News - LG showcases 5.3-inch Full HD display with virtually no bezel

[HEXUS]

The South Korean tech firm slims smartphone bezels to a barely noticeable 0.7mm.

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[CK_1985]

Maybe I'm being a dinosaur here, but I think i'd actually find this a bit annoying! Wouldn't your fingers keep obscuring the edges of the screen?

[moeburn]

How the hell are you supposed to actually use that without accidentally touching the screen just from holding the phone?

[cptwhite_uk]

By holding the edges of the phone, not the front?

[krazy_olie]

Maybe I'm being a dinosaur here, but I think i'd actually find this a bit annoying! Wouldn't your fingers keep obscuring the edges of the screen?

Nope, first thing I thought too.

[VijaySathyan]

Where will the buttons go? the ones in the bottom.

[McEwin]

Do you like Peppers? How do you like those peppers?

[crossy]

Maybe I'm being a dinosaur here, but I think i'd actually find this a bit annoying! Wouldn't your fingers keep obscuring the edges of the screen?

Same thought here. Think any phone that used this screen would need some kind of handstrap on the back for stability.

Where will the buttons go? the ones in the bottom.

There's no need for hardware buttons at the bottom of the screen, and LG has been very good, (not sure that's the right word, but it'll do), at moving all the stuff that's normally on the side to the back of the phone.

I'm sure it's technically very accomplished, but I'm kind of left feeling ... why? Looking elsewhere for this story and I note that some Apple-fans are already claiming that LG's just "trying to copy the iPhone's thinness feature" which I'm utterly confused by.

[Willzzz]

How the hell are you supposed to actually use that without accidentally touching the screen just from holding the phone?

The technology already exists for phones to tell an accidental press from a real press.

[jim]

I'm more interested in seeing this kind of tech on PC screens. Given that I need to hold a phone screen, bezel thickness is a very low priority.

[Willzzz]

I'm more interested in seeing cheaper high res PC monitors.
Although I am loving the 6mm bezel on my new Dell

If you can get a whole hudl for £65 why can't you get a 4k monitor for £260?

I want my phone to be small yet have a large screen, bezels have to be small to get that. If this in the G4 I will be seriously tempted.

[bob3406]

How the hell are you supposed to actually use that without accidentally touching the screen just from holding the phone?

It should be possible to implement some kind of software filtering which eliminates accidental touch input from your palm at the edge of the screen. Much like palm rejection on tablets when using a stylus. Will need to be done very well to make sure it's not annoying, but I reckon it can be done...

[bmdc]

Where will the buttons go? the ones in the bottom.

LG puts the buttons on their phones on the back of the phone.

[Myss_tree]

Like it ... like it lots, large bezels have always been my pet hate on anything with a display.
Agree that it would be good to see bezellessness (is that a word?) on monitors/televisions/large displays.

[Noli]

Do you like Peppers? How do you like those peppers?

LMAO

Nice good will hunting ref...

[flufflogic]

Where will the buttons go? the ones in the bottom.

No physical buttons on pretty much any Android phone's face these days. Only Samsung really hang on to them.