Not exact matches
One other impressive new tablet is the Icoo 8 ($ 185) which launched this week and is the first 8 -
inch Android tablet with an HD 1280x800
screen —
previously, all 8 -
inch tablets have been sporting a low resolution 1024 x 768 display — the first to offer the new Icoo 8 model is T ab l e t S p r i n t — and the 8»
size is almost as compact as a 7» tablet but offers 40 % more
screen space to play with, which makes quite a difference in user experience and the key reason Apple choose this
size format.
As had been
previously rumored, Apple made the side bezels on its new tablet significantly thinner than most seven -
inch tablets, thus giving the device significantly more
screen real estate despite being roughly the same overall
size as the Nexus 7.
While Blass had
previously hinted at the possibility of a 6.2 -
inch screen for the plus -
sized Galaxy S8 on another occasion, it remains to be seen how Samsung makes use of the rounded corner design to improve on the overall
screen to bezel ratio.
The company
previously resisted following the lead of competing Android phone makers, namely Samsung, in releasing phones with
screens larger than 4
inches, let alone multiple
sizes of new phones in the same year.
It's
size will turn off some, its price many others, but those who do invest in the 5.5 -
inch giant will experience the finest app ecosystem on a
screen size previously reserved for the tablet crowd.
A report from Windows Central
previously stated the company was testing out three
screen sizes for the AIOs: a Full HD 21 -
inch, and a 24 -
inch and 27 -
inch display with a 4K resolution.
The
screen size of the OnePlus 4 is anticipated to be at least 5.5 -
inches, with OnePlus
previously asserting that it will not offer any handset smaller than this.
For the uninitiated, the original Note, when launched that year, was ridiculed as an oversized piece of toast because of its 5.3 -
inch screen size, but has since become mainstream, so much so, that even Apple had to change its tune to accommodate larger
screen sizes after having steadfastly refused to go with larger displays
previously.
The renders take into account the
previously rumoured
screen sizes of 4.97 - and 5.99 -
inches, but both offer similar designs.
The ZTE Axon M —
previously known as the ZTE Axon Multy — will allegedly feature two 1080p displays, which will fold out to a total
screen size of 6.8 -
inches.