After running a successful Kickstarter campaign this summer, the folks behind the Ubik Uno smartphone are getting ready to ship a phone with a 5.5 inch full HD display, super-slim bezels, an octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM, a 20MP camera, and a 3,100 mAh battery. The Ubik Uno should begin shipping to backers of the […]
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Dell XPS 15 with 4K nearly bezel-free display and Skylake CPU on the way
This summer Dell started showing off an upcoming laptop with a 15.6 inch with super-thin bezels, allowing the laptop to be a bit more compact than your typical 15 incher. The Dell XPS 15 with Infinity Display basically looks like a bigger version of the Dell XPS 13 which I reviewed earlier this year. At […]
Hisense unveils “Magic Mirror” tablet with thin bezels, high-res display
Hisense is showing off a new Android tablet with an 8.4 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display and super-thin bezels, which means that the front of the tablet is nearly all screen. It’s called the Hisense Magic Mirror, and the folks at GizChina spotted the tablet on display at the IFA show in Berlin this […]
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra will be a nearly bezel-free phone
A handful of companies have introduced smartphones that are nearly bezel-free… at least on the left and right sides of the phone. Usually there’s some space above and below the screen which is used for silly things like mics, speakers, and cameras. ZTE has a model, as do Sharp, and some less well-known companies such as LeTV. Now […]
ZTE’s nearly bezel-free Nubia Z9 smartphone coming to America
The ZTE Nubia Z9 smartphone features a 5.2 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, up to 4GB of RAM, and up to 64GB of storage. But the most notable thing about the Nubia Z9 is something you don’t see: bezels on the side of the screen. The phone which ZTE […]
ZTE launches Nubia Z9 smartphone, forgets to include bezels
Chinese device maker ZTE’s latest smartphone features a 5.2 inch full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, and a 2900 mAh battery. But the most interesting feature of the phone is one that you’ll barely see: the bezels around the side of the display. ZTE says they measure just 0.8mm thick, making this about as […]
Bezels? Where we’re going we don’t need no bezels…
I don’t mind a little bezel on my smartphones — it gives me something to hold onto. But I know some folks have been longing for a phone that has nothing but screen on the front. We’re not quite living in the bezel-free future yet… but we’re getting closer. Chinese company LeTV is reportedly working […]
Dell XPS 13 Broadwell notebook review
It’s tough to make a laptop that stands out in 2015. There’s plenty of competition for the title of thinnest, lightest, best display, longest battery life, or best overall performance. But Dell managed to make a splash when the company introduced the latest version of its XPS 13 notebook at CES in January. It’s now available […]
LG unveils 5.3 inch smartphone display with a 0.7mm bezel
This summer Sharp launched a smartphone with bezels so thin that it almost looks like they don’t exist. Now LG has unveiled a screen that it says has even thinner bezels. LG’s new 5.3 inch LCD panel has 0.7mm bezels on the sides. The company says that’s the narrowest bezel available for a smartphone screen. […]
Sharp re-enters the US smartphone space with a nearly bezel-free Aquos Crystal
It’s been a few years since Japanese electronics company Sharp has offered a smartphone in the United States. But it looks like one of Sharp’s latest phones could be coming to America… and it’s leaving behind the thick bezels. Sharp unveiled two new smartphones in Japan this week, and at least one of those phones […]