Do you think smartphones with large bezels look outdated?

[anon(50597)]

I'm not expecting it to be bezel-less but there's no need for the huge bezels it has. I feel like it's wasted space.

I agree. I think most are trying to thin it down. I guess I was speaking more about the ones with the curved display. No need for a huge bezel but it's the least of my worries. As long as the phone performs I don't care too much what it looks like, but that's just me.

 

[Sherry_B]

Honestly, bezels are not something I pay that much attention to. There's too many different case styles to cover up such things, which leaves me to focus more on how well the device works rather than what it looks like.

 

[TripleOne]

Honestly, bezels are not something I pay that much attention to. There's too many different case styles to cover up such things, which leaves me to focus more on how well the device works rather than what it looks like.

Exactly.
It'd be nice if the iPhone had slimmer bezels.

 

[qbnkelt]

Actually I've never noticed bezels on any device.
It's not something I think about.

 

[robertk328]

The tech is there to be able to do the smaller bezels so not doing it is essentially outdated IMO.

I'm looking forward to smaller bezels and larger screens with the same (or even smaller) form factor.

 

[Spencerdl]

The tech is there to be able to do the smaller bezels so not doing it is essentially outdated IMO.

I'm looking forward to smaller bezels and larger screens with the same (or even smaller) form factor.

Thanks Robert, my sentiments exactly.

 

[TripleOne]

The tech is there to be able to do the smaller bezels so not doing it is essentially outdated IMO.

I'm looking forward to smaller bezels and larger screens with the same (or even smaller) form factor.

It'd be nice to have the Plus in a smaller form factor. I'm sure it's just a matter of time.

 

[robertk328]

It'd be nice to have the Plus in a smaller form factor. I'm sure it's just a matter of time.

Or an even larger screen in the Plus form factor

 

[TripleOne]

Or an even larger screen in the Plus form factor

Yes!
And hopefully a 20% increase in battery life due to the L-shaped battery. Fast charging would be nice too

 

[robertk328]

Yes!
And hopefully a 20% increase in battery life due to the L-shaped battery. Fast charging would be nice too

any increase in battery life is good!

 

[ShaneBunting]

Bezels are great. Phones without them are awkward to use. Hope Apple keeps bezels

 

[flappah]

So with the new crop of android devices, and the rumored iPhone 8 with minimal bezels, do you think that smartphones with large bezels now look outdated?

No, not necessarily. Just, different. It's a packaging just like the iPhone SE has a different one. So, no, not dated, just different and I think both form factors can exist next to each other.

 

[johnathanblade]

Of course large bezels are outdated. It's not just an aesthetic consideration. If you are using a Plus model that only has a 5.5" screen, but is literally the size of a small tablet vs a phone with a 5.8" screen that is the size of a 5" phone, then you will understand the absolute convenience at the core of bezel shrinking.

 

[sangs]

From an aesthetics standpoint, yes, the larger bezels look outdated. From a usability standpoint, I always feel like I'm this-close to dropping the S8+ and still get many, many annoying accidental touches - because it's basically bezel-less. None of that happens with the iPhone 7 Plus.

 

[pkcable]

How did I miss this? I'm totally digging the no, or little bezel look of today's phones. I'm an early adopter, having imported a Xiaomi Mi Mix from China. I also use the S8 currently. What the S8 and other small bezel phones do so well is give you a large display in a small footprint. The Mix did this also, to some degree, although it was just SO large of a screen, it just didn't matter.

Now that being said, I really don't mind the bezels on a well made phone such as the iPhone 7/7 Plus (I have a 7 Plus), or the Pixel/Pixel XL (Had a Pixel, and now have an XL), or the OnePlus 5 (yea yea had one ).

 

[FrankDeG]

It depends on the phone, but in general I would say yes. The phones with minimal bezels are becoming the norm and in many cases are quite nice looking. The larger bezels, to me, are starting to look outdated.

 

[StraightlineBoy]

For me the answer is no...at the moment. As others have said I have an iPhone 6 with a black bezel so when the phone isn't illuminated you'd never know whether the bezel is 1 mm or 1 inch. I currently have no interest in switching from iPhone so I've never looked at a Samsung phone with small bezels. They probably do look lovely but bezel size is way down my list of priorities; it's not like my current phone is mostly bezel.

I do think it could be like retina was. Once you switch there's no going back. You can live quite happily in your non-retina / large bezel world thinking all of the talk is typical overblown hype until you've used the newer device for even just a few minutes.

 

[phillipe_nova]

I don't think so. I'm in love with my iPhone 7 Plus.

 

[anon(41073)]

Only the Plus iPhone models look dated which started with the iPhone 6 plus. The phone is just way too big only having a 5.5" screen.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Having used the 6s Plus now for almost 2 years, I don't ever think about the bezel. I certainly wouldn't pay $200 more for a phone just for smaller bezels.