These aren't
big bezels at all, meaning those of you who can't stand big bezels are going to be impressed with the design of this laptop.
Although the Iris X1 comes with the similarly sized 4.5 - inch display as the Moto E (4.3 - inch),
those big bezels at top and bottom makes it look much larger than it is.
Assuming they're accurate, the notch is smaller, and clearly different from the iPhone X, but given that there's
a big bezel at the bottom and a fingerprint sensor, why does it need a notch at all?
There's still
a big bezel at the bottom of the G7's screen, which means the notch isn't even there to keep the rest of the phone's bezels uniform.
Not exact matches
The shrunk - down
bezels should make them feel smaller than those numbers would suggest, but we're likely looking
at two
big smartphones either way.
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but the new one anyways, is a much
bigger improvement, the
bezel is not all that a
big deal... it looks annoying here but just by looking
at it in person i was impressed, then i got used to the
bezel.
We've got dual speakers
at the back, a shiny ASUS logo also
at the back and my only objection concerning the design would have to be the
big bezels.
It also has a dual camera setup and a fingerprint scanner
at the back, and the
big highlight is its borderless display, with
bezel only left
at the bottom chin.
The Galaxy S8 is one of the most beautiful smartphones out there, and thanks to its extremely small
bezels, its footprint is not that
big considering we're looking
at a 5.8 - inch display here.
The
bezel is slightly
bigger at the bottom of the tablet, which makes for a better experience when holding it vertically.
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.
Although Samsung may had made the
biggest splash
at MWC this year with its highly anticipated Galaxy S9 and S9 +, I'm a lot more excited about what Vivo's getting up to with its Apex concept phone, which goes far beyond what any other manufacturer has managed thus far when it comes to ditching
bezels around the display.
This is the other side of the Moto 360 coin: Motorola's smartwatch has negligible
bezels but achieves that by leaving a small chunk of disused screen space
at the bottom, which is where it fits the same components compelling LG to go
bigger.
Our
biggest problem with the smaller Google Pixel 2 is the inexcusably large
bezels at the top and bottom of the screen.
At 6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 inches, the Mate 9 has the
biggest screen in its class, but its smaller
bezels make it smaller overall than both the iPhone 7 Plus (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches) and the LG V20 (6.29 x 3.01 x 0.3 inches).
One of the major features of the iPhone X is that the display measures in
at 5.8 inches, which is technically
bigger than the iPhone 8 Plus's 5.5 - inch screen, and yet it feels smaller because the iPhone X's package is smaller, thanks to the reduced
bezels.
If you're after the ultimate in zero
bezel design, few companies have managed as
big a screen - to - body ratio as Apple with the iPhone X. Saying that, the «notch»
at the top is certainly dividing opinion, as is the huge $ 1,000 price tag.
Most of the regular Chinese brands like Xiaomi, Vivo, OnePlus features a
big display with small
bezels with a fingerprint sensor
at the front or back.
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.
The bottom
bezel is still pretty
big, though
at least that gives you a convenient place for the home button and fingerprint reader.
With
big bezels, a rectangular fingerprint sensor / home button and mirrored capacitive navigation keys, this Asus handset could have been built by any company,
at any point in the last five years.
An Android that succeeds the smartphone with the
biggest screen and tiniest
bezel seems to be here
at last.
Unfortunately, the phone does have larger
bezels at the top and bottom of the display, which make it a little
bigger than it really needs to be.
The Galaxy S8 is one of the most beautiful smartphones out there, and thanks to its extremely small
bezels, its footprint is not that
big considering we're looking
at a 5.8 - inch display here.
That subtle integration does mean that the
bezels above and below the display are more pronounced, where as
at least on the M8 the additional height appears more justified thanks to the
big grills.
Look
at the sameness of the original iPhone from 2007 to the iPhone 8 in 2017 — those devices were changed slightly in their shape, but they always had large top and bottom
bezels with a
big home button.
Huawei did a great job
at minimizing the
bezels around the display too so even though the display is 6.1 inches it doesn't feel that
big in the hand.
At 5.5 - inches, it's a
big display that doesn't feel too
big thanks to the phone's slim
bezels.
The
biggest change undoubtedly is on the front: the 5T has a 6.01 - inch Optic AMOLED panel stretching from edge - to - edge and with very little
bezel at the top and bottom.
Apart from that, the shady image shows a somewhat
bigger screen with thinner
bezels at the bottom.
But the visual difference is the
biggest as it integrates the smartphone industry's most recent trend: a 2:1 extra-wide «FullView» display, this one
at full HD resolution, with minimal side
bezels for maximal viewing.
In their place, Samsung will be able to offer a
bigger curved screen with smaller
bezels at the top and bottom.
There's also a gap
at the bottom of the screen before the plastic
bezel, and the plastic cover on the back has a
bigger gap
at the left of the camera lens than the right.
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.
There's a good chance that this Android phone is the cheapest way to upgrade to an 18:9 screen with very little
bezel, and it'll be even less expensive than the
bigger ZTE Blade V9 — that phone is priced
at $ 269 in Europe, which works out
at about # 235, $ 330, AU$ 420.
Slightly smaller
bezels at the top and bottom and a new position for the fingerprint sensor are the
biggest alterations.