It's grown on me and yes, it makes it easier to hold in portrait mode.
the chin's nice, but I wish it could grow a beard to match mine
That is a great idea. Instead of princess skins, the droid could have a goatee, van dyke, or soul patch addon. The van dyke would be a little hard to do, maybe the stash could go over the buttons.
frankly I think the Droid is a visual mess. sure it he a certain macho quality to it compared to the iPhone but it always looks half baked. the back side is awful. it just looks like it has been slapped together. it does follow a certain american utilitarian design aesthetic though. classic American designs are not minimal but functional. I am thinking of pay phones mail boxes subway trains Amtrak etc. they are tough and well made but aren't highly polished and sleek like say Italian design or minimal like Swiss german style.
the chin is a kludge because they couldn't find a better way to incorpoate the antennae. apple changed to plastic case for the same reason.
having said all that though the tough metal body of the Droid inspires confidence and the chin provides an important ergonomic safe haven away from touch sensitive buttons.
I always thought it would be great to have a bezel free phone design with 100% screen and no border but after using a touch screen I realise this really wouldn't be practical
in summary I don't love the chin or the design in general but it works
i like it..i know that is a safe place to grab the droid from my pocket...no touchscreen or controls on it...
Douchbag check.... Please! (FYI, no need to capitalize anything other than the first word in your sentence "grammar boy" aka DaHarder)frankly I think the Droid is a visual mess. sure it he a certain macho quality to it compared to the iPhone but it always looks half baked. the back side is awful. it just looks like it has been slapped together. it does follow a certain american utilitarian design aesthetic though. classic American designs are not minimal but functional. I am thinking of pay phones mail boxes subway trains Amtrak etc. they are tough and well made but aren't highly polished and sleek like say Italian design or minimal like Swiss german style.
the chin is a kludge because they couldn't find a better way to incorpoate the antennae. apple changed to plastic case for the same reason.
having said all that though the tough metal body of the Droid inspires confidence and the chin provides an important ergonomic safe haven away from touch sensitive buttons.
I always thought it would be great to have a bezel free phone design with 100% screen and no border but after using a touch screen I realise this really wouldn't be practical
in summary I don't love the chin or the design in general but it works
i like it..i know that is a safe place to grab the droid from my pocket...no touchscreen or controls on it...
GRAMMAR Check Someone... Please!
since I added the BodyGlove cover, is pretty much useless. I'm becomming a virtual keyboard user because of it.
Well, I guess it's "long live the chin"...:icon_ peace: