For devices like the Essential Phone and iPhone X, however, Essential and Apple have decided to ditch bezels completely, instead opting for a
small notch at the top of the display to house the front cameras.
With the initial release, Google focused on giving developers access to new APIs, changes, and tools required to build apps for Android P. For example, Android P offers cutout support for devices that will use the iPhone
X-like notch at the top of the display.
The Vivo V9 has
a notch at the top of the display which houses the selfie camera, earpiece and an array of sensors.
The notch at the top of the display is the most jarring change to the interface, as it is always visible needs to be accounted for in app designs.
The OnePlus 6 will come with
a notch at the top of the display, based on a new report out of Android Central which draws on screenshots said to have been received by a «source close to OnePlus.»
The videos reveal that the P20 Lite features
a notch at the top of the display.
That was Essential, the company created by Android co-founder Andy Rubin, which launched the Essential Phone to much fanfare, both because one of Android's masterminds was behind it and because of
the notch at the top of the display.
Hot on the heals of the news that Asus has announced its very own smartphone with a display notch ala the iPhone X with the arrival of the ZenFone 5, we also have news that another popular Android smartphone maker appears to be set to follow Apple's lead in making a flagship phone that has
a notch at the top of the display, allowing for an almost bezel - free phone while still having somewhere for all those important sensors and camera lenses to live.
Second, since there is
no notch at the top of the display, there is no front - facing camera to be seen.
If we were to look at aspects of the iPhone X to copy on a phone, there is plenty to choose from, but we don't think that
the notch at the top of the display is one of the options we would consider.
As for the hardware, recent leaks suggest the G7 will sport
a notch at the top of the display, and the device is set to be powered by the Snapdragon 845.
Like the majority of its Android rivals this year, Huawei will be criticized for having
a notch at the top of its display and a «chin» at the bottom.
Chinese players Oppo and Vivo are set to debut their latest smartphones in India that will have iPhone X-like
notch at top of the display.
The biggest talking point will be
the notch at the top of the display which houses the speaker and front camera.
The OnePlus 6 is rumored to sport
a notch at the top of the display, though it remains to be seen if those rumors are accurate or not.
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.
The 18.7:9 aspect ratio display is similar to a lot of flagship phones in 2018, and there's also
a notch at the top of the display.
The P20 Lite resembles a lot like the iPhone X thanks to
the notch at the top of display and vertically aligned dual rear cameras.
Both smartphones get
a notch at the top of the display, similar to the iPhone X.
The bezels on the notched S9 are even narrower than they are on the iPhone X, though
the notch at the top of the display is a bit larger.
Unlike the iPhone X, the Galaxy S9 doesn't incorporate
a notch at the top of the display.
If leaks are to be believed, the Huawei P20 and P20 Plus will sport
a notch at the top of its displays, the Huawei P20 is expected to sport a front - facing fingerprint scanner, while the Huawei P20 Plus will either ship with a rear - facing fingerprint scanner, or an in - display one.
OPPO has just confirmed that the OPPO R15 will sport
a notch at the top of its display.
The OnePlus 6 is expected to share the same design aesthetic as the OPPO R15 — and that means
a notch at the top of the display.
It moved away from what has defined the iPhone for the last decade by removing the TouchID home button on the front and replacing it with
a notch at the top of the display, housing a new technology called FaceID.
Apple achieves this by adding
a notch at the top of the display.
It works using the TrueDepth camera system hidden in
the notch at the top of the display.
Having said that, this design is different from the designs that surfaced earlier, as it does not sport
a notch at the top of the display, and the bezels are considerably thinner altogether.