The overall design for the phones is identical on both sizes, and is still
shimmering glass and metal much like the previous generation.
Not exact matches
Recent works include a series of beautifully coloured photograms, Lycopodium, created by burning the spores of Lycopodium moss against photographic paper
and Replaying the mistake of a broken hammer (2011), a
shimmering metal rod with the brittle properties of
glass, created by deliberately interrupting the steel - tempering process.
Built with a double - anodized
metal frame, both the front
and back are outfitted with Gorilla
Glass 5, and each of the two colors — Deep Sea Black and Luminous Chrome — shimmer off the glass back in a parade of reflective
Glass 5,
and each of the two colors — Deep Sea Black
and Luminous Chrome —
shimmer off the
glass back in a parade of reflective
glass back in a parade of reflectiveness.
The
glass and metal design looks striking
and exudes style in all four color variants —
Shimmer Gold, Moonlight White, Aqua Blue,
and Sapphire Black.
On the design front, Samsung has made its devices «
shimmer» thanks to having Gorilla
Glass 4 on the front
and back, which is 50 % stronger than Gorilla
Glass 3, with
metal edges that are 50 % stronger too, prompting Samsung's speaker to exclaim that «it won't bend».
The iPhone is
glass and metal in a more «obvious» way, with the chromed
metal shining out, where Sony's gone for a
shimmering glass shell designed to catch the eye when left on the table.
As I sat in the audience wearing Gear VR goggles, the gleaming
glass and metal Edge came swirling into view,
shimmering seductively, while music pumped.