The differences become more apparent as you start to turn the device around though — unlike the gentle curves of the Galaxy Nexus, the sides of the Nexus 4 are flat, angular, and made of a soft touch material that provides just the right amount of grip.
The Verano's interior includes soft-touch materials to foster an upscale look.
Then there are age-friendly allotments, with raised beds to make them accessible to people in wheelchairs, age-friendly gardens (no steps), and in Newcastle the "vitality bench" (arm-rests that help you get up, and warm-to-touch materials).
Hard plastics have given way to soft-touch materials that look and feel much nicer, the dash is classier and the driving position is as fuss-free and comfortable as ever.
While the interior of the last-generation Corolla was dominated by compound curves of cheap-looking plastic, the 2014 version is more rectilinear, with an infusion of softer-touch materials — either fabric or leatherlike vinyl — and visible stitching.
Soft-touch materials on the dash mark a departure from the dinky cheap feeling Fords of models earlier.
For 2015 there are pleasing plastics, soft-touch materials in the cabin, thicker carpet padding for a quieter ride and a thoroughly revised body that carries over just the roof stamping from the outgoing model, a model that was not even three years old.
These estimates or measurements of the finger skin deformation caused by touching materials will help us to comprehend the relationships between material surfaces and the resulting texture sensations.
The interior trim is made from soft-touch materials.
