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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by reiichiroh on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:35PM (#33183728)
Why is bezelless a “feature” or improvement?
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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by nordsieck on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:58PM (#33184109)
> Why is bezelless a “feature” or improvement?

I mean, it makes the phone smaller for the same screen size. That's an improvement for me.

Not enough for me to drop $$$ on an iPhone-mini, but I'd be happy if Apple put future SEs into an "iPhone 13 mini" body (presumably with a single lens camera).

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by GekkePrutser on Thursday October 13, 2022 @12:28PM (#33193236)
Because it's optimising the usable surface of the phone of course. The bezels don't serve any purpose other than they were technically necessary during the first years of smartphones.

On a tablet you can use them to hold the device but a smartphone is small enough to grip by the edges only.

And OLED really is a total must-have for me these days.

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