There is a bezel that goes around the XS along with the notch. Based on leaks the Galaxy S10 is going to have a bigger bezel at the bottom than the top, giving the illusion it has a chin. However, this chin will be smaller than the bezel on the iPhone XS.
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Man I would just take a flat screen over all these rumoured improvements. Note 9 with a flat screen and I'd chuck my wallet so hard at Samsung it'd create a freaking singularity. Give me that and I'll take any old bezel around it tbh #curvesaretransparentbezel
Yup, if the rumored flat display S10 is true, I’ll be picking one up, if not I’ll pass and wait for the Note 10.
From the leaks posted in this very thread, they're the same size. Regardless, it's funny how bezels weren't such a deal breaker, or even a talking point for Apple diehards before the iPX. Lol. Nonetheless, the iPX has pretty much a 4mm bezel going around the whole phone with the notch being 9mm deep. So, way better screen to body ratio than past iPhones, but far from bezeless. Regardless, here's the leaked pic comparing bezels from the screen protector of the S10+. Nothing is for sure until the reveal of course.
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Isn't it 3.7mm?
It's funny how the iPhone X series is referred to as bezelless, the bezel is huge on all of them.
They look good though, if there wasnt the fugly notch and ios, I'd use one.
Exactly my point. Based on the screen protector leaks it seems to be the same size, but as others mentioned, nothing is official until the release. However because the top bezel is so small it gives the perception that there is a chin.
To be exact, yes, it is 3.7mm on the bottom. But the sides are 4mm, so I was being general in saying, "pretty much 4mm all around."
It's a continuous 3.7mm
The phone is touted as bezel less, so in that respect, yeah, it's pretty big.
Still looks good though.
I fail to see how 3.7mm is big. Almost all companies are claiming bezeless . None are.
How would you hold the iPhone or any phone if it had no bezel? The bezels on the iPhone X line is so small you don't see it. It is the notch that is worse. And I like the 4 mm bezel over Samsungs annoying, useless curved screen on my note 9. So many accidental touches, distorted picture near the end and can't use the S-pen on the curves.
That's the key. All these Samsung fanboys happy about their bezels praised the edge display when it came out, touting it as "yet another example of Samsung's innovation" while everyone else rolled eyes and realized the usability nightmare it amounted to.
Now look, they're all wishing for a flat phone. I don't care how pretty my phone looks on a table - it needs to be usable in the hand without special treatment, and the bezels on the iPhone XS Max are already almost annoying as it is. Keep fighting this dumb bezel war all you want, but you're not paying attention to the stuff that actually matters, like RAM management (or hardware usage in general), software quality, and bad phone lifetime update support, all of which Samsung currently completely sucks at.
But of course attention won't be given to any of these because 1 of the numbers on the "gimmicks" section of the specs sheet is larger than competitor phones' number, resulting in the entire selling point of the phone becoming that single gimmick. Super boring.
Same thing goes for the iPhone fanboys in here trying to make fun of the hole punch, as if the iPhone's notch is a miracle of engineering. It was ugly when we got leaked parts, it was ugly when we got a finished prototype, it was ugly in the announcement, and it's ugly as hell now, and all of us would rather having a small circle missing rather than an entire notch.
Pretending that Samsung is going to completely screw up implementation of the hole punch is a disservice to the entire industry - companies in this day and age can't make such dumb mistakes in this competitive market, and Samsung will obviously build the hole punch into the status bar (or some other static part of the UI).
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I don't care if the next note is flat or curved, I can use the pen right up to the edge where it no longer is used with no problem at all, on the curve even.
Given a choice between flat and curved, I'll take curved as it feels better in the hand, giggity.
False touches? really? What are they? Shouldn't I have experienced these too? I haven't yet.
I don't get the distortion complaints either, sure, if you look side on the image is slightly lighter (shift) but that's about it.
Surely if they were that bad, you wouldn't have purchased the phone as it should have been obvious when you tried one out first?
As for handling the phone with no bezels, I use a case which I can hold, or use the kick stand if I'm watching for more that a minute or two.
If most phones will be going towards the no bezel look, you'd better get used to it, I'm ready.
I get that other people have different experiences but a lot of these sound like parroted issues from people who don't actually use the device.
I use my Note 9 every day (funny that) and just don't seem to encounter these so-called issues.
They are way overblown, in my opinion.
Given a choice between flat and curved, I'll take curved as it feels better in the hand, giggity.
False touches? really? What are they? Shouldn't I have experienced these too? I haven't yet.
