At least some of them have
far smaller notches and side bezels than the iPhone X so the screen to body ratio may even better like that phone in the bottom of your comment.
Not exact matches
On stage, the company went as
far as to compare the ZenFone 5's
notch to the one found on the «Fruit Phone X.» According to Asus, its
notch is 26 %
smaller, allowing for a more significant screen - to - body ratio and a larger screen size.
Pei
further said that his company's
notch will be «bigger than the Essential Phone,
smaller than the iPhone,» referring specifically to the iPhone X — which was arguably the first major smartphone to feature a
notch.
The main idea is that by housing a phone's various sensors and earpiece speaker into a
notch at the top of the display, OEMs are able to
further slim down bezels and fit a larger screen on a
smaller body.
This only begs the question
further about the
notch as Apple had no problem for years including a huge bezel on the top of the iPhone, but now is reluctant to add a
small one across the top, and thinks a
notch is a better idea.