Sharp did it 2 years ago with their Aquos Crystal Image: http://resize.indiatvnews.com/en/centered/oldbucket/750_533/...
Did anyone actually use this phone? If so, what are your thoughts?
Xiaomi unveils concept phone with near bezel-less display
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#22The problem with most chinese brands (Xiaomi, Mijue, etc.) is the non-existing software updates.
I got a xiaomi redmi note 3 about a month ago and received two updates already, the second one is miui 8, I have 7.5 right now, but I won't update until I know is stable enougth
I have had samsungs and motorolas, and updates were few and slow.
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#23I really like the design (better imho than Google Pixel). Hope they get some success and Apple/Google/Samsung take note to refresh with newer designs
how well can this design handle drops? seems like screen will be affected in most cases
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Personally, I'm more function over form so and I can't imagine having a bezel-less phone that won't be a nightmare to use (using one hand).
One way to do so is to make the UI in a way that it does not have anything actionable on the bezels. Kind of a "virtual" bezel.
Then honestly what's the point? You are going to sacrifice structural integrity and add cost and complexity.
A virtual bezel is about as "useful" as using virtual buttons on an Android device that has physical capacitive buttons, I never understood why people do that.
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've got a Sharp Aquos Crystal. If I use it without a case, it will frequently register touch events on the edges of the screen just from holding it. There's no way to hold it that will prevent this.
I have the same issue with my galaxy s7 edge. It's incredibly frustrating to use without a case.
That's all really a software issue. The iPad Mini allows you to hold it even with your thumb touching the screen and it works perfectly fine, for example.
http://www.slashgear.com/ipad-mini-thumb-rejection-technolog...
If google integrated that kind of thumb/holding hand rejetection to android (since most android manufacturers seem too incompetent to do it themselves) we could absolutely see an era of bezel-less devices that works fine.
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#26The problem with most chinese brands (Xiaomi, Mijue, etc.) is the non-existing software updates.
You have a very biased view.
The real problem with phones made for China is that they don't support LTE bands from North America.
That's bad because I would love to have such a nice phone, but not at the expense of going back to 3G.
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#27I really like the design (better imho than Google Pixel). Hope they get some success and Apple/Google/Samsung take note to refresh with newer designs
> better imho than Google Pixel
That's not saying much at all.
Re: Xiaomi unveils concept phone with near bezel-less display
#28Sharp did it 2 years ago with their Aquos Crystal Image: http://resize.indiatvnews.com/en/centered/oldbucket/750_533/...
Did anyone actually use this phone? If so, what are your thoughts?
No, mostly because the screen and the hardware were actually pretty bad.
The phone looked good (if you like the design) but everything else was really poor.
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#29No bezel and no security updates.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have the same issue with my galaxy s7 edge. It's incredibly frustrating to use without a case.
That's all really a software issue. The iPad Mini allows you to hold it even with your thumb touching the screen and it works perfectly fine, for example. http://www.slashgear.com/ipad-mini-thumb-rejection-technolog... If google integrated that kind of thumb/holding hand rejetection to android (since most android manufacturers seem too incompetent to do it themselves) we could absolutely see an era of bezel-less devi…
Well, that sounds like "we'll fix it in post"