Tech analysts from Barclays Research report that the upcoming iPhone 8 handsets could ditch the traditional
bezel design of earlier models in favor of a curved, borderless look.
Samsung pretty much blew us all away with the 18:9, slim -
bezel design of the Galaxy S8, and the S9 doesn't stray too far from the winning formula.
l Ultra-thin chip design: Fully embedded ultra-thin fingerprint chipset design, supports up to 0.3 mm in thickness, module thickness 0.86 mm, supports the ultra-narrow
bezel design of a mobile phone.
I wonder why Kobo have moved away from the no -
bezel design of the Aura.
But while the 6X stood out from other budget phones by offering a dual - camera system usually found on high - end smartphones, the 7X is hoping to make an impression by going bigger, with a 5.93 - inch «Fullview» display to evoke the reduced -
bezel designs of flagships like the Galaxy S8 or iPhone X.
Not exact matches
This year, Apple is rumored to be updating its iPad Pro lineup with an iPhone X-style
design that has narrower
bezels and the iPhone X's TrueDepth camera that's used for FaceID and Animoji, according to a report from analyst Jun Zhang
of Rosenblatt Securities obtained by Macworld.
With a passion for helping animals, Balinese artisan Janice Girardi
designs this pair
of stud earrings, crafted
of sterling silver with oxidized paw motifs that circle the
bezels.
It's two - tone
design goes with any jewelry I wear, and the crystal
bezel adds a little extra touch
of class.
A light green gemstone
of jade sits in an elegant diamond - shaped sterling silver
bezel with a twist
design.
Crowned by a drop - shaped
bezel of green Guatemalan jade, this lovely and elegant single stone ring from Guatemala features a
design by Zandra Lorena Sajbin.
Crowned by a drop - shaped
bezel of dark green Guatemalan jade, this lovely and elegant single stone ring from Guatemala features a
design by Zandra Lorena Sajbin.
The durable, sleek and professional
design of the displays is housed in a 17 mm
bezel with a 2 mm ultra-low profile, meaning the display is not affected by dirt or dust, significantly reducing screen downtime.
Other sporty touches include twin - hexagonal centre tailpipes, black lamp
bezels, no shortage
of ST badging and, if you option the, a set
of rather handsome 19 - inch ST
Design alloy wheels.
(569 N • m)
of torque • SRT performance: 0 - 60 mph in the low five - second range, 0 -100-0 in under 17 seconds, 60 - 0 mph in approximately 110 feet • Benchmark braking • World - class ride and handling characteristics across a dynamic range • Functional, performance - oriented exterior
design and race - inspired interior appointments • Benchmark performance at the best price PRODUCT CHRONOLOGY 2008 MODEL YEAR EXTERIOR • New color: Steel Blue Metallic Clear Coat INTERIOR • Available Side - curtain Air Bags • Available SIRIUS BackSeat TV ™ • Available SRT - engineered KICKER ® premium surround sound system • New instrument panel cluster • New center console • SRT - exclusive Reconfigurable Display (RCD) • LED lighting in the front cup holders and front - and rear - door map pockets • Dark Slate Gray interior color • Agate - color accent stitching • Carbon - fiber - like pattern door handles and carbon - fiber - like leather - trim steering wheel POWERTRAIN / CHASSIS • New optional 20 - inch aluminum wheel PACKAGES • Super Bee Special Edition — with Surf Blue Pearl Coat 2007 MODEL YEAR EXTERIOR • New color: TorRed INTERIOR • Optional Rear Seat Video system, including KICKER ® Mobile Surround Sound PACKAGES • Super Bee Special Edition — with Detonator Yellow exterior color • SRT Track Experience — Standard 2006 MODEL YEAR New high - performance version
of the Dodge Charger with new 6.1 - liter HEMI ® engine EXTERIOR • Colors: Brilliant Black, Bright Silver, Inferno Red • New front fascia with integrated brake duct inlets • Insert in rear fascia • New rear spoiler • Body - color mirrors and door handles (carryover base car) • «SRT8» exterior badge (deck lid) • Mesh grille insert with «SRT» badge • Brake duct system in front belly pan • 16 mm clearance rear fascia to exhaust tips • New hood with scoop,
bezel and underhood duct • New hood silencer pad INTERIOR • Colors: Dark Slate / Light Slate Gray • Sport front seats with matching trim on rear seats • Red accent stitching • Carbon fiber leather on steering wheel upper • Satin finish steering wheel spokes (from 300C) • Satin Silver shift
bezel and lock knobs (from 300C) • «SRT8» badge below right - hand air conditioning outlet duct • Satin Silver color for center stack
bezel POWERTRAIN • 6.1 - liter HEMI ® engine (425 horsepower / 420 lb. - ft.)
