The metallic body also fights fingerprints and smudges well, which is more than can be said for many other smartphones
with shiny plastic finishes (or, in the case of the Sony Xperia Z, glass).
The result of the hard training was that when the actual driver's exam started I found it to be relatively easier with the end result that I passed the exam on the first attempt and walked out
with a shiny plastic card, a prized possession for everyone I guess.
Underneath the skin, the cockpit is basic black
with some shiny plastic trim that was already smudged on our barely broken - in sample.
Imagine the way light interacts
with a shiny plastic ball, compared with its appearance on a rumpled velvet blanket.
Not exact matches
It also meant the company didn't need to spend as much to refurbish aging restaurants; instead, it offered incentives and lined up loans for franchisees to revamp their locations, replacing dull old
plastic countertops
with shiny metallic surfaces and futuristic stripes of neon.
She had a tall,
shiny, sliver pot
with black
plastic handles that were slightly melted from years and years of use.
In those days, before the invention of high - impact
plastics, wooden - headed golf clubs were finished
with several coats of shellac to make them nice and
shiny.
There was nothing more exciting than hunting for those
shiny,
plastic Easter eggs
with treasures inside.
We tried a different activity
with crayons and left one crayon in the sun on a
shiny metal plate and one on a
plastic plate.
The H5 + is made from high - grade ABS
plastic and plated
with shiny chrome.
Golden lenses and see - though
plastic frames will ideally fit your light green knitted sweater styled
with wrap
shiny metallic skirt:
Shiny rose gold metal frame
with shiny black
plastic temple tips and grey gradient ochre POLARized lenses
it was this very dark stain
with a
shiny almost
plastic table top.
A
shiny, slippery
plastic with ugly sheen.
It shares a similar, more aggressive front end compared to the standard Passat, complete
with shiny black
plastic and fender strakes matching the Golf GTI.
The black vinyl material embossed
with a carbonfibre pattern that covers the dash and air vents surrounded by
shiny red
plastic attempt to create a sporty atmosphere, but instead look and feel cheap.
Ties to the MTV generation remain — the blue carpet in Baeyen's car is thick enough to be combed
with a rake, and there's enough hard,
shiny plastic to decorate a McDonald's — but by and large, the CRX's cabin isn't a bad place to be.
Our test car's faux - wood trim and metal shifter trim looked decent, and once you move up from the Optima LX, Kia shows merciful restraint
with the
shiny silver
plastic that spoils too many interiors in this class.
The seats are comfortable and forward visibility panoramic, but the in - your - face
shiny white
plastic centre console is a truly jarring oddity — especially when it clashes spectacularly
with the beige interior.
In this regard, the Q5 does not disappoint,
with gleaming wood and metal accents providing
shiny contrast to the smooth leather and quality
plastics that adorn the cabin.
Although some
plastics are still rougher than they should be, designers tried to fix that
with a fair share of
shiny black patches of
plastic around the centre console and chrome accent surrounds for the air vents and the area around the gear lever.
Inside, Honda has obviously saved some money
with lots of hard,
shiny plastics throughout.
Plastic quality remains good for the segment,
with fit and finish similarly ranked although we would like to add that some
plastics on the door panel and the centre stack do appear
shiny and a little hard.
It's been redesigned to be a bit simpler and more upmarket,
with a few more soft - touch materials and
shiny plastics - but it's not a complete revolution.
The
shiny fake wood and silvery trim has been traded for fake wood
with a more fashionable matte finish, along
with textured, darker
plastics.
In short, customers will get a lot of
shiny plastic for the buck,
with only a few chrome inserts to add a bit of cheer to the center console and the steering wheel.
The device is clad in black rubber
with a band of
shiny plastic along the top edge, and the screen has a half - inch bezel.
It was brand - new construction, just finished last August, and the cafeteria was state - of - the - art,
with modern skylights,
shiny tables
with blue
plastic seats, and cheery blue - and - white tile walls.
The unassuming design flows to the rest of the tablet,
with the dark grey
plastic screen surround complimented by a lighter shade of grey on the back — providing what can only be described as a drab looking device, lacking the
shiny pizzazz of Apple's iconic offerings.
It's
shiny, grey metallic
plastic, inlaid
with a pattern on the back that would look more at home on the lid of a laptop than the back of a tablet.
That's not to say it's particularly stylish,
with its slightly bulging sides and
shiny plastic edging ensuring that it won't be taking on the new Nexus 7 in the desirability stakes, let alone the iPad mini.
Before you get started
with breaking in that
shiny piece of
plastic, take a look at the CreditDonkey team's tips on the best ways to manage your first credit card.
Be honest
with your calculations and don't be one of the many consumers swayed by a
shiny plastic card — they're the ones paying for the benefits those of us playing the system correctly are getting on the cheap.
Your character card is adorned
with a bunch of
shiny plastic gems which essentially represent the amount of energy a character has to exert across the span of a turn.
These are extremely high quality,
with solid
plastic and an almost
shiny paint job.
With some skilled brushwork they should still look great, but the
shiny, smooth
plastic that they are made from could prove to be somewhat problematic.
There is a
shiny plastic strip on both sides of the mouse
with the left side being the home of the forward and back buttons.
Take the wireless headset out of the box and you'll notice that they are a fine - looking piece of kit: the whole thing is done in matte black
with a few
shinier plastic pieces and striking red highlights.
The one element of 0.2's graphics that I'm not quite sold on is character models, stylistically I find them a little odd, everyone is clean... like ridiculously clean, they almost look
plastic at times
with shiny flat faces.
There are also a set of shaped paintings that are nothing more than ironing boards covered
with patterned fabric or
shiny plastic.
Much of the island still looks like a construction site
with mountains of sand piled up, but, according to the
shiny plastic model I am shown, when finished in 2023 it will be able to accommodate about 130,000 people.
Both HTC and Samsung have chosen to build their phones out of
plastic, but while Samsung has gone its traditional route, creating a phone
with a very typical
shiny plastic - like feel to it, HTC stepped it up a notch and wrapped the One X in a polycarbonate unibody that is finely tailored to have a great, solid feel.
It's shell is half -
shiny plastic and half aluminum
with a black matte finish and red stripe that pulls out as a kickstand
Unlike all the other premium phones in the market, Nexus doesn't come clad in a
shiny metal armor, and instead it sticks to a
plastic build
with sort of a matte finish.
The new Nexus 7 dropped the faux leather back and
shiny plastic to go
with a full wrap of soft touch
plastic, while also slimming down in every dimension.
Perhaps it's the fact that Samsung has done away
with that awful faux - stitching effect, or the fact that it's framed by elegant metal rather than ugly
shiny plastic.
Though not quite as
shiny and glitzy as the Galaxy A7 (2016), the second - gen Galaxy A5 clearly rocks a premium build,
with something fancier than
plastic in tow.
Still, it's thin (7 mm) and is well made,
with an aluminum base, grey silicone feet, and a
shiny white
plastic top surface.
Although it's quite attractive from the front, when you turn it around, you're presented
with a stark black wall of
shiny plastic that attracts fingermarks like you wouldn't believe.
The Blue Mo - Fi pairs glossy
plastic with shiny painted aluminum to create a headphone frame that looks like it came from the fevered imagination of your favorite sci - fi writer.