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Comes down to two reasons.. 1. Its costly to manufacture a screen that bends to avoid the bezel. 2. Apple has a patent for bended screen. So, competitors have t
by alienreborn 8y ago
Comes down to two reasons..
1. Its costly to manufacture a screen that bends to avoid the bezel.
2. Apple has a patent for bended screen. So, competitors have to come up with a slightly different way to achieve this.
Folded screen of iphone
https://i.imgur.com/Vg2n5Ji.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Vg2n5Ji.jpg
- Someone1234 8y agoDidn't Samsung's flagships have edge screens before the iPhone X was released?
- alienreborn 8y agoNo, they still have small bezels both at top and bottom
- Someone1234 8y agoYou claimed that nobody else was able to get so close to the edges due to Apple's patents. I was pointing out that Samsung already gets as close or closer to the left/right hand edges before the X was even announced. While they didn't go fully to the top or bottom, that doesn't alter how the technology itself would work. If they can get close to the horizontal edges, they can get close to the vertical edges.
- metasaval 8y agoThe issue, specifically, is that the display ribbon to connect it to the board needs to go somewhere [0]. For years, it was the bottom. So when it comes to removing a chin, you need to find a place for that ribbon. Apple achieved this by folding the screen at the bottom, so the screen isn't technically ending at the bottom. This is why it's easier to stretch out screens to the sides and the top. [0] https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/28/17152840/oneplus-6-notch-size-android-flagship https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/28/17152840/oneplus-6-notch-...
- Someone1234 8y agoI know. I read the reply posted two hours after mine above.
- __sr__ 8y agoYou might want to check the reason for the limitation before making such comments. A display can be stretched to the three edges of the phone —- it is the fourth edge that is the problem — as Xiaomi demonstrated with Mi Mix 2. At least some space is needed to house the display driver, camera, sensors etc.
- Someone1234 8y agoNo particular need for the bandwagoning. You're the third person to point this out, one three hours ago, one an hour ago, and now you in the last two minutes. Hard to believe you didn't see the other two comments before replying.
- __sr__ 8y agoSorry, reading on a phone. Really didn’t see the responses before responding. It was not my intention to pile on.
- flixic 8y agoEdge to edge on sides is easy enough. The reason why all Android phones have a noticeable bottom chin is because you have to house the display driver (essentially, connections to OLED) somewhere. Apple's idea is to sacrifice part of display and bend it, so the display driver could be underneath the display. It's expensive, requires complicated engineering and manufacturing, and is also patented. It's way cheaper to just house the driver below the display, as all the other phones are doing.
- glglwty 8y agoWhy can't they put those drivers at the top instead of bottom?
- dan-robertson 8y agoWell they still have to attach to the edge of the display. Probably there is a lot of stuff going on at the top of a phone (cameras etc) already. I expect it would also be harder to attach the display connector along a notch cutout.
- __sr__ 8y agoXiaomi got rid of the forehead entirely by moving everything to the (relatively small) chin on Mi Mix 2. While that is not great for the front facing camera usage since many (most?) apps don’t support 180 degree rotation, I don’t see why the design can’t be flipped. Just build a phone with a reasonable sized forehead. Although I don’t particularly mind the design choice for Galaxy Note 9 or Nokia 7 Plus — a narrow forehead and chin.
- tracker1 8y agoPersonally, I'd rather have a bit of bezel... nothing sucks more than using my Pixel 2 XL without a case, invariably the edge of my finger is touching part of the screen, which messes with input more often than not. Trying to get rid of it, while looking cool actually makes using the thing worse.
- Operyl 8y agoEither that or really good palm detection, the iPhone X/Xs have really good detection when I try and reach over to null palm-touches. My Essential PH-1 on the other hand does not, and that makes it really frustrating to use with one hand.
- misterprime 8y agoYeah, that was an issue with my LG V30. Looks great, but they didn't program any way of dealing with those accidental edge touches.