2004 MODEL YEAR Full - time electric shift optional on Laramie and SLT Tow / haul mode offered on light - duty models with automatic transmission Flexible fuel version
of 4.7 - liter engine available to fleet customers Optional larger 34 - gallon fuel tank on 1500 Quad Cab with standard bed The 5.7 - liter HEMI Magnum V - 8 receives exhaust gas recirculation for improved efficiency New exterior color: Deep Molten Red replaces Garnet Red New adjustable rear seat outboard head restraints standard on Quad Cab Chrome bodyside moldings standard for Laramie Chrome surround grille with chrome billet inserts for Laramie standard Body - color side moldings now standard with Sport appearance group Chrome - clad wheels now standard on Laramie New available navigation radio with 4.9 - inch full - color display, AM / FM stereo, CD player, 11 speakers, 240 - watt amplifier and DVD - based navigation system Satin Silver door and instrument panel
bezels for Laramie Laramie model features new seat appearance, with unique leather seat
design with high - contrast color seat inserts Laramie J Package (includes ash receiver, cup holder, vanity mirror lamps for driver and passenger, glove box lighting, switchable dome lamp and electrochromic rearview mirror) 2003 MODEL YEAR All - new 5.7 - liter HEMI V - 8 replaces 5.9 - liter 545RFE multi-speed automatic transmission available with 4.7 - liter and 5.7 - liter engines Optional rear window defogger (mid-year introduction) SLT Plus is rebadged as Laramie on regular and Quad Cab models with an extensive list
of standard features New tow hooks standard on Laramie four - wheel drive, optional in Protection Group for four - wheel drive ST and SLT and optional with two - wheel drive ST, SLT and Laramie Adjustable pedals with manual transmission — Optional AM / FM stereo with six - disc in - dash CD — Optional Steering wheel - mounted audio controls are packaged with AM / FM stereo radio with cassette and CD player or an AM / FM stereo radio with cassette and six - disc in - dash CD changer — SLT; both equipped with 11 - speaker Infinity ® system Electronic throttle control on 5.7 - liter HEMI Magnum V - 8 engine Automatic locking retractor added to front passenger seat belt LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) added to regular and Quad Cab models
It has a sportier styling with features like black front grille bars, black front fog lamp
bezel, 17 - inch machined - face wheels in a unique
design, black roof rails, a sportier rear spoiler in a configuration similar to that
of the Ford EcoSport ST - Line, anodised blue interior trim and blue seat stitching.
These are complemented by a range
of individual
design options, comprising black, carbon - fibre rear spoiler and door mirror cowls as well as distinctive, black - painted 21 - inch «Elegant» alloy wheels and dark mesh front wing vents with black carbon - fibre
bezels.
For example, the chaplets on the clock have been
designed and meticulously crafted with a combination
of warming copper and silver, whilst the radial lines
of the outer
bezel playfully emulate the look and feel
of vinyl records.
ENGINE, NORTHSTAR 4.6 L DOHC VARIABLE VALVE TIMING V8 SFI SEATS, FRONT BUCKET WITH LEATHER SEATING SURFACES TRANSMISSION, 6 - SPEED AUTOMATIC, ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED Fog lamps, front, integral Glass, Solar - Ray light - tinted Hardtop, power retractable Headlamps, steerable adaptive forward lighting system, bi-functional High - Intensity Discharge (HID) with headlamp washers and Twilight Sentinel Tail lamps, LED illumination Wipers, front intermittent, RainSense Accents, interior, aluminum on center console, left - hand and right - hand door armrests and door switch
bezels, center air outlet, climate control, audio system and steering wheel Air filtration system, with pollen filter Antenna, integral Cargo net, trunk Climate control, dual - zone automatic with individual climate settings for driver and front passenger Console, floor with ashtray, cigar lighter, auxiliary power outlet, 2 cup holders, coin holder and accessible storage compartments in console and between seat backs Defogger, rear - window electric with front and side window outlets for the driver and right - front passenger Floor mats, carpeted Fuel filler door release, power Glovebox, passenger - side lockable, illuminated Instrumentation, electronic analog, BVLGARI -
designed Lighting, interior with illuminated entry and exit feature, courtesy lights and entrance lights in base
of door Map pockets, door storage Mirror, inside rearview auto - dimming with OnStar controls Parking brake release, automatic Rear Parking Assist, Ultrasonic with rearview LED display and audible warning Steering column, power tilt and telescopic Theft - deterrent system, audible Trunk release, power open and close Universal Home Remote, includes garage door opener, 3 - channel programmable Visors, driver and front passenger illuminated vanity mirrors Windows, integrated automatic indexing seal system Windows, power with driver and passenger Express - Down / Up XM Satellite Radio.
The instrument cluster
bezel shines with a piano finish, and the
design of the selector knob
of the seven - speed S tronic is unique to the RS.
The strong graphic presentation is echoed in the shape
of the instrument
bezels, a
design inspired by popular rectangular fashion eyewear.
