The flat glass front and rear are sleek, but
the plastic edges of the phone detract from the «Premium» part of the name.
Not exact matches
The Galaxy S6
edge + display is similar to the Note 5, with the same screen size and resolution, but it has a curved screen OLED display that is manufactured on a flexible
plastic substrate so that it can bend around the corners on both the sides
of the
phone to provide two display areas that can be viewed and controlled from both the front or the sides, which is especially useful for viewing notifications and scrolling news items, and also as a dim night clock on a beside table.
On both
phones the antennae is incorporated into the stainless band that wraps round the
edge, and famously on the iPhone 4 this lead to problems when the
phone was held such that your hand or fingers covered the thin strips
of black
plastic that seperated the aerial into segments.
The Galaxy Note
Edge display is similar, but it has an OLED display that is manufactured on a flexible
plastic substrate so that it can bend around the side
of the
phone to provide a second display area that can be viewed from both the front or the side.
The Galaxy S7
Edge display is similar to the Galaxy S7, but it has a curved screen OLED display that is manufactured on a flexible
plastic substrate so that it can bend around the corners on both the sides
of the
phone to provide two display areas that can be viewed and controlled from both the front or the sides, which is especially useful for viewing notifications and scrolling news items.
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.
A number
of users were noticing that the
phone's
plastic shell was cracking in one particular spot, a thin band
of plastic bordering the top
edged of the light sensor on the
phone's face.
Hard
plastic reinforces the
edges, sides and back
of the Samsung i510 Droid Charge to prolong the life
of this case and your
phone.
· A curved screen OLED display that is manufactured on a flexible
plastic substrate so that it can bend around corners on both sides
of the
phone to provide two curved
Edge Display areas that can be viewed and controlled from both the front or the sides.
Following in the footsteps
of the One X, the DNA is made
of a durable polycarbonate unibody (it's like
plastic, but much stronger) and has a lovely Gorilla Glass 2 screen that appears to melt right into the
edges of the
phone.
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.
A curved screen OLED display that is manufactured on a flexible
plastic substrate so that it can bend around corners on both sides
of the
phone to provide two curved
edge display areas that can be viewed and controlled from both the front or the sides.
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.
Since that
phone's release in 2014, Sony's flagship device has gained a millimeter
of thickness, lost the comfortable and stylish curved
edges, and swapped premium materials for
plastic in some areas.
The rear casing, in the photo, appears to still be
plastic with a metal rim around the
edge of the
phone.
The
plastic back creaks with every grip and it isn't flush with the
edges of the
phone.
The
phone's sloping
edges practically meld into the borders
of its rear casing, giving the impression
of a unibody crafted from a continuous, uninterrupted block
of plastic.
Both
phones use a distinctive rectangular slate design with smooth glass (or glass - like
plastic) on both sides and a series
of flaps around the
edges.
The front and back
of the
phone now feature a subtle diamond pattern that adds great texture to the device, and the fake brushed aluminum that surrounds the outer
edges of the handset has a much better feel to it than the
plastic surrounding the
edges of the S III.
The metal chamfered
edges are nicely finished, sure, and the
plastic antenna stripes at the top and bottom
of the
phone are, at least, familiar, but overall, the Z1 has the rounded, bubbly feel
of a much older
phone — a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 from 2012, for example.
An injected matte
plastic trim can be found around the
edge and back
of the HTC One, and this houses part
of the
phone's antenna assembly (on an all - metal
phone, it's got to go somewhere).
Scratching the top and bottom
edges of the
phone reveals that it's made out
of * drum roll * you guessed it,
plastic.
Samsung's new Galaxy Alpha is the first
of several
phones that begin to address repeated complaints
of cheap - feeling plasticky smartphones, though the back is still
plastic while the
edges are metal.
The
phone maker claims that because it is using
plastic - OLED, the
edges of its device's display can be curved ensuring a more ergonomic grip and better feel in the hand.
The front
of the Huawei Blaze is a seamless glass (or at least a very shiny
plastic) construction, with the top
edge of the screen bending around the face
of the
phone.
The MicroUSB port looks infinitesimal on the wide strip
of glossy
plastic that forms the
phone's lower
edge.
The faux - chrome rim around the
edge of last year's
phone has been replaced with a real machined metal rim (similar to what you'll find on the Galaxy Note 4, including the seamless
plastic antenna cutlines).
Rather than opt for the glossy
plastic of a typical Samsung or LG
phone, HTC went with matte
plastic that comes in either white with red
edges (the version I tested) or dark blue with light - blue
edges.