Even at this early dawn of
bezel-less phone screens, it seems as though, eventually, all phones will look alike.
Not exact matches
Like the Ghost, the upcoming Ghost Pro will be a licensed
phone from Optiemus, and appears to have a
bezel-less screen just like the standard model.
The actual
screen (which they're calling an Infinity Display) is virtually
bezel-less and runs right up to the edge of the device, which is what allows Samsung to make the
phone as small as they do.
Android
phones have been pushing for the
bezel-less screen before Apple (earliest I can recall is the Aquos Crystal by Sharp back in 2014, which had zero bezel on the top, left, and right sides).
Though it won't be significantly larger than the iPhone 7, its
screen will be much bigger because rumors say the
phone will feature a nearly
bezel-less display.
The bezels around the
screen are slim, but it doesn't have the
bezel-less display that's now a feature on premium
phones like the Galaxy S8 and LG G6.
The leaks also show the
phone may have a 6.1 - inch
screen and a nearly
bezel-less display, and like other Android copycats, a notch.
Although the
screen isn't large, the
phone itself feels quite sizeable, mainly because we've become more used to
bezel-less designs from Samsung and LG.
Screen - to - body ratio is a good indicator of deciding what's truly
bezel-less as it takes into account the size of the
phone and its display.
After watching virtually every other major
phone manufacturer on the planet move on to
bezel-less, all -
screen phone designs, it appears that Sony is finally going to play catch - up in 2018.
With three
bezel-less edges and a thin chin, the front of the
phone is nearly all
screen, with a 19:10 5.7 - inch, 2560x1312 Quad HD display commanding all of your attention.
Well, that
bezel-less phone from last year had the same
screen resolution, so it pretty much confirms that the upcoming smartphones from Sharp are indeed coming with a
bezel-less display.
And yes, don't confuse yourselves with «Full -
Screen» and «
Bezel-less» as the
phones have 18:9 displays.
bezel-less screen + no notch on
screen like iPhone x, essential
phone 6.
From a distance, the
phone looks
bezel-less but turn the
screen on and the bezels show up — we wouldn't complain much, though, as this is a budget
phone.
Honor 9 Lite looks far more glamorous than most
phones in this price range, thanks to its stunning double - sided 2.5 D glass design and
bezel-less screen.
HTC's first U11 was a very good
phone with a striking design, but many dismissed it with the Galaxy S8 and LG G6 and their
bezel-less screens hitting the market.
We've known for a few weeks that the iPhone X features a near
bezel-less display, but until now it's been unclear how the
phone's Status Bar will work with an edge - to - edge
screen.
The
phone is also tipped to feature a
bezel-less screen, taking the Samsung Galaxy S8's display design a step further by having the display wrap around the device's speaker and cameras.
Although no
phone on the market has had a
bezel-less display up till now, the
screen - to - body ratio has rapidly increased — which is good news for consumers as a higher ratio means a bigger display in the same device size or a display of equivalent diagonal in a smaller device.
So yes, the
phone has a beautiful
bezel-less design the display having rounded corners, and it seems that the
screen is slightly curved on both the sides.
In a slightly less controversial subject, we fully expect to see the end of the smaller Pixel
phone with chunky bezels around the
screen, and instead expect that Google will fully embrace the
bezel-less revolution in the smaller model — much the same as the Pixel 2 XL.
Plus, Moto is already working on a shatterproof
screen, which a
bezel-less phone will need more than ever before.
While our photos and video might be enough to convince you, it's when you pick up the
phone, hold it in your hand and watch the 6.4 - inch
screen come to life that the whole idea of a magical
bezel-less phone sinks in.
In October, Samsung launched two new sensors under the ISOCELL brand, built slimmer to fit into large -
screened,
bezel-less phones.
The Honor 7X wasn't the only great
phone to come out of Honor's factories recently — the Honor View 10 is aiming to blow the midrange market apart, with a Kirin 970 processor, a hefty dual - sensor camera, and a massive
bezel-less screen.
