A
bezel is a ring or rim that surrounds and holds something in place, such as a watch or a computer screen. It is mainly used to protect the display or to hold it securely.
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The renders show a phone with thin
bezels on the top and bottom of the screen.
The front is dominated by the 5 - inch display with
thin bezels around the sides, along with a capacitive button layout below the screen.
There's still a fair amount of
bezel around the display too, and the front - facing speakers mean the phone is potentially taller than it needs to be.
Now, you can clearly see the curved display on the front, and the lack
of bezels on the side because of it.
It also makes the significantly bigger
bottom bezel much smaller than last year.
This is also where we must mention design, mainly due to the recent trend of putting longer displays with
smaller bezels on smartphones.
The promotional image suggests that the phone will come with
slim bezels at left, right and top sides.
There's a large
black bezel around the screen, but that's fine at this price point.
We have had small
side bezels on phones for many years, so that's nothing new.
The front of the phone houses a 5 inch 720p display flanked by
large bezels on top and bottom.
The slim
top bezel of the smartphone houses a 13 - megapixel camera mounted behind an f / 2.0 lens.
It will have bezel-less sides and very minimal
bezels at the top and the bottom.
That 18:9 panel is surrounded by
minimal bezels in a well - built aluminum and glass design.
But it's probably just an illusion, with a thick bottom
bezel in tow.
It tops things off with unique features like the
rotating bezel for accessing applications, as this prevented the user from having to touch the display as often.
Since the display is still 9.7 - inches, that means a slightly
narrower bezel as well, though the difference is minor.
The screen is huge with very thin
bezels for something in this price range.
It looks clean and simple, and there's not much wasted space here, with slim
bezels surrounding the screen.
Not only because it is thin, but also because the small
display bezel makes it possible to reduce the overall width and depth of the laptop.
, a direct effect of shrinking that bottom
screen bezel just a tad bit.
This appearance package comes with a gloss - black grille, black
headlamps bezels, 20 - inch wheels, and extra body - color trim.
The phone has the same infinity display with lesser
bezels as compared to the one on S8 and S8 +.
It also has a greatly
reduced bezel around the display, so is barely larger than a 14 - inch device.
There are also still
big bezels surrounding all sides.
It's got wireless charging, storage expansion, a gorgeous,
almost bezel - free screen, and a truly sumptuous design.
Finally, those new thinner side
bezels make the display stand out from the background.
The bottom chin has seen a slight reduction in
bezel size but the difference is going to be barely noticeable to the naked eye.
Gone is the removable battery and and chunky
front bezels for one of the first extra widescreen displays and a super slick glass and metal design.
Instead, the contemporary thick
bezel design seems more suitable to support the enlarged display and additional weight.
This allows for narrow
bezels all the way around the screen, and a 91 % screen - to - body ratio.
The LED fog
lamp bezels and fenders are also black chrome with a high - gloss black finish on the window trims, mirror caps, and skid plate.
That means
tiny bezels at the sides and not a whole lot top and bottom.
One word of caution: stay away
from bezel settings, as the metal rim won't let light properly enter the stone.
It will sport 4
mm bezels around the entire edge of the device, which means it'll also have a near bezel-less display.
The bottom
bezels look really bad on a phone which already has a notch.
There's a new SEL package that includes 17 - inch aluminum wheels with black sections, fog lights, black
headlight bezels and a power moonroof.
TV manufacturers have been successfully
shrinking bezels for quite some time — but we don't hold TVs the way we hold our smartphones.
The large screen with very thin
bezels along with the thin aluminum body make it look and feel like a much more expensive phone.
While it might not have S8's use of edges, it will at least utilize most of the display and will not have a thick bottom
bezel like the first - generation Pixel.
The tablet is strikingly compact and sleek - looking, thanks to the narrow strips of
white bezel surrounding the 8 - inch display.
I like the fact that side
bezels don't take much space in the front and thus giving room to the display.
The left side in portrait orientation with the biggest
bezel down has the power button and the volume controls.
On the front, a glossy
silver bezel frames the 10.1 - inch display, with a 1.2 - megapixel front - facing camera centered at the top.