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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by flixic on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @01:30PM (#18177979)
Edge 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.

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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by glglwty on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @04:07PM (#18179392)
Why can't they put those drivers at the top instead of bottom?
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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by dan-robertson on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @05:01PM (#18179776)
Well 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.
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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by __sr__ on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @05:40PM (#18180031)
Xiaomi 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.
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