Following the introduction of the iPhone X two years ago, smartphone manufacturers keep finding new ways to give users incrementally more screen real estate in part by housing front-facing sensors in a small notch at the top of the phone, with some notches as small as the shape of a teardrop. It’s a design that’s more a function of limited space options, and not so much a reflection of this being a design choice that users actually want, which is why we’ve seen handset makers experiment a bit with the positioning and shape of the notch over time.
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Xiaomi designs a truly all-screen phone by just turning the notch into an ugly bump originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 18:04:46 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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