After unveiling one of the first smartphones with no physical buttons and no ports earlier this year, Meizu launched a crowdfunding campaign for the Meizu Zero in January. For a pledge of $1299 you could be one of the first to get the unusual phone, which was expected to ship in April. But now the […]
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Vivo Apex 2019 concept phone has no ports or buttons
Chinese phone maker Vivo has a habit of pushing the boundaries of what we expect from a smartphone. The company was one of the first to adopt high-resolution displays, large amounts of RAM, ultra-thin bodies, in-display fingerprint sensors, and pop-out cameras. Now the company has unveiled one of the first phones with no visible buttons […]
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The Meizu Zero is the first smartphone with no buttons or ports
Chinese phone maker Meizu has unveiled the world’s first smartphone with no buttons and no ports. The sides of the Meizu Zero are completely smooth, for better or worse. If you’re wondering how you use the thing, it has touch-sensitive sides that you can use to turn the phone on and off or adjust the volume. […]
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Button-free, hole-free phones on the way?
Smartphones used to have physical keyboards, scroll wheels, and lots of buttons. Then along came phones with capacitive touchscreen displays and small bezels. These days most phones still have power and volume buttons, but that’s about it. And soon they could be gone too. Chinese phone makers Vivo and Meizu are both expected to unveil […]