Samsung’s Galaxy S10 phones are expected to feature punch holes in the display rather than notches when they launch next year. But the company isn’t waiting until then to launch a phone with an “Infinity-O” display featuring a small hole around the camera. Meet the Samsung Galaxy A8s. Not only will the Galaxy A8s be […]
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Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus leaked: Dual front cameras make a hole in the screen
Smartphones with notches in the display are old hat… and now phone makers appear to be in a race to bring the first phone with a hole in the display to market. Huawei and Vivo are both expected to announce smartphones this month with holes in their displays for the front-facing camera. And after teasing […]
Hate smartphone notches? How about a hole in the display?
In an attempt to give phones a higher screen-to-body ratio, most major smartphone companies have settled on a solution: phones with taller screens and slimmer bezels… often with a display that wraps around a camera cut-out, or notch. A few companies, including Vivo and Oppo have figured out how nearly eliminate the top bezel without […]
Hands-on with the Essential Phone (and its camera cut-out)
The first phone from Essential Products is a striking device, thanks to its ceramic body and a display that covers nearly all of the front of the device, with the notable exceptions of a small bottom bezel and a cut-out for the front-facing camera. The Essential Phone went on sale last month, but I got […]
Bezel-free phones with camera cut-outs are now a thing (thanks to Sharp, Essential, Apple… probably)
Essential may have been the first company to unveil a smartphone that’s nearly all screen on three sides… but which makes up for the lack of a top bezel by leaving a cut-out for the camera. But rumor has it that Apple plans to take a similar approach for at least one of its upcoming […]