Following in the footsteps of the LG G6, the V30 will also
see less bezel around the screen.
The overall aluminum - and - glass aesthetic is still the same, and you get the same three color options (Space Gray, Rose Gold and Silver), but it's nice to
see less bezel around the display.
Not exact matches
And apart from the glass back, the design is pretty underwhelming — a little
less bezel around the screen would've been nice to
see.
In a slightly
less controversial subject, we fully expect to
see the end of the smaller Pixel phone with chunky
bezels around the screen, and instead expect that Google will fully embrace the bezel-
less revolution in the smaller model — much the same as the Pixel 2 XL.
We have
seen various types of displays like complete 3 side
bezel less displays like the Mi MIX 2, displays with narrow
bezels on top and bottom with curved edges like the infinity display of Samsung Note 8,
bezel less display with a section on top like the Apple iPhone X display and other displays with small modifications.
Samsung has already sent press invites to the media and based on the leaked image, we can
see that it features a near
bezel less design with a place for the stylus.
The large
bezels at the top and bottom of the display also remain, which is a little disappointing given competing devices have gone for the full screen look and succeeded so it would have been nice to
see more screen and
less phone on the XZ1, though Sony has improved the sound from the speakers within these
bezels so at least they have some purpose.
The continuous shaving of the mobile edges the result is something we're getting in the smartphones like iPhone X. However, we had not
seen a true
bezel less smartphone yet (iPhone X possibly).
We have criticised Sony in the past for offering too much
bezel around its smartphone displays so to
see so much more screen and so much
less phone is an absolute pleasure.
While a front - facing camera can not be
seen in the latest render, it will likely be positioned on the handset's slim bottom
bezel,
less Xiaomi truly ends up shipping a product with a small notch in its top right corner.
Turning the
bezel at varying speeds also allows you to
see more or
less information on a given menu.
We were particularly excited to
see a 38 mm stainless steel case with large
bezels, because it made the watch look thicker and
less delicate than other ones on the market.