The home button has been
moved around the bezel to a more ergonomic location, the strap attaches to extended lugs (so they can be changed easily), and it now comes in black, silver, and gold.
Not exact matches
You will find
bezels around the display, but the fingerprint sensor has been
moved to the back.
The thick
bezels surrounding the 9.7 - inch screen are everything we're
moving away from in the mobile industry; and while we still need some edges
around the display so we can hold the tablet, it would have been nice to see them slightly shaved down.
Fingerprint sensors have been
moving around to the back, even in phones with relatively large
bezels, like the Google Pixel, so that's an easy sell.
The thick
bezels surrounding the 9.7 - inch screen are everything we're
moving away from in the mobile industry; and while we still need some edges
around the display so we can hold the tablet, it would have been nice to see them slightly shaved down.
Just like how Apple got rid of the headphone jack with the iPhone 7, the iPhone X makes
moves toward removing the rest of the phone that isn't a screen — the home button has been outright removed, as have much of the
bezels around the screen.
Both new Pixel phones have plenty to offer, of course, but their designs are decidedly dated as top companies like Apple and Samsung
move toward designs with almost no
bezel at all
around the screens.
You'll also notice that the top and bottom
bezels have been shrunk down quite a bit this time
around, leading to what's perhaps the most controversial design decision Samsung made with these smartphones: after all these years, Samsung has
moved away from capacitive buttons and instead included software navigation buttons on the S8 and S8 Plus.
In a
move that might ruffle Apple's feathers, the MateBook X Pro rather apes the MacBook Pro's design, but goes one better by including an ultra-trim screen
bezel (it's just 4.4 mm all
around, less than even the Dell XPS series), touchscreen control (plus Gorilla Glass protection), a quad speaker Dolby Atmos arrangement, and full - size USB port (in addition to dual USB - C ports - one of which is capable of Thunderbolt 3 speeds).
Not only does that oversized
bezel help with any grip you're looking for with one or two hands, the thinness and lightness of the device make it really nimble and light, allowing you to carry and
move the tablet
around with ease.