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I've been wondering when the bezel would disappear for good. I don't doubt that it adds the the appeal of the phone, but I also wonder if it has any downsides from a usability standpoint.

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I've got a Sharp Aquos Crystal. If I use it without a case, it will frequently register touch events on the edges of the screen just from holding it. There's no way to hold it that will prevent this.

I have the same issue with my galaxy s7 edge. It's incredibly frustrating to use without a case.

That's all really a software issue. The iPad Mini allows you to hold it even with your thumb touching the screen and it works perfectly fine, for example.

http://www.slashgear.com/ipad-mini-thumb-rejection-technolog...

If google integrated that kind of thumb/holding hand rejetection to android (since most android manufacturers seem too incompetent to do it themselves) we could absolutely see an era of bezel-less devices that works fine.

Well, that sounds like "we'll fix it in post"

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