Not exact matches
Its
bezels are just large enough to
give your fingers a comfortable resting spot without blocking any of the display, and the added weight is spread across the larger surface of the
device in such a way that it actually feels no heavier than the Kindle Paperwhite at all.
Instead, the YotaPhone comes across as a chubby
device with thick
bezels that
give it somewhat of a budget smartphone look.
Well to be fair I can understand the confusion over the
bezel,
giving both
devices the Aura name, announcing them the same day and
giving them very similar appearances other than size can do that, I have to say I think the Aura One will do very well, the Aura 2nd Edition meanwhile I doubt will find many customers.
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.
There's still a fairly chunky
bezel surrounding the display, and while this would often be a negative on tablets, it's actually more of a positive with
devices like this as it
give your fingers somewhere to rest.
To achieve this smaller design, Amazon has essentially trimmed the white space around the
bezels to
give the
device a tighter and more efficient presentation.
The
device sports minimum
bezels,
giving it a premium feel factor.
The build quality is very much the same across all the
devices, with curved rears and a
bezel around the display that
gives you plenty of space to grip the tablet.
TabletPCReview noted the
device's matte - black finish
gives it a classy look, but the
bezels are a bit too big.
The screen
bezel is kept to a comfortable minimum, offering up approximately 15 mm around the display, which
gives you enough space to hold the tablet without obscuring the screen and
gives it a premium look when compared to some lesser
devices with expansive
bezels, like the ViewSonic ViewPad 10s.
- Tough to tell from the pictures because of glare, but has a sharp black
bezel around the
device giving it a «black out» look.
In comparison, the Pixel 2's screen measures in at 5.0 - inches and features a rather substantial set of
bezels when compared to most other high - end smartphones released this year — apart from the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus —
giving the
device a somewhat dated aesthetic, more on that later.
The sizable
bezels that we've chastised Sony for over the years have also been reduced on the front of the handset,
giving a cleaner, more modern look to the
device.
Interestingly, the
devices don't appear to be all that different in size, which isn't surprising
given the XL's rumored smaller
bezels.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 isn't coming to Canada — but that won't stop us from taking a look at one of the most stunning
devices to be unveiled recently, with barely - there
bezels and a design that
gives it the appearance of a hybrid between the LG G6 and Andy Rubin's Essential Phone.
It also comes with rounded edges
giving better grip on the
device and
bezels are also thin compared to its predecessors.
Even though it makes sense for Huawei to launch a phone with a true
bezel-less design,
given the high interest in all - glass,
bezel - free
devices from its key competitors including Apple.
With the display off, a look at the front
gives the illusion of the
device not having any side
bezels at all, which makes the
device look even better, and taking advantage of this design element is the Dark Mode that is activated by default (more on that later).
Make no mistake: it's a big
device and some might find it ugly, due to the substantial upper and lower
bezels that
give the XA1 Ultra a look that feels decidedly last year.
The Google Pixel XL uses a combination of a polished glass and metal back — this
gives it an interesting look from the back of the
device, but the front is rather pedestrian looking with large
bezels.
The large
bezels at the top and bottom of the display also remain, which is a little disappointing
given competing
devices have gone for the full screen look and succeeded so it would have been nice to see more screen and less phone on the XZ1, though Sony has improved the sound from the speakers within these
bezels so at least they have some purpose.
It is likely the Galaxy Note 8 will include several features currently showcased on the Galaxy S8, such as an infinity display with no physical home button and an 18:9:5 aspect ratio, which
gives the
device thin
bezels.
But
given the average dimensions of the Note series
devices, it might have a 5.7 - inch display with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio with no side
bezels, no home button and minimalistic top and bottom
bezels, making it the phone with most amount of usable are for consumers.
Additionally, LG's excellent design prowess means that the Nexus 5 has virtually no side
bezels, which makes the Nexus 5 feel like a smaller
device than it should be
given its large display.
This
gives the
device with a slim
bezel design matching the current design trends.
The
device has near - zero
bezels on the sides of the display, which
gives it a sophisticated look.
This also
gives the
device thin
bezels up front.
A portion of the core elements of the
device incorporates an alleged «massive display with fewer
bezels around it»,
giving the gadget a bezel-less curved edge and a 12 megapixel back camera.
While we don't have a ton of concrete details on the alleged «HTC U11 Plus,» the upcoming
device is expected to slim the
bezels and
give a spec bump to what is already a pretty great phone.