They've already been following this ideology I think in some ways (like not putting out a
phone with an iPhone X-like
bezel-less screen just for the heck of making it actually all -
screen), but good to see it's going to be a proper thing from now on.
Only at the beginning of this year did Samsung's
bezel-less screens make it to the company's premium mid-range
phones — the Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8 + (2018), albeit not the curved kind seen on the Galaxy S8.
However, unlike the Razer
Phone, the Black Shark gaming smartphone might have a
bezel-less 18:9 display with a
screen resolution of 2160 x 1080.
The new fingerprint scanner has been given a somewhat fancy name — Clear ID FS9500 — and is designed for
phones with
bezel-less screens.
Samsung managed to fit a 6.3 - inch
screen in the form factor of a 5.5 - inch
phone with the Galaxy S8 Plus, but there's no such
bezel-less display on offer with the Mi Max 2.
Like the Ghost, the upcoming Ghost Pro will be a licensed
phone from Optiemus, and appears to have a
bezel-less screen just like the standard model.
The
phone has an immense body - to -
screen ratio thanks to its almost
bezel-less front panel — a -LSB-...]
Thanks to that near
bezel-less display, the
phone offers more
screen for a bigger view and more space to use the S Pen.
Today, a real image of the Google Pixel 2017 leaked via Evan Blass that shows the
phone has no
bezel-less or even an 18:9
screen at all.
Xiaomi Mi MIX was the first
phone to come with a near
bezel-less display
screen when it launched in late 2016.
We've seen larger batteries in
phones of this size, but when you've got a nearly
bezel-less screen, space for more battery (or anything, for that matter) becomes a commodity.
Like the similarly ambitious Sharp Aquos Crystal, another
bezel-less phone a couple years ahead of the big mobile players, Microsoft planned on putting the front - facing camera into the bottom of the device, to ensure the top of the
phone's frame remained slim and flush with the
screen.
Almost every major, and some minor, OEM has some nearly
bezel-less phone with an 18:9
screen, varying in resolution, size, and the amount of bezels around it.
«There's no headphone jack, which continues to suck on every
phone that omits it, but that's the price you pay for a
bezel-less screen with a notch at the top.»
The biggest change is on the display front as the new
phone features a 5.99 - inch Full HD +
bezel-less screen.
As rumored, the handset follows the current trend of
bezel-less phones, featuring an edge - to - edge front
screen with an earpiece at the top.
The
phone is also expected to come with a 5.5 - inch
bezel-less display
screen with a QHD resolution and a height of just 140.99 mm.
Vivo is the latest manufacturer to join the
bezel-less bandwagon, with the V7 + offering a 5.99 - inch FullView
screen in a chassis that's not much larger than a 5.5 - inch
phone.
The Maze Alpha X is a large -
screen,
bezel-less phone with Gorilla glass and a coating that almost eliminates fingerprint marks.
The launch of such a
phone by Xiaomi was not expected, but many expected the likes of Samsung and Apple to lead the way into this
bezel-less screen technology starting 2017, especially since the former already has one foot into the business with its curved dual - edge models.
The Mi Mix set the standard for
bezel-less phones thanks to a 91.3 %
screen - to - body ratio, and Xiaomi has managed to once again offer a similar ratio this time around.
Release Date: 4th October Price: We're guessing between # 650 and # 950 Key features: Two (possibly three)
phones, water resistance,
bezel-less screen, no headphone jack, BoomSound audio, EdgeSense - al la HTC U11
The Project Valley
phones could escalate Samsung's showdown with Apple next year, which is rumored to be shaking up the 2017 iPhone model with a new «
bezel-less» design and a switch from LCD to OLED
screens.
HMD needs a premium - looking
phone that packs the latest hardware, offers a near
bezel-less design, and sports a large 18:9
screen between 5.8 and 6.2 inches.