They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There might be a lot of truth to that. People can be subjective when they judge what looks good and what doesn't.
However, there are also rules to design and aesthetics. For example, it turns out that most people find symmetry attractive. So, when it comes to beauty, some things are more subjective than others.
Regardless of your position on this topic, here's my view on the current state of things in the Android smartphone market. It's not easy to say this, but I think most modern Android phones are some of the ugliest the market has ever seen. Samsung and Sony to the rescue! I'm not exaggerating when I say this is a bad time to be an Android fan with an eye for good aesthetics.
I'm not sure if you see what I see, but it's almost like the vast majority of Android phones today are competing to become the most unattractive possible and gain attention through controversial designs. We have phones with giant camera housings that look completely out of place (Xiaomi Mix Fold 4, anyone?). And there's an awful trend for oversized round camera housings that cheaply attempt to imitate the classic design of old film-based cameras.
And now, Honor has the gall to next to the , ignoring (and even hiding in its own render) that the V3 carries one of the most awkward camera housings I've ever seen. I mean, who doesn't want a camera shaped like a wheel nut or a water pipe fitting? Even Google is doing weird things with its Pixel line. The almos.