That said, I did appreciate that the G6 manages to add a larger screen, with barely
there side bezels, without changing its footprint significantly.
Taking after the LG G6 and Samsung Galaxy S8, PCPop says the OnePlus 5 (four is considered unlucky in several East Asian cultures) will feature barely
there side bezels, Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 835 chipset, between 6 GB and 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage.
Not exact matches
The U11's
side bezels are slim enough, but
there's a good deal of «not - screen» space on the top and bottom.
There's also a larger capacity battery, revised front bumper, revised door trim, an updated front grille, revised fog light
bezel, more passenger -
side body strength and a new roof bracket.
There are small infrared areas built around the
side of the
bezel that allow for a finer pin - point accuracy when interacting with the touchscreen.
If you swipe the screen from the right to the left on the edge of the
bezel there is a
side screen full of apps.
There were four lights mounted on each
side of the
bezel and the e-reader used a different translucent layer that adds both the touch screen and
side light functions.
There is a touch - sensitive square on the right
side of the screen, built into the
bezel.
There's an inch - wide grey
bezel around the
sides of the screen surround, acting as a thumb rest intended to supply the most relaxed grip possible.
That's not to say the Huawei MateBook E doesn't bring design positives: the
bezel around the screen is trim, the metal build is quality, and
there's a nifty
side - positioned fingerprint scanner for speedy login.
There are very narrow
bezels on three
sides of the 7 - inch, 300ppi E Ink screen; one
side (right or left, depending on how you're holding it) has a larger
bezel with physical page turn buttons.
But
there's also a
bezel around the screen that measures around 18 mm and some extra metallic panels on the
sides of it, making it even wider than you would expect.
The
bezels around the
side of the display after pretty hefty meaning you've got quite a bit of space to fill in around
there.
The Nook's
bezel is wider and has page - buttons built into the
sides, the corners are more rounded and the edges tapered, the memory card slot is covered, the back is contoured, and
there's a power button on back.
The
sides of the display will curve down just like they do on the Galaxy S7 edge and the Galaxy Note 7, so
there won't be any
bezel on the
sides.
There are also still big
bezels surrounding all
sides.
There's a thick
bezel around the 14 - inch, 4K matte display, but it's built with a purpose.The top houses a webcam and infrared cameras for logging in with Windows Hello, and the
sides have 12 (six on each
side) programmable shortcut buttons (see below).
In design terms, the new Kindle Oasis follows the same slightly square - ish design path that its predecessor took — instead of uniform
bezels on all four
sides,
there are relatively slim
bezels on three
sides and one extremely wide and thick
side, with two buttons on it for turning pages — by default the key above moves the book a page ahead and the one below takes you to the previous page, but these can be reversed.
On the bright
side, the webcam is now in the center of the bottom
bezel instead of off to the left, and
there's a fingerprint reader integrated into the power button.
Samsung introduced «Infinity» display with the Galaxy S8 +, which means the smartphone comes with no
bezels on the
sides, and
there's no physical home button.
Google Pixel 2 is said to have prominent
bezels on
sides and
there won't be a dual rear camera setup.
Of course,
there's no denying that this is a large smartphone by any standard, and some hand gymnastics will be required to reach every corner of the display, but the thin
bezels along the
sides of the display and the thin profile of the device allow for a better handling experience than you may think.
There is a display panel on the front which has thin
bezels on the left and right
sides.
There are noticeable
bezels on top and bottom, but due to the curved glass on top of the display, the
side bezels don't look that narrow.
Huawei also arguably got on board the slim
bezel train before LG debuted the G6 four months later, since despite retaining a 16:9 screen aspect ratio
there are barely any
bezels on the
sides of the LCD panel, and the ones above the screen are impressively tiny.
There is still no 18:9 display and the phone has huge
bezels on
sides as well as on top and bottom.
The teaser that Honor sent out is an invitation for an event that'll be held in London in December, and along with the text «Max your view»,
there's also an outline of a smartphone with very small
bezels on the
sides, top, and bottom.
The
side bezels are 10 mm wide, so
there's no truck with edge - to - edge design here, which makes the Portégé X30 - E look somewhat old - fashioned.
Still Xiaomi has not completed eliminated the
bezels on the
sides, though
there are buttons on the front and instead both phones have in - screen display.
The 13.9 inch display has
side bezels that are only 4.4 mm wide on the top and both
sides so
there is nothing to distract you from your content.
However, unlike the Moto X, the viewable display does not extend right to the edges so
there is more
side bezel on the Maxx.
There are very thin
bezels on the top and bottom of the front
side, but the
sides are curved similar to the Galaxy S8.
We got the black model of the device, and it was certainly a handsome one with its narrow
bezels on the
sides and even relatively small «chin» below its 5.7 - inch display (although
there will be some who will frown at the on - screen navigation touch buttons which take up the lower part of the screen).
There isn't really enough
bezel along the
sides of the screen for a button, though, so Dell decided to add a physical button up top.
Due to the curved displays,
there's barely any amount of noticeable
bezel on the left and right
sides of the device.
There are narrow
bezels on the
sides, which is fine as it allows me to hold onto the phone without accidental screen presses.
The
side bezels are barely
there, as was the case last year, but the real story is the significantly thinned
bezels above and below the display.
And
there's plenty of reason to feel confident in doing that: the FullView display lacks
bezels all around three
sides, meaning 91 % screen - to - body ratio for the display.
The device is encased in a metal frame with glass on the front and back;
there are no
bezels on the
sides.
The display panel itself is edge - to - edge, meaning
there's no aluminum
bezel on either
side.
If we're really reading into it, the teaser also seems to confirm that
there will be very little
bezel on the
side, no physical home buttons (or buttons of any kind), and some kind of symmetrical
bezel top and bottom.
I'm impressed with how little
bezel there is intruding on the Huawei Mate 8, especially on the
sides.
In order to bring the price lower, the company went for a 5.5 - inch Full HD display screen, but the
bezels are almost not
there (
sides).
There's also a bit more of a
bezel on the Pixel 2 XL than most other competing phones, particularly on the
sides.
The high - quality video, once again posted by Unbox Therapy, seemingly shows that
there's almost no difference between the original iPad mini's casing and the next - generation model, as both have more defined edges than older iPad models, both have separated volume buttons and both have the same thin
side bezels.
While holding either the Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9 + in your hand, you will get the beautiful illusion that
there are no
side bezels on the front, thanks to Samsung curved infinity display.
There's no home button on the front
side, a courageous decision from Samsung that is necessary to increase the screen - to -
bezel ratio.
But Sony can't seem to get away from sizeable upper and lower
bezels, and even the
side bezels are a couple of millimetres wide, so
there's no «edge to edge» feel here.
Once we shift over to the mobile space, the expense is paid in additional manufacturing costs, the need to reposition buttons that would have otherwise been «pressed» into the space under the
side bezels, and then
there is the cost in usability.
For sure,
there must be a
bezel somewhere, probably on the bottom
side of the phone, nonetheless, Bloomberg is adamant that the screen sizes will not be affected — meaning you still get a 5.1 - inch and 5.5 - inch S8.