Not exact matches
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.
Bezels on the left and right
side of the screen are nearly non-existent and the 16:9 aspect ratio on the display means it's taller and thinner
than the Nexus 6's display too.
4 GB (2,000 eBooks), lighter
than previous models, sharper text, new fonts, same 8 week battery life, power button moved to
side instead of back, removed page change buttons from
bezel.
The
bezel is cleverly asymmetric: When held in portrait mode, it's narrower on the
sides than at the top and bottom.
First off, while the tablet does look to be slightly bigger
than the original Galaxy Tab, what has led many to doubt the authenticity of the images is the presence of typical Android buttons built along the
side bezel.
As had been previously rumored, Apple made the
side bezels on its new tablet significantly thinner
than most seven - inch tablets, thus giving the device significantly more screen real estate despite being roughly the same overall size as the Nexus 7.
Unfortunately, while the Xperia Z2 Tablet is super-model thin the overall dimensions are quite large, a fact made obvious by the large screen
bezels — more
than an inch thick on the
sides.
Worst still, the two screens are not generally
bezel - corrected whereby the image is adjusted so it looks like the black bar of the
bezel is physically in front of a larger screen, rather
than the content starting and stopping either
side of it.
As you can see by the pictures, Sharp has cut away most of the regular
bezel on the
sides and top of the tablet, thus making the actual tablet around 20 - 15 mm shorter
than an average 7 - inch tablet.
The rest of the design seems similar, though the
bezel appears a little wider on the
sides than on the Tab A.
The screen is perfectly centered on the device — but this leaves a larger
bezel on the top and bottom
than its
sides.
The
bezel is simple and clean, like the iPad 2's, with just the hardware features you need: well - positioned power and volume controls at the top, front and rear cameras placed unobtrusively (and they have much better image resolution and quality
than the iPad 2's), an audio jack at the top, small speaker notches on the
sides, and charging / syncing connector at the bottom.
But there's also a
bezel around the screen that measures around 18 mm and some extra metallic panels on the
sides of it, making it even wider
than you would expect.
First of all the
bezel on the
sides of the Galaxy Tab S are approximately 40 % narrower
than on Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition and Samsung Galaxy TabPRO 10.1, both of which have the same hardware specs, except from the AMOLED screen of course.
The
side bezels are quite narrow so it's smaller
than most 7 - inch tablets, and it's slim and light so it's comfortable to hold.
Spotted by Britoid on the forums of The Verge, the device appears to be a bigger tablet
than the Nexus 7, yet smaller
than the Nexus 10, along with relatively thin
bezels on all
sides.
As you can see, other
than the front - facing camera, which is located in the upper - right corner of the phone's display, and it breaks the design a bit, this phone's
bezels seem to be equally thick on all
sides, and they're quite thin, actually.
The screen goes edge to edge on the
sides, which makes it feel a bit thinner
than you'd expect, and I can ignore the big top and
bezels at this price point.
The iPad Pro 10.5 - inch version is Apple's all - star tablet with a slightly bigger screen
than you're used to on previous iPads and less
bezel on the
sides.
In terms of basic design, the 9 Lite bears more
than a little similarity to Honor's recent device — the 18:9 aspect ratio display in front, with front - facing cameras (dual as in the 9i) with relatively narrow
bezels on the
sides and Honor branding just below it.
The tiny
bezel on all
sides means that the body hasn't had to balloon out any more
than is necessary, but even so, I struggled to type with just one hand.
From the front, the PC is little more
than a 19.5» monitor with a rather large
bezel along all
sides.
Too much
bezel is visible on the A8, and other
than the fact that the front
side of the phone is all black, I don't see how one can call it «infinity» when you can see so much
bezel above all around the screen.
Samsung chooses to go with asymmetrical
bezels, thicker on the top
than on the
sides, and then goes a step further by curving the display in a way that the
side bezels seem even smaller.
While the
bezels on either
side of the screen are relatively thin, the top
bezel, which contains a front facing camera, speaker (for phone calls) and Sony logo, and the bottom
bezel, that features a microphone, are both rather large, which gives the feeling that the handset is slightly longer
than necessary.
