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.
Not exact matches
Also, initial rumors point out the smaller iPad will sport a much thinner
bezel along the sides, which will ensure the device maintains compact dimensions
even when packing in a
bigger display.
One thing to keep in mind is that the display is one of the largest on the market and
even though the
bezels are tiny, the phone is too
big for most people to use one - handed.
I hold mine by the edges and can't understand why we wouldn't want to get rid of all / most of the
bezel, get a
bigger size screen and maybe an
even smaller than typical 6 ″ footprint.
Even though it is a bit larger than most other tablets on the market right now, the MediaPad M5 is not that
big — due to the smaller
bezels.
Even the screen
bezels are
big, in spite of LG saying they're the slimmest of all the G Pad's rivals with the same diagonal.
But the
bigger worry we had was the fact that the phone has a considerable amount of
bezels (
even after skinning it off from earlier), it doesn't look like a phone that has a taller aspect ration.
Those large - looking
bezels, that now look
even bigger when compared to phones like the Note 8 and Essential Phone, are back.
Even with the
bigger bezels, the smartphone comes with on - screen navigation buttons.
Even the
bezels on top and bottom are
big.
Yes, the
bezels are enormous on the smaller Pixel 2 (
even bigger than last year), but with those
bezels come front - firing speakers, a feature we haven't seen on a Google device since the Nexus 6P.
Even HTC has diluted the U11's reach since its launch, with the arrival of the superior HTC U11 Plus towards the end of 2017 which packed in a
bigger screen, larger battery and a design which reduced the size of the
bezels around the display.
It still has its rotating
bezel, standard watch band connection, tons of software features and optional cellular connectivity, but now it packs GPS, a
bigger battery, full Samsung Pay support and new software features to make it
even more useful
even when your phone isn't around.
Even with thin
bezels, anything larger it's just too
big a screen to fit on a compact device.
Even though the display has an 18:9 aspect ratio, it has a bottom
bezel big enough for Huawei to include a fingerprint scanner.
Stretched to fit the Note's larger frame, the screen looks
even bigger and the
bezels almost nonexistent.
The top and bottom
bezels on the Pixel 2 XL are much more forgivable since they house front facing speakers and really aren't
even that
big.
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.
The 10.5 model features a much thinner
bezel than the standard iPad and that means it's only a few millimetres taller and 10 mm wider
even though you get a much
bigger screen.
Ironically,
even though the device will get the iPad moniker, it may look more like a
big iPod touch, with thinner
bezels along the sides in portrait mode.
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.
The Huawei Honor 7X sheds off a huge chunk of the
bezels you see on the Honor 6X, giving you an all - new FullView design that allows for the accommodation of an
even bigger 5.93 - inch LCD display screen with an 18:9 aspect ratio.
The screen on Note 5 is quite large
even though; it doesn't feel like a
big phone; maybe because it had thin
bezels on the front and trimmed downsides on the back glass.
The Note 5 has the same size screen as the Note 4, but because the
bezels have been reduced this year, the display looks
even bigger.
Slow wireless charging, No IP68, No 128 GB, no Pro Motion and
even the «edge to edge» display has
bigger bezels than the S8 (as a whole).
Even though it is a bit larger than most other tablets on the market right now, the MediaPad M5 is not that
big — due to the smaller
bezels.
TVs are no longer
big, wooden boxes with bulbous screens and wide
bezels; instead, head to any online marketplace and you'll find page upon page of razor - thin displays, labeled with seemingly random numbers and letters, boasting technologies you've never
even heard of.
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.
Even with the latter installed, the Moto G doesn't feel overly big: Motorola was able to eliminate even more of the bezel space around the scr
Even with the latter installed, the Moto G doesn't feel overly
big: Motorola was able to eliminate
even more of the bezel space around the scr
even more of the
bezel space around the screen.
The width of the iPhone X minus the width of the iPhone X screen is more than in Essential, so the side
bezels, call it
bezel, call it frame, are
bigger,
even bigger than the bottom and top
bezel for some weird reason.