
Pixel Perfect: A Look at the Design of Google's Latest Devices
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The Importance of Hinges in Foldable Devices
The ideal material is one that kind of checks both boxes in terms of mechanical properties, such as stiffness and scratch resistance. In this case, it's the high polished stainless steel finish which is really at the place where you hold the device most of the time. What's happening on the inside is also really important. We're trying to make the thinnest foldable on the market,. It puts a lot of pressure upon engineering to build a hinge that is extremely compact but also extremely torsional stiff and clever.
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