It's likely that Samsung has similar curved glass and minimal
bezel design plans for the Note 8, unfortunately also complete with the same awkward rear fingerprint sensor featured in the S8 and S8 +.
Not exact matches
Samsung is
planning to unveil its next - generation smartphones, the Galaxy S9 and S9 +, at an event that's set to take place at Mobile World Congress on February 25, but ahead of that date, several images have leaked depicting the South Korean company's new flagship device.Noted leaker Evan Blass, aka @evleaks, has shared several renders of the new Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 + on Twitter, along with details about what to expect from the device that will compete directly with Apple's own iPhone X. Galaxy S9 Samsung's two new smartphones will continue to use the same general
design as the Galaxy S8 devices, with slim
bezels and a near edge - to - edge Super AMOLED display.
While the
design remains «almost identical» to last year's smaller Pixel, with similarly large
bezels surrounding the display, Google is
planning to include stereo speakers at the expense of the 3.5 mm headphone jack, which our source says will not be present in this iteration.
The report also notes that Apple is
planning to release a completely redesigned full - size iPad this fall that will be smaller and lighter than the current model, and will feature a «slimmer
bezel design to allow a bigger viewing area.»
The 10.5 - inch model may not ship until May, while the other sizes are said to ship in March.If the report is accurate, it would suggest Apple
plans to refresh the iPad mini 4 with a new 7.9 - inch iPad Pro model, update its existing 9.7 - inch iPad Pro and 12.9 - inch iPad Pro models, and introduce an all - new 10.5 - inch iPad Pro, which is rumored to feature a narrow
bezel design, possibly without a Home button.Mac Otakara previously said the 10.9 - inch iPad Pro — it now says 10.5 - inch — will have the same overall footprint as the
Google reportedly deviated from its original
plan for the Pixel 2 XL by spurning HTC to partner with LG, which offered a
design with much slimmer
bezels for that 6 - inch phone.
A new rumor suggests that Samsung has decided to scrap
plans for reduced
bezels on the S9 and will simply stick to the same
design found on the S8.
Rumors suggested that Samsung was
planning to introduce an updated
design for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 + this year that featured narrower
bezels above and below the display, but those
plans were cancelled.
More intriguing, however, are claims that Google
plans to
design its Android P to better integrate iPhone X-like camera notches and other such sensors, which would play nicer with devices sporting ultra-thin
bezels.