That's another effect
of the thin bezels.
The recently announced iPhone X ditched the Home Button along with Touch ID, in favor
of thin bezels, OLED screen and Face ID for authentication.
The device follows the 2017 trend
of thin bezels and tall display.
A majority of devices have eliminated these hardware buttons in the pursuit
of thin bezels, but it looks ZTE is bucking this trend.
Taking the best from Dell and Apple, the MateBook X Pro has taken the promise
of thin bezels, unibody design, and powerful graphics to its fullest potential.
Because
of those thin bezels, watching videos or playing games on this smartphone creates a much more immersive experience.
Another disadvantage
of the thin bezels: a mere 4.6 mm separate the display from the edge of the case.
The black plastic bezel surrounding the display on the XOOM is a decent amount thinner than the bezel on an iPad, and while I like the idea
of a thinner bezel, it makes holding the tablet in one hand pretty difficult due to the XOOM's weight and thickness.
The former will, according to the latest rumors, have one
of the thinnest bezels of any smartphone, although they still won't be quite as thin as the ones shown in Samsung's patent.
When compared to a vast number of notebooks out there, the new ZenBook 3 Ultrabook has one
of the thinnest bezels, something that makes the device a standout in the pack.
In fact, this laptop features
some of the thinnest bezels we've ever seen on a Lenovo device, save for an unsurprisingly fat bottom lip.
Although it does tout a fairly large screen measuring in at 5.7 - inches, because
of its thinner bezels, it feels a lot smaller, making it more comfortable to use, even for those with smaller hands.
Not exact matches
The Pixel 2 XL is rumored to have a 6 - inch screen and an even
thinner bezel that could remind people
of the iPhone X, which similarly has a screen that nearly covers its face.
The centrepiece
of the well - designed instrument panel is a floating island
bezel housing an available seven - inch
thin film transistor (TFT) customizable gauge cluster display surrounded by a unique light pipe.
The
bezel height between the side
of the device and the display itself is 77 %
thinner, making it incredibly easy to read with one hand.
Sitting atop a swiveling pedestal, the LN46C650 is housed in Samsung's classy Series 6 design featuring a
thin black
bezel surrounded by a transparent edge, with a splash
of red at the bottom.
The
thin bezel is in reality made
of two parts
of contrasting colors and users could be easily tricked to believe the tablet has
thin edge along the sides.
However, given the current rumors
of Apple having adopted a similar design cue as the iPad Mini with
thinner bezels along the sides, it doesn't seem feasible for the bigger iPad's necessary handheld operation.
There's a bit
of bezel on the Excite 470q because
of the tapering, so it physically looks almost as wide as the 5.0» Galaxy S4 which admittedly isn't a fair comparison due to its very
thin bezels.
Bezels on the left and right side
of the screen are nearly non-existent and the 16:9 aspect ratio on the display means it's taller and
thinner than the Nexus 6's display too.
And even better, it makes the screen
bezels smaller and the body
thinner without compromising usability — if anything, the asymmetrical
bezel and physical buttons make this Kindle nicer to use than any
of its predecessors, including the Voyage and its pressure - sensitive «buttons.»
However, a fallout
of the super
thin frame is the use
of rather thick
bezels all round, a trend that is fast becoming obsolete.
The LG G Pad on the other hand carries on the design ethos
of the LG G2 and more recently launched LG G3 smartphone, bringing a very
thin bezel and rear volume rocker buttons to offer you lots
of display in a small body.
These include a
thin bezel design that Apple introduced in the iPad Mini along with the incorporation
of the «
thin GF2 touch module
of the same level as iPad Mini.»
The image supposedly that
of the Kindle Fire presented a squarish display with
thin bezels not only along the two sides but also at the top and bottom as well.
The device sports very
thin bezels along the sides with the display almost entirely dominating the front
of the device.
My only criticism
of it is that I found the
thin black
bezel that borders the display a bit distracting.
A
thin black
bezel made
of soft - touch, rubbery material surrounds the Glo's 6 - inch, high resolution (1024 by 768 pixels) touchscreen, and extends to the back
of the device, where it's scored in Kobo's distinctive diamond - quilt pattern.
The latest version will have a higher screen resolution, a
thinner bezel design and adopt Qualcomm's chip in place
of Nvidia Corp's Tegra 3, which was used in the first Nexus 7s released last year, the sources said, declining to be identified because they are not authorized to speak to the media.
Then the new iPad 5 is also likely to sport a
thinner bezel design, something along the lines
of the current gen iPad Mini.
Further, the Galaxy Tab Round sports super
thin bezels that are quite similar to what we have come to expect
of smartphone devices.
Being
thin also has the obvious advantage
of the display being lighter too while the
bezel too is quite
thin, all
of which will make for a really nice looking iPad2.
The Nook HD looks quite alien by comparison, it appears to have been designed with portrait orientation in mind (for reading eBooks,
of course), so the
bezel is
thinner along the two shorter edges and thicker where you'd spend most
of the time holding it along the longer edges.
The device sports a metal frame which is placed in - between two sheets
of glass, and its
bezels are even
thinner than last year.
The image
of the DROID 3 was provided a la carte with no details, but we can see that the device appears to have a much
thinner screen wrapped in an attractive chrome
bezel along with a front - facing camera.
The weight
of the SM - T380 / SM - T385 is 354 grams, while it's 8.9 mm thick, and if the
bezel on the tablet turns out to be as
thin as in the pictures, then this tablet may have Samsung's
thinnest tablet
bezel to date.
It's got extremely
thin bezels above and to both sides
of the display.
The new smartphone continues the design lines
of its predecessor, the Galaxy S3, while bringing some improvements like a
thinner bezel around the display and a metallic belt around the edges.
Apple has announced its fifth - generation iPad, previously known as the iPad 5 but now called the iPad Air, and it boasts an even faster processor than ever before.The
bezel is now 43 per cent
thinner and the iPad Air is now 7.5 mm thick instead
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The
bezel is now 43 per cent
thinner and the iPad Air is now 7.5 mm thick instead
of 9.4 mm thick.
There's a
thin metal
bezel around the screen, and the back
of the handset is plastic.
Packed by 7.1 mm
thin and narrow
bezels around screen, this quad - core smartphone has a 5 - inch touchscreen IPS display with a resolution
of Full HD 1080 x 1920 pixels.
Meanwhile, the Galaxy Tab 4 family
of devices is also expected to arrive soon, featuring
thinner bezels and better displays.
I think it's a good enough design, but
of course it could be better: same size, but with
thinner bezels, and with more resolution and a brighter screen.
The asymmetrical design gives you a nice big holding area on one side
of the display and
thin bezels everywhere else.
ASUS ZenPad 3S weighs less than a pound and a quarter inch
thin (0.95 lb, 0.23» thickness and 0.21»
thin bezel) with premium aluminum body and smooth anodized finish for an optimum balance
of sleekness and strength.
Among other things, Samsung is accused
of stealing the IPad's design - a
thin, rectangular tablet with a glass screen and black
bezel.
There is a
thin bezel that stretches around the display area, but the glass stretches nearly from one end
of the tablet to the other.
Tapping the edges
of the screen turned pages quickly, but sometimes the
thin bezel caused my wide thumb to accidentally page - turn or highlight words, but it wasn't a persistent problem.
According to both sources, the new iPad does indeed look lighter and
thinner, with narrower
bezels and a more boxy shape that's largely reminiscent
of its little brother.