In patent figure 8 noted below we're able to see
the rounded edges of the phone and a slightly recessed top side.
Not exact matches
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.
Pantech isn't known for their cutting
edge phones «
round these parts, but that will soon change with their upcoming Vega LTE line that recognizes touchless gestures using its front facing camera, like a miniature version
of Microsoft's Kinect.
Teaser images
of the device's
rounded edges and slicker lines have been leaked at Tech In Style, and a more mystical - looking than mystery - building Facebook fan page asks, «Break The Rules: Pad or
Phone?»
His concept appears to be keeping to the
rounded edges of the iPhone's design and the dual - tone colors for the top and bottom portions
of the
phone.
That mobile
phone was more
of a consumer product than a business
phone, with its friendly
rounded edges and 32 GB
of memory for music and video.
It's ok for the 4 inch
phone to have
rounded or sharp
edges but not for 4.7 inch devices because
of ergnonomics.
But they
rounded the
edges because
of the size
of the
phone.
The front
of the
phone is covered with a 2.5 D scratch resistant glass panel that provides some protection and a touch
of style with the finger - friendly smooth,
rounded edges.
Throw in the little touches — for example, the
rounded edges on the G6's display, which LG says help mimic the
phone's outer curves while also increasing its durability — and it all adds up to an extra layer
of sophistication for the company's gorgeous new flagship.
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
edges are
rounded and curved, and the front portion
of the
phone is shiny metal and comes with a screen guard attached.
Still, Samsung has the
edge in a well -
rounded set
of features: it supports Qi and PMA wireless charging; it's IP68 water and dust resistant; and it's a true gigabit
phone, supporting speeds up to 1 gigabit per second.
There is a slight grated effect on the back
of the handset to give better grip to your fingers whilst the
edges are more
rounded but it does all
round feel you're using a small brick
of a
phone.
In many ways, the S8 visually resembles a combination
of the S7 and the Note 7 thanks to its
rounded edges and all - around curved display, though it's the
phone's bezel-less «Infinity Display» that makes it stand out from other flagships.
The front
of the
phone is an all - glass display with
rounded edges.
Both
phones also have a new body design with
rounded edges, instead
of the straight
edges on the iPhone 5S.
The weight distribution
of the
phone is perfect, and the
rounded edges at the back allow the
phone to fit snugly in your palm.
The Galaxy S6 is the better buy it you're looking for an all -
round powerhouse, but if you have the extra money and fancy owning a
phone your can wave in the face
of your iPhone - owning chums then the
Edge has the ability to turn them green with envy.
Actually, the overall shape
of the device — with its
rounded edges, a curved screen and a weight associated with premium
phones — is reminiscent
of earlier Lumia handsets.
If you're looking for the curved
phone variant
of this design, the Galaxy S7 isn't competing as closely with the Galaxy S7
Edge as the S6 did with the S6
Edge, with the curved display variant getting a bump in screen size this time
round, taking it more into phablet territory.
The
phone looks a lot like its predecessor, but comes a
rounded frame instead
of bevelled
edges that we saw with the previous Xperia range.
The bottom
edges of the
phone feel nice in the hand as they're
rounded off; however this highlights the fact that the top
edges are squared and quite sharp, and don't feel — or look — good at all.
The
edges are more
round than in past OnePlus devices, and the placement
of the camera array at the back
of the
phone in the corner doesn't do any favors for OnePlus in the unique
phone design department.
The
phone looks beautiful and the
edges are more
rounded than with the case
of the LG G5, but there is still no curved dual -
edge display as many would have expected.
Earlier rumors suggested that the
edges of the
phone's large Super AMOLED display might be more squared off, but in these renders it appears as though they're
rounded just like the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 +, as can be seen above.
Using the device's leaked specs, Android Police's Liam Spradlin put together a mock image
of the purported Nexus 6, which looks like last year's Nexus 5 with the more
rounded edges of this year's Motorola Moto X. Sporting a black bezel, the
phone appears to have dual front - facing speakers with a power button and volume switch on the right side.
The screen is a 6 - inch IPS LCD with a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, covered in 2.5 D glass for a slight curve along the
edges which blends in nicely with the rest
of the
phone's subtly
rounded aesthetic.
Like its predecessors, the new
phone's chassis still appears to carve a
rounded silhouette that is tallest at the center point
of its top and bottom
edges.
Both have curved
edges on either side
of the
phone and
rounded sides.
The Pixel Launcher now has a
rounded - off
edge, matching the look
of notification windows that you see when you wake up your
phone.
In typical Sony fashion, the design is an evolution
of previous Xperia
phones consisting
of two slabs
of glass, a rectangular shape with slightly
rounded edges, and a flat top and bottom, with bezels that are larger than what we expect to see in this year's competition.
All around the
phones you'll see examples
of smoothly -
rounded edges (including the screen itself) on the GS7
edge where materials meet, while the OnePlus 2 has a flatter approach on its sides, back and front glass.
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.
The
rounded edges and curved corners help the
phone feel comfy in the hand, and its overall size
of 111 x 47.5 x 11 mm and its weight
of 100g mean it's easy to drop into all but the very smallest
of pockets.
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.
Gone are the large bezels and flat
edges of past Xperia
phones, as they've bee replaced with a narrow 18:9 screen, stunning glass back, and
rounded corners.
The
edges of the device are
rounded, there is not one hard angle on the main body
of the
phone, which makes it feel really good in the hand.
Zenfone 3s Max looks like a lot
of phones out there in the market with the metal unibody; the slightly curved back,
rounded edges on top, and 2.5 D glass all over the front.
The
rounded edges made it fit particularly well in my small hands, the 169g
of mass made the
phone feel just right: solid and compact but never tiresome or bloated.
The screen also comes with square
edges and the main
edges of the
phone are
rounded, which further makes it a bit weirder, especially after looking at what LG has done with the G6.
As a new iPhone 8 rumor suggests that Apple may have to move the Touch ID sensor to the back
of the
phone to make room for an
edge - to -
edge screen, a leaked schematic is now making the
rounds that shows off an iPhone which does precisely that.