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..
The drawing could show the body of the iPhone 8 Plus (or iPhone Edition or whatever it will be named), the high - end 2017 model that is expected to house a larger
display in a smaller form factor thanks to dramatically reduced bezels.
The Note 7 dual edge display without bezels lets Samsung provide a larger
display in a smaller form factor.
Not exact matches
The Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 and 8.4 get the same
display resolution, no S - Pen and the same product design packaged
in smaller form factors.
Strong sales of 7 - inch slates like Barnes & Noble's NOOK Tablet, along with waning Apple orders of 9.7 - inch iPad
displays, has seen the
smaller form -
factor pull into the lead
in Q4 2011 according to supply chain sources.
It remains to be seen if the Galaxy A7 (2018) will carry a 5.7 - inch AMOLED
display like the A7 that came before it; it could be slightly larger as the elongated Infinity
display will allow for more screen estate
in a
smaller form factor (and on - screen navigation buttons will also take up some space).
That's a little bigger than the 5.5 - inch
display of the iPhone 7 Plus, contained
in a
form factor that's roughly the size of the
smaller iPhone 7.
Amazon, for its part, has tried to stay ahead of the curve by introducing new Alexa - powered devices
in different
form factors, such as the
smaller Echo Dot and the Amazon Echo Show, which comes with a built -
in display.
While the
smaller Pixel has gone largely unchanged
in terms of
form factor and size, the larger of the pair has been bumped to an objectively enormous six - inch
display.
It's a
small sacrifice you make for a larger
display in a compact
form factor.
It just leaves me with the thought that maybe the curved
display right now is more of a show than anything else, and the
smaller form factor of the Galaxy S7
in itself is the sweet spot to pick up.
But it's no Galaxy S7 edge, which manages to pack that
display in an even
smaller form factor.
Regardless, the main takeaway here is that the iPhone 8 will manage to squeeze
in an iPhone 7 Plus sized
display onto a much
smaller form factor.