No matter which brand you prefer, the best phones are always improving. From the iPhone 17 Pro’s elite Fusion Camera system to the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s Privacy Display, expensive flagships routinely bring something new to the table. Except when it comes to design.
As we’ve discussed before here at TechRadar, the unfortunate truth is that phones have never looked more boring. Gone are the days of the motorized LG Wing and Oppo Find X, or even the flashy gold-colored iPhone 14 Pro — pick a modern flagship phone off the shelf and, more often than not, it’ll be some bland melange of glass and aluminum.
