The screen is
taller than the other phones with the same size, like we saw in case of the Galaxy S8.
The bar is much
taller than other phones, which feels a little odd at first but is really no different than simply having a larger bezel up there in the first place.
Not exact matches
That makes it
taller than the screens on
other phones, most of which have a 16:9 aspect ratio.
It has a slightly larger display
than last year's model, and the
phone is thus slightly
taller and wider, but it's still light (5.1 ounces) and thin (8.1 millimeters), and really feels no different
than the S4 or any
other phone this size.
As you can see, the only notable differences between the
phones are in the screen size, battery size, and overall footprint: the Galaxy S8 + is 10.6 mm
taller and 5.3 mm wider
than the Galaxy S8, to accommodate the 6.2 - inch screen over the
other's 5.8 inches, and has a battery 500mAh larger.
It's easy to reach the fingerprint sensor on a
phone of this size (easier
than we found it to be on the
taller Nexus 6P), and the one on the Axon 7 is just as fast and accurate as those on competing top - end handsets (ZTE uses the same Swedish sensor supplier, Fingerprint Cards, as
other leading brands).
Samsung's Galaxy S9, LG's V30 +, and the iPhone X are
taller and narrower
than most
other phones, giving them big screens that are easy to hold in one hand.
It's
taller than other flagships with similar - sized displays, such as the LG G2 and Samsung Galaxy S4, highlighted by how the Z1's panel occupies just 64 % of the
phone's footprint, compared to 76 % and 72 % for the two aforementioned devices respectively.
The
phone is not particularly top - heavy, but with a
taller profile with not a lot of width, its CoG is higher
than most of the
other flagships.
Blackview's use of a
taller 18:9 screen gives the BV9000 Pro smaller bezels
than most rugged
phones, and their use of software navigation buttons over hardware is different from many
other ruggedized
phones out there.