iPhone X still has more bezel than the current S line to the Note line. I personally don't like side bezels. The X has massive 4.13mm side bezels. I can deal with a small top and bottom bezel, because I don't want that hideous notch. Also, small top and bottom bezels don't affect the feel of the phone when holding it.
As for screen size, the Note 9 is rumored at 6.4 inches, while the S10 Plus is at 6.44. I'm betting the Note 10 goes to 6.5 at that point. We shall see. Although, Eldar Murtazin has said he already has handled the Note 9. He confirms what most already expect, not much different in design from the Note 8. He also added, base model gets a bump in storage to 128GB and 6GB RAM. He says we should also expect a 256GB/8GB RAM and a 512GB/12GB RAM version as well. Battery will be 4000mAh. The usual performance increases with camera are present. We will also see a new SPen with bluetooth connectivity and it will offer a new way to unlock the phone.
The S line has bezels as well, they are right there at the end of the curved glass. They aren't much smaller than the iPhone bezels either. Plus you get more usable screen real estate with the flat front of the iPhone. I love the hideous notch, it makes it that much more functional because now what used to be bezel is functional screen. Hurray for no bottom bezel as well, much nicer. Just my opinion though.
Don't get me wrong, the Note will still be king of phablets. But man, a pencil capable 6.5" iPhone X would be a serious contender. You just know Apple would release something like that with a very strong first party line of apps and an entire developer paradigm for outside devs. They need something like that, and they are kings of taking existing stuff and perfecting it and making it popular. The Note series still seems to be niche for Samsung, while the iPhone Plus seem to be the best selling model.
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The Samsung devices still have a better screen to body ratio. Also I think Samsung are really gearing up for the S10 next year which will be beyond the iPhone X in terms of bezel. Apple aren't likely to change the design of the X for a few years based on past history.
Yeah on paper, but for me the lack of notch and the bottom bezel make it feel like Samsung has the worse screen to body ratio. I think it's just personal preference, I dig Apple's design more, and I used to absolutely despise Apple's designs with their huge bezels.
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iPhone X Plus is a fake 6.5" though. When you account for the notch it's more like a 6" when viewing full screen video.
I didn't think that was a factor when viewing 16:9 video on a 18.5:9 or a 19:9 screen? If you blow it up to fit the notches it would just cut off the top/bottom, or be stretched. I am assuming the same thing happens on any other non 16:9 screen. For any other app though having the status bar around the notch saves space.
