The devices will
reportedly have no Home button, much like the iPhone X, and feature slimmer bezels.
Not exact matches
The
home button on the iPhone 5s
reportedly costs more than five times the plastic that was used on earlier iPhones (and on the iPhone 5s as well), so
having sapphire crystal on the entire front side of the device probably won't bode well for the affordability of Apple's flagship handset.
The Galaxy Note 8 was rumored to feature an on - screen
home button, but it appears that feature may be further delayed as Samsung
reportedly has not yet perfected the component for consumer use.
Apple's TouchID fingerprint sensor will
reportedly be embedded beneath the iPhone's screen instead of in the
home button, which is something Apple
has been working on achieving for quite some time.
Samsung
has also
reportedly removed the device's physical
home button, leaving users with a virtual, software - based option.