guide.
It's a far cry from the
plastic -
backed phones of previous years without a giant price hike.
While I assume that the textured
plastic backing was added to improve grippiness, the
phone kept slipping out
of my hands, and I sometimes wound up fumbling to slide it open.
A muted gray
plastic band encircles the periphery and there's a metal accent surrounding the camera lens on the
back of the
phone.
This is a solid
phone when you're using it, though in the age
of the metal unibody designs, the
plastic back makes this seem too expensive compared to the competition.
The «Ice» version is $ 49.99 and has a transparent
plastic back so you can still see the aluminum frame
of the
phone.
Flipping the
phone around, the
back is a combination
of metal and
plastic.
But the curved
back of the
phone makes it really comfortable to hold, and while
plastic it does boast a brushed texture.
After a number
of relatively run -
of - the - mill designs (often with glossy
plastic back panels), the Black is easily the best looking
phones we have seen from the company.
The
phone has Samsung's standard design language, including two capacitive controls and a physical home button on the front, a band
of faux - chrome
plastic along the sides, and a
back made
of sturdy white polycarbonate.
Across the
back of the
phone you have stitched leather over a
plastic frame, which leaves the
back of the
phone with plenty
of grip and a nice texture to go with it.
The
phone takes the design
of its predecessor, the Honor 8, and adds subtle refinements like a curved glass
back panel, and cleaner joins between the metal and glass — no more
plastic rim around the metal side walls.
If you run your fingers down the case you can, in fact, feel a very slight bulge, but the bulge isn't visible and doesn't appear to have in anyway distorted the
plastic or created any points where the
back doesn't firmly connect with the body
of the
phone.
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.
What this means is that the
back part
of the Symmetry is extreme hard
plastic while the lip that encases the
phone is a softer material.
«The Elemental» actually looks rather similar to the current Z - series, and in some ways, the second
phone looks almost like a step
back in terms
of design language; almost too Samsung Galaxy Tab 4-esque with the sliver
of chrome (
plastic?)
The Moto X4 is easily the best looking and best built
phone of its kind; the previous iteration, the Moto X Pure Edition, had a strange rubberized soft - touch
plastic backing that always felt a bit cheap to my hands.
Even with its weird - feeling
plastic back and blocky proportions, the Xperia Z1 Compact is the best 4.3 - inch Android
phone you can buy, delivering all the features and performance
of a high - end smartphone in a smaller design that's easier to manage.
The smooth leather wraps around the
back of the case, and the
phone rests in a simple yet sturdy Presidio
plastic shell.
The
phone will likely have an aluminum body with a glossy
back pane
of either
plastic or glass, with the fingerprint scanner in the middle.
If gives the
back of the
phone a different texture, although we suspect it's been applied to a
plastic cover.
The trade - off is that the edges
of the
phone have a slightly more plasticky feel than the
back panel — ASUS insists it's all metal, for what it's worth — but on the flip side you don't have to deal with any unsightly
plastic bands top or bottom.
Notable design features include the lack
of a camera bump and secondary glossy
plastic towards the top
of both
phone's
backing around the fingerprint sensor and camera, though Android Police notes this portion could be constructed
of glass.
The
back is made
of rubbery
plastic and the outer strip
of the
phone has a textured pattern providing a stronger grip.
The matte
back cover, while removable, looks and feels sturdy, and represents the best
of both worlds; replaceable with colourful insets, the
phone's longevity is directly correlated to the availability
of those $ 15 - 25 pieces
of plastic.
I liked the chrome trim around the front
of the device, and the fake metallic brush strokes on its curved
back helped me forget that Acer's
phone is made
of plastic.
The
phone looks decent but the body is made
of plastic with the metallic finish, so the build quality is not so great and the
back side is susceptible to scratches, so do use a
back cover that comes with the
phone or check out some handpicked
back cover for this
phone below.
There is the metal body at
back and
plastic on top and bottom, with curved sides which allows easy gripping
of the
phone.
The
plastic back creaks with every grip and it isn't flush with the edges
of the
phone.
There are no attaching connections from the
back shell
of the
phone to the actual chassis other than some sticking power on the
plastic endcaps.
While that means that the
backs of both
phones are closely related to a
plastic, you won't have to worry about them shattering if you happen to drop either
phone.
One downside
of having a glass
back is the vulnerability to cracks or shatter when dropped, which makes the
plastic - coated aluminum body
of the Pixel 2 a much better option for those who tend to be a bit careless with their
phones.
The
plastic on the
back of the
phone is just as thin and pliable as the Galaxy S4's
plastic battery cover, but it feels completely different.