"Big bezels" refers to the wide borders or frames around the screen of a device, such as a smartphone or a laptop. These bezels take up extra space and reduce the amount of screen that can be utilized, making the device look less modern and compact.
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This is quite clearly a 5.5 - inch screen in a 5.7 - inch body,
with big bezels above and below the display, as well as a gap on either side.
It still has great
big bezels around the screen, but the specs will be updated to position the second - generation model on par with other 2017 flagship Android phones.
From its usability perspective, I'd have preferred
slightly bigger bezels over the edge - to - edge screen; functionality over style.
Big bezels allows me to place my thumbs on it without hitting the screen when playing video or looking around the internet.
Looking at the images, it is clear that the handset doesn't sport an 18:9 aspect ratio and sticks with the old
school big bezels.
In past years we were willing to accept compromises
like big bezels, a single camera setup, and a plastic faux - chrome trim.
There is still a
fairly big bezel on the bottom, though it doesn't visibly house anything — the fingerprint sensor is on the back.
The 5.5 inch display is surrounded by not
so big bezels, but whatever area is used by the navigation buttons in the bottom, makes the phone unnecessarily bigger.
While that phone was well - reviewed, it also featured a fairly standard design
with big bezels and a physical home button.
The Fire also has
big bezels on all the sides of that less - than - stellar display, but despite the common belief that no bezels is preferable, I actually like them.
Big bezels allows me to place my thumbs on it without hitting the screen when playing video or looking around the internet.
There's going to be
big bezels at the top and bottom of the device — although that means we'll also get the top - and - bottom stereo speakers that HTC favors.
The Idol 5 does have some
pretty big bezels on the front, but overall the design is still pretty nice.
Glancing further down the list at some of the phones with
even bigger bezels than the U11, we can see how quickly and far this trend has come in the last few months.
Samsung has chosen to use
bigger bezels above and below the display, whereas Apple has eliminated them almost entirely in favor of a controversial «notch.»
Alright, on a phone you don't
want big bezels taking up room, but when it comes to a tablet you spend a lot of you time with your fingers on the side holding it.
Alright, on a phone you don't want
big bezels taking up room, but when it comes to a tablet you spend a lot of you time with your fingers on the side holding it.
It has a thick, plastic body that curves to meet the glass front, where you'll
find big bezels around the screen.
The new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL represent the best of what Android phones have to offer... as long as you don't mind
great big bezels around your display.
Unlike the original ZenFone Max, this one is not a brick and neither does it
sport big bezels (it could've had even smaller bezels though, on top and bottom) and boasts of a pretty good 73 per cent screen - to - body ratio.
It might be bound
by big bezels, but the Pixel 2's AMOLED screen is definitely no slouch.
Other than that, you
get big bezels, small display, and a camera that is not as good as the Pixel 2 XL's.
I'm not
against bigger bezels on 2 - in - 1 devices, as they provide a home for wayward fingeprints as well as offering something to hold on to.
On the front, you'll notice that the bezels at the top and bottom have been slimmed down, following rumors that Samsung wants to get as far away
from big bezels as possible.
In case of design, the Pixel smartphones have
horribly big bezels and if that's where Google has exerted «more control» then it has exerted that in a negative way considering that manufacturers like Samsung and LG have mastered the art of fitting larger displays in smaller form factors by having razor thin bezels, curved displays etc..
They had policarbonate or aluminum backs, displays with
big bezels protecting the screen better, and removable back covers, making them relatively not easy to break.
In our HTC U11 review, we felt compelled to mention the dated look of the front face and the
relatively big bezels.
Both Phones also have noticeably bigger side bezels around the screen than their competitors, but they may be the
last big bezels we see from Apple in light of the iPhone X.
These are welcome changes that are immediately noticeable, though the downside here is that moving all those parts to the watch has made it a bit bigger than the Galaxy Gear, giving the Gear 2
somewhat bigger bezels.
Compared to other high - end 18:9 smartphones, the Canvas Infinity devices come with slightly
bigger bezels around the display.
The hinge that connects the slate is pretty well built and the tablet has a
pretty big bezel.
Surprisingly, Google's Pixel 2 has
even bigger bezels than the original Pixel, which scored a screen - to - body ratio of 69 percent.
As such, the Razer Phone has minimal bezels on the left and right of the display (in portrait mode) and
bigger bezels above and below the display.
It has a thick, plastic body that curves to meet the glass front, where you'll
find big bezels around the screen.
The HTC - built Pixel 2 features a 5 - inch Full HD LCD display with
great big bezels all around it.
Unlike the original ZenFone Max, this one is not a brick and neither does it
sport big bezels — boasting of pretty good 75 per cent screen - to - body ratio.
Mi A1 comes with a 5.5 inch Full HD display with
big bezels on front.
The screen - to - body ratio is not as good as the S8 or the iPhone X,
with bigger bezels top and bottom - so it looks a lot less impressive visually.
I wonder the reason, since
the big bezel at the bottom can not be about the button.