Maybe that's the point and they have decided their high end phones need to be more visibly distinct from the rest of the lineup?
That's exactly how I feel. There's a reason why the front camera is still the ugly notch. Maybe they don't profit much from low end phones and want to push more people to the midrange ones.
Ah yes, I believed it's a webapp packaged as app. And it still follows iOS style even on Android. But maybe I am just a simple guy who favours function over form, I always like simple and functional design over polish.
True. I just wanted to add that comment just because the other poster make it sounds like PineTab2 is an alternative for Purism tablet - which is competing with iPads and Android tablet. It gave me false hope for a moment until I searched some reviews online and see it is a totally different device category.
So I just replied to clarify just in case other people got the false impression too.
Pretty sure it’s by design. It transfer the kinetic energy when it falls and keep the phone safe.
There’s reason why old Nokia is called indestructible.