A surprise met us on our SFO to LHR flight. Yes, business class is a huge splurge (especially if the economy section turns out undersold). But we were being treated to United's newest Polaris. At first, I was pleasantly surprised to see all business seats had a privacy door. I thought this would be great? Not so at least for me. Storage? Reduced. Seat width? If not reduced it sure felt reduced. General seat and lie flat confort? Definitely reduced. But United says it's roomier and better, and another traveler with a much better video (second video below) has ideas different than mine.

Take a look. I think the picture above clearly shows a more "fitted" aka smaller seat design. For me, I would gladly give up the "door" for an aligned window and the traditional Polaris storage and more comfortable experience.