JANUARY 2020 PCWorld 41choice of materials, however. The luxurious
frosted glass now covers the entire back of
the phone, and it resists fingerprints,
scratches, and smudges. The brushed-
aluminum sides echo the frosted look, and
the color options—which adds orange this
year to the classics black and white—are
appealing. I love the colored accent button. If
Google ever decides to get serious about
smartphone design, it should start with the
materials and work backward.
Samsung’s S10+ continues to refine the
Galaxy look. The top and bottom bezels are
barely-there slivers, bringing the screen-to-
body ratio close to 90 percent, but it feels like
more because the edges of the screen drape
over the sides. The back of the S10+ is just as
pleasing, with a horizontal camera array set
against a glass available in fantastic colors.
Yes, it’s a fingerprint magnet, but so is the
iPhone’s back. And unfortunately the lack of
bezels brings visual and functional problems
that Samsung isn’t yet prepared to address.
The oddball is the selfie camera. Lacking
enough bezel to hide sensors, SamsungSurprisingly, the iPhone 11 (far right) is slightly
thicker than the other phones here, but only by a
tenth of a millimeter.The Pixel 4’s orange power button remains my favorite feature about Google’s design.