Not exact matches
A metallic trim further adds to the
design, though the
bezel around the 7 inch display might be considered a bit too
thick at the top and bottom of the device.
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.
We can only guess the A110 is going to be as aggressively priced as its predecessor, because anyone who buys this will have to make a few compromises on
design: the chassis is fairly chunky, at 11.4 mm
thick, and the
bezel is wide.
Its inch -
thick screen
bezel looks chunky, it has a plastic rear and while hardly rotund at 10 mm
thick, its form feels
designed to be comfortable rather than razor - thin.
The tablet runs Android 4.4 KitKat with Samsung's custom TouchWiz UI, is just 9 mm (0.35 in)
thick, and features an attractive
design with slim side
bezels.
And you might knock the old - fashioned
design, but those
thick bezels make it easier to play games without worrying about your palms accidentally activating the screen.
First and foremost, all signs point to a stunning new
design that will see the
thick bezels around Samsung's gorgeous quad HD Super AMOLED displays minimized as much as possible.
It also appears to fall in line with the current market trend by adopting a display with a 2:1 (18:9) aspect ratio, however, the live photos accompanying the TENAA application seem to show that this is not a full - screen border-less
design, but rather it adopts a more conventional look with relatively
thick top and bottom
bezels.
As you can see, other than the front - facing camera, which is located in the upper - right corner of the phone's display, and it breaks the
design a bit, this phone's
bezels seem to be equally
thick on all sides, and they're quite thin, actually.
For LG, gone are the days of plastic body, funky looks,
thick bezels, removable battery and heavy
designs.
The 2018 iPad is identical in
design to the 2017 iPad, with a 9.7 - inch display surrounded by slim side
bezels and
thicker top / bottom
bezels with an aluminum case that comes in Silver, Space Gray, or a new shade of Gold.
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.
The XA2 Ultra is clearly a product of Sony's outgoing expression of
design:
thick bezels, sharp corners and absolutely no personality whatsoever.
In other words, the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will be the last we'll see of that particular
design, with the
thick bezels and the Home button on the front.
My issue with the Lenovo K8 Note's
design is not that it doesn't look original, but that it sports a
thick bezel that makes typing with one hand hard for most people.
Cons: The Air's
design doesn't wow like it used to, because of the fairly
thick bezel around the screen.
The
design could be better, too, as the
bezels are on the
thick side compared to the likes of the Dell XPS 13 and HP Spectre 13.
The XZ Premium's
bezels are so
thick, it seems like Sony reached back into the
design archives rather than brainstorm what a future - proof phone should look like.
The upcoming Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact is unsurprisingly nothing special in terms of
design, with
thick bezels, sharp corners and a seemingly metal build.
It seems that Sony has finally made the change with the coming of bezel-less phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S8, Note 8 and iPhone X. Sony's current
design comprises of aluminum buttons and
thick bezels, which seem unappealing as a
design in comparison to the 2017 flagships.
The display - surface - to - phone ratio is the greatest
design flaw here, with the
bezels above and below the display coming off as too
thick.
The Huawei Watch 2 makes up some of that sleekness back on the front, where its
thick bezel rises up high off of the display and certainly stands out... and depending on your
design sensibilities it may stand out too much.
The larger Pixel 2 XL has a beautiful front
design with some
thicker than average side
bezels.
The handset still has a chocolate bar
design and it still comes with
thick top and bottom
bezels.
The Mi 6 features a more conservative
design than last year's model with simple lines and traditional
thick bezels at the top and bottom of the screen.
Instead, the handset will have the classic smartphone
design with
thick bezels and a plastic body.
There doesn't seem to be anything special about the upcoming Android handheld's metallic
design, with relatively
thick bezels, a front - fitted home button, no rear - placed volume rocker, just the one 13MP main camera and 8MP selfie snapper.
A big
design complaint about the iPhone is that the
bezels that surround its display are too
thick.
The handset features a
design that closely resembles HMD Global's most recent Nokia Android smartphones with its metal body and those
thick top and bottom
bezels.
The bars are a very prominent
design feature and, in particular on the white model we had, they drew attention to the
thick bezel at the top and bottom of the screen, which we didn't like.
Unfortunately, only the «XL» model will have this
design while the regular Pixel 2 will retain the same
thick bezels from the original Pixel and Pixel XL.
But we were disappointed with its middling battery life and dated
design traits — including a pair of
thick bezels and budget - looking capacitive navigation keys.
The company continues to use the Omnibalance
design with
thick bezels on the top and bottom edges.
Of course it's still a triumph of a smartphone
design, an iconic look for the ages, but those
thick bezels kind of stand out in 2017.
The
design by no means turns heads, as the
bezels are fairly
thick.
There's also plenty of room to explore slightly more asymmetrical
designs that may offer a
thicker top or bottom
bezel.
Other noticeable features include rounded corners, somewhat
thick bezels, and a very Moto X4 - looking
design.
+ Excellent build quality + Sturdy aluminium chassis + No
bezels, low profile
design + Ergonomic form factor + Compact dimensions +
Thick PBT keycaps + Easy to use programming
This has an aluminum unibody
design w / a slim 12.5 mm
thick and a super small
bezel of only 4.4 mm — 88 % screen to body ratio.
The phone still has pretty
thick bezels all around, especially at the top and bottom, but that's offset by the display having an 18:9 aspect ratio and rounded corners, very much like the bezel-less
designs on other devices.
While the modular Quad HD 5.5 - incher isn't exactly a serious contender for the title of best - looking Android flagship today, sporting relatively
thick screen
bezels by late 2017 standards and retaining the overall
design language of the original Moto Z Force, its feature set is still pretty solid.
Sony's smartphones for 2017 all had the same familiar rectangular
design and
thick bezels, but next year seems to be a different story.
It's a simple
design that still looks ultra-modern, in spite of slightly chunky
bezels by today's standards, although it's quite a bit
thicker (0.90 inches at the hinge) and heavier (it starts at 3.38 pounds).
The
design is classic Nokia: simple front, although a front sporting the kind of
thick bezels that are rapidly going out of style.
Powered by a now - obsolete Snapdragon 820 processor, the 5.2 - incher still has the ability to turn some heads, in spite of its
thick bezels and a
design language that HTC (too) quickly abandoned.