I don't get the distortion complaints either, sure, if you look side on the image is slightly lighter (shift) but that's about it.
Surely if they were that bad, you wouldn't have purchased the phone as it should have been obvious when you tried one out first?
As for handling the phone with no bezels, I use a case which I can hold, or use the kick stand if I'm watching for more that a minute or two.
If most phones will be going towards the no bezel look, you'd better get used to it, I'm ready.
I get that other people have different experiences but a lot of these sound like parroted issues from people who don't actually use the device.
I use my Note 9 every day (funny that) and just don't seem to encounter these so-called issues.
They are way overblown, in my opinion.
No point in offering your opinion. The Apple diehards are always moving the goal post. The goal post being, whatever Apple does. For instance, Apple does small displays, then small displays are best because Apple said so. Apple does a big display, now big displays are the way to go. Remember how the diehards laughed at the the size of the first Note? All the memes of holding a tablet to their head, mocking the Note. But now? Lol. But let's move on with some more examples. So then we have the type of display. Apple only does LCD, so that means OLED sucks. Apple does OLED, Ok, now OLED is best. Apple has MASSIVE bezels, so big bezels are best. You know, it gives you something to hold. Apple then goes with much smaller bezels, now smaller bezels are incredible, because it's such a technical achievement and looks so modern. All those Android phones with ever so slightly bigger bezels are so ugly and old looking. Eww. Then there's the notch. Right now, they defend the notch. Again, it's because Apple said so. In fact, I hear you don't even notice the notch after a while. Right. I'm guessing it's in the same way you don't notice a missing finger after a while. Regardless, I'm sure nobody wants anything less than 10 fingers. Indeed.
Sorry Sevanw, I get what you are saying and do agree with many of your points, but all I CAN do is offer an opinion of my own usage.
I don't want to dredge up the hypocrisy of the past, it's best left in the past, along with huge bezels.
But what I can do is give a personal and informed opinion on my experience with my device as opposed to some others supposed personal experiences.
Like you I’ve never suffered any touch issues on the curved screen of my Note 9, or image distortion . One thing that is an issue and a major annoyance is the horrid reflections you get on the display where it curves when viewing outdoors.
Doesn’t that bother you?
Samsung has progressively reduced the curve with each version. The S9 is less curved than the 8 and the note 9 is even less curved than the S9.
I can't say I've really noticed.
So I guess it doesn't bother me.
I do have a glass screen protector fitted, but I'd say it wouldn't make much of a difference to reflections.
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True and the Note 7, 8 and 9 had a much smaller curve radius than the S series.
I'm a 100% in agreement same same with my Note 9
If anything as the default apps for the pen eg note pop up slightly minimised so giving the so called standard "bezel less ~4mm" so the curved edge is a non issue and as you note if you maximise you can still draw etc on the edge if you so wish.
Not sure where the distortion comes from as far as I notice the image simply wraps
My experience mimics yours in regards to handling etc and given I am a minimalist for home screen the edge panel which is completely facilitated by the curvature means I prefer it over the flat screens
Edge glare can't say it's any noticeable or different to other phones that have shinny edge surrounds that catch and reflect light
I'm sure most Note 9 users would be aware of these points
Things have flipped this year, with the leaked Galaxy design looking much better than the Chinese branded models with the chins.
Last year, most/all the Chinese branded models looked much more modern, compared to the Galaxy 9 series, but Samsung - providing the rumours are true - have taken the necessary steps to put them ahead in futuristic design.
I see something like this now, & think it’s so 2017/2018.
https://twitter.com/venyageskin1/status/1080522610574794753
Last year, most/all the Chinese branded models looked much more modern, compared to the Galaxy 9 series, but Samsung - providing the rumours are true - have taken the necessary steps to put them ahead in futuristic design.
I see something like this now, & think it’s so 2017/2018.
https://twitter.com/venyageskin1/status/1080522610574794753
I haven't read much about the S10 as I have no plans to get one. From some of these pics they do look nice but mine always get a case so it don't matter.
The only way I'd consider getting a S10 is if they come out with a flat screen again. I just don't care for the edge on the sides. And they would also have to have the pre order half price sale like I got on my S9.
The only way I'd consider getting a S10 is if they come out with a flat screen again. I just don't care for the edge on the sides. And they would also have to have the pre order half price sale like I got on my S9.
The S10 Lite will have a flat screen, according to the leaks, but at the expense of the in-screen fingerprint sensor.