And while the
side bezels have not been as brutally knocked off as on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2, they have receded to an extent that OnePlus has been able to squeeze a 6.01 inch display into a frame that seems only marginally larger
than its predecessor — 156.1 x 75 x 7.3 mm as compared to 154.2 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm.
And with tiny, 4.4 - millimeter
bezels on each
side of the screen, the MateBook X's display wastes less space
than the MacBook.
The
side bezels are skinnier
than the Pixel 2 XL's but not quite edge - to - edge.
At least 70 percent of the phone's front is pure screen, a setup that is primarily due to the G2 mini's super slim
side bezels, which are less
than 3 mm thick.
Of course, there's no denying that this is a large smartphone by any standard, and some hand gymnastics will be required to reach every corner of the display, but the thin
bezels along the
sides of the display and the thin profile of the device allow for a better handling experience
than you may think.
Xiaomi surprised the world by coming in with what it calls a concept Mi MIX whose screen covers more
than 90 % of the front panel, running from edge - to - edge, with only the bottom
side having a
bezel.
The majority of phones with these tiny
bezels tend to air on the expensive
side of things, but considering the fact that Honor phones are typically more affordable
than the rest of the competition, this mystery phone could be a great buy for those that want to have a modern - looking handset without spending $ 700 +.
Xiaomi have shaved a lot of the
bezel off the
sides of the device, leaving it only slightly longer
than the Nexus 5 and less wide.
One point in Logitech's favor: The keyboard part of its keyboard case is excellent as always, though the company seems to have kept the same key sizes as the 9.7 - inch model and opt for a bigger
side bezel, rather
than widen the keys, as Apple has done with its 10.5 - inch case.
The larger Pixel 2 XL has a beautiful front design with some thicker
than average
side bezels.
In the war against
bezels, the APEX manages to minimize top and
side screen borders to an «unprecedented» 1.8 mm, currently retaining a 4.3 mm chin which it also wants to eventually shrink to 1.8 mm for an overall screen - to - body ratio of more
than 98 percent.
Curved edges run on both
sides of the display and slim
bezels than the last year's Nokia 8 flagship smartphone.
With displays that take up 83 % of the phones» faces, top and bottom
bezels that are thinner
than ever, and
side bezels that are almost non-existent, the Galaxy S8 and S8 + offer an immersive experience that is unlike any other widely available smartphone.
Unsurprisingly, this is basically an oversized M3 with a metal body, decently thin screen
bezels, and a fingerprint reader disguised as a home button positioned to the
side rather
than at the bottom in landscape mode.
Samsung's flagships retain water resistance, a larger battery on the plus versions, a headphone jack, and a microSD slot, all while not having a notched screen yet have smaller
side bezels than the iPhone X. That's great engineering.
The casing and the front digitizer shown in the video reveal a device that has significantly thinner
side bezels than older iPad models despite having the exact same display size as earlier generations.
We can also expect the new device to have some of the slimmest
side bezels of any phone on the market since LG has been a trailblazer when it comes to creating phones where the display takes up as much of the front panel as possible — the LG G2's display, for example, takes up more
than 75 % of the device's front panel, better
than any other smartphone.
There's also a bit more of a
bezel on the Pixel 2 XL
than most other competing phones, particularly on the
sides.
The shape of the tablet and the placement of some buttons indeed looks like the Nexus 10 tablet, as some blogs have noticed, but the device appears to be a bit smaller
than the 10 - inch Nexus and the
bezels on the
sides of the tablet are nowhere near as wide as they are on the Nexus 10.
I think the average person is more impressed by small top and bottom
bezels than small
side bezels.
The high - quality video, once again posted by Unbox Therapy, seemingly shows that there's almost no difference between the original iPad mini's casing and the next - generation model, as both have more defined edges
than older iPad models, both have separated volume buttons and both have the same thin
side bezels.
You have to zoom in on standard 16 × 9 video for the notch to cover any portion of the video, but at that point, more of the video would be covered by the
side bezels than the notch on top.
The
side bezels are a little thicker
than on Samsung's devices, particularly because the edges don't curve so dramatically, but the upside is that you don't get distracting glare on the edges either.
On the bright
side the curve of the glass makes it easier to interact with the swiping motions that Android Wear relies on and feels better
than many other Android Wear watches with hard
bezels because of it.
The top and
side bezels of Mix 2 are more prominent
than its predecessor.