The GT Speed Black Edition also includes a high gloss black finish to the exterior brightware (including window openings and lamp
bezels), all - black 21 - inch five - spoke directional wheels, brake calipers in red or black, contrast colours to the front splitter, side skirts and rear diffuser in four different shades (Hallmark, Beluga, St James» Red, Cyber Yellow), optional door mirrors colour - matching, seats and centre console bordered by contrasting leather in Porpoise, Beluga, Pillar Box Red or Cyber Yellow; contrast stitching at seats and centre console matching diamond quilting
of the doors and Mulliner GT
Design seats.
The shape and form
of each interior component has been carefully
designed to express the true form
of the materials, such as the brushed finish
of door handle
bezel and the highly tactile shift lever, seemingly carved from a single billet, and generously bound leather.
An all - new grille
design with a horizontal bar at the same height
of the
bezels» division between the parking lights and headlights and a vertical bar at the very center; behind these was a set
of smaller narrower horizontal lines.
The centrepiece
of the well -
designed instrument panel is a floating island
bezel housing an available seven - inch thin film transistor (TFT) customizable gauge cluster display surrounded by a unique light pipe.
The interior surfaces in Oxide Silver for the door
bezel and cockpit trim and Cross Stripe Grey for the side surrounds
of the center console were also
designed exclusively for the MINI Countryman Park Lane.
Sitting atop a swiveling pedestal, the LN46C650 is housed in Samsung's classy Series 6
design featuring a thin black
bezel surrounded by a transparent edge, with a splash
of red at the bottom.
Speaking
of holding the tablet in one hand, the Nook HD and its larger sibling, the Nook HD +, share a similar
design trait: Each features an asymmetrical
bezel that's narrower on the sides (when held in portrait mode) than at the top and bottom.
The overall
design of both
of these e-readers are fairly similar, although the new model has a slimmer
bezel.
However, given the current rumors
of Apple having adopted a similar
design cue as the iPad Mini with thinner
bezels along the sides, it doesn't seem feasible for the bigger iPad's necessary handheld operation.
However, the
bezel does mean that the
design doesn't look to too slick and it actually gives the impression
of a separate (somewhat «budget») casing - although you can't take it off, obviously.
The Kindle Paperwhite 3 is said to have a higher resolution
of 300 PPI and the same
design as the Kobo Aura that has the screen flush with the
bezel.
The tablet has also been on sale under this new form and name in Germany, though the changes in
design involved largely a plastic
bezel extending over to the sides
of the tablet.
A metallic trim further adds to the
design, though the
bezel around the 7 inch display might be considered a bit too thick at the top and bottom
of the device.
On the other, more - expensive, end
of the market, rumors have pointed to the company bringing the iPhone X's nearly -
bezel - free
design and Face ID to the tablets, which it would likely put in a new iPad Pro.
The LG G Pad on the other hand carries on the
design ethos
of the LG G2 and more recently launched LG G3 smartphone, bringing a very thin
bezel and rear volume rocker buttons to offer you lots
of display in a small body.
The handset
design is pretty much identical to the 9700 with the exception
of a new glossy jet black
bezel compared to the 9700's chrome
bezel.
These include a thin
bezel design that Apple introduced in the iPad Mini along with the incorporation
of the «thin GF2 touch module
of the same level as iPad Mini.»
Like the H97 also features a home button on the
bezel at the bottom
of the display, rear marked by a curved
design and an overall minimalistic
design theme.
Kindle Voyage was
designed to come one step closer to a sheet
of paper, with a flush - front
bezel for a clean, streamlined
design.
The latest version will have a higher screen resolution, a thinner
bezel design and adopt Qualcomm's chip in place
of Nvidia Corp's Tegra 3, which was used in the first Nexus 7s released last year, the sources said, declining to be identified because they are not authorized to speak to the media.
Then the new iPad 5 is also likely to sport a thinner
bezel design, something along the lines
of the current gen iPad Mini.
not sure if i really like the flush
bezel / screen
of the aura as it may make it more prone to catch scratches but the more flat
design looks nice indeed.
I did not buy the Glowlight because
of the huge
bezel and, in my opinion, awkward
design.
But the biggest
design difference is the PagePress technology built into the
bezel of the Voyage.
I kind
of start to think this is a really bad
design, it is not a true physical button, it is just a part
of the
bezel, isn't it?
The Nook HD looks quite alien by comparison, it appears to have been
designed with portrait orientation in mind (for reading eBooks,
of course), so the
bezel is thinner along the two shorter edges and thicker where you'd spend most
of the time holding it along the longer edges.
Aside from its lax efforts to reduce
bezel size, the
design of the Xperia Tablet S feels fairly up - to - date.
While obviously not as unobtrusive as a handset with the reader on the rear, we weren't offended by its size or
design, with the phone's bottom
bezel of only modest size.
The Playbook is one
of my favorite tablet in terms
of design, I love the sleek form factor with the subtly integrated physical buttons on the side, and the concept
of making the touch - sensitive black display
bezel a part
of the user interface.