What's up YouTube Saf here on SuperSafTV and let's talk about bezels
So recently we've started to see this race towards a bezel-less smartphone
and the two most recent examples are the Vivo Nex as well as the Oppo Find X
Now since the announcement of both of these devices there's been lots of talk about bezels and there's a few things that I wanted to discuss in this video
So this bezel-less trend kind of started a couple of years ago
I think some of the main primary devices the Xiaomi Mi MIX with small bezels all around with a chin
We also had the S8 last year with the infinity display and just small strips on the top and bottom
which really did make things mainstream and then Apple joined the bezel-less or minimal bezel crowd as well
With the iPhone X which has small bezels all around with a notch
Which I know a lot of you guys don't like and since then manufacturers are all trying to go towards this
Maximum screen to body ratio where you have a larger screen in a relatively small body.
Now lots of manufacturers are going towards the notch Such as OnePlus, LG and many, many others
It looks like the Pixel 3 is also going to have a notch but to remove this notch
Some manufacturers such as Vivo and Apple are going towards some very interesting solutions
And we've got some mechanical solutions that they've got with the Vivo Nex
You've got a pop up camera with the Oppo Find X the whole top of it actually goes up
And we've also got the rear camera that's hidden away and it pops up every time you want to take a picture
Now I really like innovation in this field and I really like seeing devices like this
and I'm sure a lot of you guys like seeing devices like this
But it kind of raises the question
How much do we really want a completely bezels display?
And what are we willing to compromise in order to achieve that?
Now there's a few things that flagged up in my mind straightaway when I saw the Find X on the Vivo Nex
The first one being water and dust resistance
Neither of those devices have water and dust resistance and that is because we have moving parts so you can't have water and dust resistance
Like we have on something like the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and the iPhone X
Something which we have kind of become used to on smart phones, especially flagship smartphones
So first up you lose that, the second thing that flagged up to my mind
Especially when it comes to the Find X is how are you gonna get a case for it?
Now with the Vivo Nex yes, you can probably just have an opening there for the front-facing camera.
But with the Find X I'm struggling to think about how you'd have a proper protective case
Now a lot of people that I know use cases for their phones and even when you have something with small bezels
Like the S9 Plus it still allows you to have a bit of an overlap on the top and bottom which does give it
some protection from the front as well as all around
This is the level of protection that I don't think you can get for something like the Find X so
That's another thing, are you willing to compromise for that maximum screen to body ratio
and those minimal bezels? And the third thing that comes to my mind is durability
how durable are these mechanical solutions gonna be I believe Vivo have said that they've tested the Vivo Nex
50,000 times the pop-up camera and Oppo have said that they've tested the pop up feature 300,000 times
So they're saying that it's pretty durable but that's lab kind of testing. How is it gonna be in real-world usage?
Obviously the main flagship devices we have these days are all one piece so they don't really have any moving parts so we don't really
have to worry about durability to that extent. How are these gonna perform over time?
So these are some of the questions that I had in my mind and I actually put out a poll on Twitter to ask you
guys, what you prefer most. Do you prefer small top and bottom bezels
like we've got the S9 and you don't really mind that, do you prefer a notch to like the iPhone X?
It doesn't look like too many people prefer a notch
Or do you want to get rid of bezels that much that you prefer a mechanical solution like the Vivo Nex
or the Oppo Find X and from that poll most of you guys seem to like something like the S9 Plus
Where you don't mind those small top and bottom bezels
It is still very good in terms of screen to body ratio
and then you don't have some of these issues such as the water and dust resistance, the durability and the
flexibility with cases and because of those issues that I mentioned as well
I don't think Samsung or Apple would go down this route of having this mechanical solution
I know some of these other brands are doing it
but it seems like these brands are doing it to really kind of get some attention and
These devices really work in terms of getting people's eyes on the company
Although they may not sell a huge amount of units and I think that's what the thinking behind these solutions is
If you ask me personally I don't really mind a top and bottom strip like we've got on something like the S9
And I hugely don't even mind and notch if it comes to that but things like water and dust resistance...
I wouldn't want to compromise in order to be able to achieve that maximum screen to body ratio
And this is something that I want to pass up to you guys. What would you prefer?
Do you guys mind losing things like water and dust resistance to achieve that maximum screen to body ratio?
And have some sort of mechanical solution or do you not mind something like the S9 Plus?
I'm gonna be leaving a poll at the top. Definitely let me know your thoughts
and also in the comments below I'd be interested to see what everybody else thinks as well
There was also a few of you guys who were saying that you'd prefer front firing speakers
So I guess the ideal solution is something like the S9 with very small top and bottom bezels
But with front firing speakers
Now I know personally that's something that I would totally be game for and I would prefer that
To having minimal bezels with a mechanical solution for the front facing camera.
That's what I think anyway, once again do let me know what you guys think. So that's it
Really I just wanted to kind of open up this discussion about this whole bezel-less race
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