There doesn't seem to be anything special about the upcoming Android handheld's metallic design, with relatively thick bezels, a front -
fitted home button, no rear - placed volume rocker, just the one 13MP main camera and 8MP selfie snapper.
Not exact matches
The Chinese original equipment manufacturer seemingly opted to follow the latest design trends in the industry and deliver a smartphone with a tall screen surrounded by slim bezels, yet opted to differentiate itself from its rivals by retaining the physical
Home button found on the Nova 2i that now barely
fits onto the new handset's bottom bezel.
The P9 Plus's right edge plays
home to the only
buttons on the device: the volume rocker switch and the small, textured power / sleep
button - which Huawei has seen
fit to give a red trim on the Plus model.
The speaker below the display has been removed to
fit in a fingerprint sensor, which doubles as a physical
home button.
The controller itself
fits easily into the right or left hand and has a touch pad, a large
button, a trigger, and
home, back, and volume
buttons.
Unfortunately, the lower part of the render is missing and the back panel is left shrouded in mystery as well, but according to previous reports, the device should carry a rear -
fitted fingerprint scanner, meaning that the front panel could scrap the physical
Home button altogether in favor of a thinner lower bezel.
Some have claimed it will also lose its physical
Home button, allowing the larger display to
fit inside the same footprint as the 9.7 - inch iPad's.
While this sensor is located on the back of the Nexus handset, Xiaomi has
fitted the unit on the
home button located at the front.
Last year's Note 7 sported a 5.7 - inch display, but with bezels big enough to
fit a physical
home button.
Apple is expected to introduce an improved design with slimmer bezels and possibly no physical
Home button that enables the larger display to
fit inside the same footprint as that of the 9.7 - inch iPad Pro.
Subtract the fingerprint reader from the
home button,
fit in an extra
button on the side and slap on some army - green camo print, and you have flagship phone in a rugged body.
This would be congruous with the speculation of a larger display area, as the
home button may no longer
fit on the front of the device.
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