Well you need to put the proximity sensor and camera (and IR dot projector) somewhere. The options seem to be: - Thin, symmetrical bezels (Samsung S8, LG V30)

Well you need to put the proximity sensor and camera (and IR dot projector) somewhere. The options seem to be: - Thin, symmetrical bezels (Samsung S8, LG V30) - Notch at top (iPhone X, Essential Phone) - Big bezel at bottom (Xiaomi Mi Mix & Mi Mix 2) It does seem an oversight that they don't just black out the space on full screen video and apps, though. That works fine on the essential phone, and it still looks cool in the launcher which has proper support.