The Boost Up Wireless Charging Pad is round and flat, with a grippy rubber ring in the centre, again to ensure
you slippery glass phone doesn't fall off.
Not exact matches
Design-wise, the
phone has a
glass back that can get
slippery at times and the screen takes up nearly the entire width of the front.
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.
Slippery back: The slick, glossy back, which feels as
slippery as its
glass front touchscreen, makes the
phone not only easier to accidentally drop from your hand, but more likely to slip off of uneven surfaces when you set it down as well.
It's a magnet thanks to the
glass material used, but given that this material also makes the
phone very
slippery, you might want to get a case.
The all -
glass design means the
phone is
slippery and fragile, not to mention a fingerprint magnet.
This combination of
glass back and plastic sides make the
phone feel a bit
slippery.
And if there are two things I never want to put together on a
phone, it's bound to be
glass and
slippery.
That
glass back enables one new feature, wireless charging, and it makes the
phone a little more comfortable to hold and a lot less
slippery than its predecessors.
That said, like most
phones with a
glass panel on the back, the device does tend to feel
slippery, and is very prone to smudges.
Instead of a completely smooth taper between the
glass and metal all the way around, the Note 8 has a much more distinct separation between the
glass and metal and the sides are much flatter, giving a
phone that's usually
slippery a lot more grip.
I love this
phone (not quite as much as my X3) but it's
slippery being
glass and metal.
The
glass surfaces can feel
slippery, however I haven't come close to dropping the
phone even once during all my testing (which is unusual).
Both
phones feel nice to hold due to their «multi-axis» curved design, and the
glass back feels smooth but not
slippery.
It's not
glass like the original Moto Z Play, and some may find this
phone a tricky to handle, as it can prove a bit
slippery.
Gorilla
Glass 5 covers both sides of the
phone so it's just as
slippery on the front as on the back, if you happen to place your
phone face - down like some kind of barbarian.
Both
phones have
slippery glass backs that slide off desks and threaten to shatter.
The
phone is
slippery because of
glass design so that might be a problem.
It's one of the more
slippery phones around, and that
glass back is quick to pick up scratches, but Huawei at least includes a thin TPU case in the box that does a good job at solving both problems.
While the film did seem to hide smudges better than the bare
glass, it also made the
phone more
slippery while out of the case.
It's nice to see at least one OEM still embracing metal design in the face of all the
slippery, fragile, and fingerprint - prone
glass phones these days.
Clad in a color - matched metal frame, the device feels both airy and robust, though like all
glass phones it is extremely
slippery.
The
glass back makes the
phone a bit
slippery to hold, but its overall size of 70.9 mm wide by 147 mm deep by 7.45 mm thick makes for a relatively comfortable hold, even in relatively small hands like mine; it sits neatly in a pocket, too.
Both
phones are a fair bit heavier than last year's models, about 10 - percent heavier each, and are still as
slippery as ever thanks to their metal -
glass builds.
With its
glass design and bump - free camera, the Honor 8 is an incredibly
slippery phone.
Credit: Jeremy Lips / Tom's GuideThe
glass covering feels premium, but it also makes the
phone slippery and prone to smudges.
The
glass back made the Mi 5
slippery to hold and use, but the brushed aluminum finish on the Mi 5s makes the
phone that much more comfortable to grip, and it also gives the device an upmarket look.
The body is more rounded and comfortable than the P10's bigger brother the Mate 9, and thanks to its aluminum unibody design it's less
slippery and fragile than
phones with a
glass back — though as always, a metal back means no wireless charging.
The PORSCHE DESIGN Huawei Mate 10 is not all that
slippery in the hand, well, at least considering it's a
phone that comes with a
glass back, which was the case with the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, which is something we've noticed while we were reviewing it.
Apart from the above mentioned software related points, there is also a very Important thing to consider i.e. about the
slippery back panel, that would easily make the
phone drop from your hand and also break the
glass panel.
But be warned that the all -
glass design of the latter means that the
phone is a bit
slippery when compared to its counterpart.
But the
glass panel can make the
phone quite
slippery.