i just can't get over the bezel on the xl

[Amb312]

Habits are hard to break. I keep waving my hand over the screen trying to get it to turn on.....

I feel you, I keep looking for AOD notifications.

 

[Kaiken]

I'm interested to see how it affects my typing.

 

[Jeremy8000]

Habits are hard to break. I keep waving my hand over the screen trying to get it to turn on.....

Tell me about it... I'm still trying to find the Snake game!

 

[tbears99]

I had two Note 7's and had no desire to go to a S7 Edge for some reason. I thought about the Pixel and LG V20, but really liked having the pen and the way the Note 7 felt in my hands, so I bought a used Note 5 on eBay. It is in like-new condition and I am loving it.

 

[Wiley_11]

If you don't like the bezels on the Pixels this year, just wait till they copy the IP8 next year!




iPhone 8 Rumors: Specs and design possibly revealed in new report | BGR

 

[mightyfacundo]

If you don't like the bezels on the Pixels this year, just wait till they copy the IP8 next year!

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Yep, and I have no interest in a phone like that, even though I'm sure it will be a huge commercial success.

 

[benhaube]

I actually prefer the thicker bezel. My boyfriend has the S7 Edge with virtually no bezel, and whenever I pick up his phone I am accidentally pressing the screen with my hand. For me, the extra little bit of bezel on the side makes the phone easier to use.

 

[anon(9072051)]

I don't disagree about the ergonomics of having a bezel. I do disagree with Google's not including front-firing speakers (even if it were just the one) when they decided they were going to have that much space. Not sure what their reasoning was behind the decision to point it away from the listener.

Absolutely, and I'm hoping that this year's wimpy single-speaker setup was more a product of haste or convenience than necessity or design. And although I'll never buy an XL precisely because of the ghost of front-firing speakers past, I have to agree with reviewers who have claimed that the XL looks better in person than it does in pictures. I spent a little time with one at a Verizon store this weekend: ergonomic or not, it is a nice looking phone in hand, especially from the front.

 

[Aquila]

If you don't like the bezels on the Pixels this year, just wait till they copy the IP8 next year!

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Not to be overly dramatic, but I could not hate that design more. I would feel constant worry about losing my ability to resist "hulk smash" and punch it in the face with the power of a thousand super saiyans carrying a thousand Mjolnirs.

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

I like thin bezels, but I prefer just a tiny bit of chin, head and side bezels.

 

[pgoforth]

I just ordered some of these to go on the front bottom "chin"
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What are these? Stickers to go on the bezel?

 

[Wiley_11]

Not to be overly dramatic, but I could not hate that design more. I would feel constant worry about losing my ability to resist "hulk smash" and punch it in the face with the power of a thousand super saiyans carrying a thousand Mjolnirs.

Calm down Thor, put your hammers down. It's BGR for Christ sakes!.........

 

[Wiley_11]

I like thin bezels, but I prefer just a tiny bit of chin, head and side bezels.

I like roughly 3/16" on the sides and 1/2" top and bottom with no capacitive buttons myself.

 

[Aquila]

What are these? Stickers to go on the bezel?

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...lickwraps.com%2Fg-inserts.html&token=yfZv0fOf

They're meant to go on the G on the back (I think)

 

[TheMysteriousOne]

The bezels on the regular Pixel are way harder to get over than the ones on the XL

 

[Todd Simon]

I don't think I'll mind the slightly smaller screen compared to the Nexus 6P, especially since the overall phone dimensions are smaller. I like big screens and I cannot lie...

 

[jdot104]

Personally I never liked the on-screen buttons. If they had put the buttons under the screen you'd get more space.

I agree. I generally prefer the Galaxy method of buttons. Physical home button with two capacitive buttons on either side.

 

[LeoRex]

Amen. To me the best part of the Nexus 6P was that it has a bezel that I could hold it with in my big clumsy paws. It's also the best thing about the iPhone. I was happy to see it on the Pixel, especially the smaller version.

Damn right, Jerry... I got big hands too and fumbling with a wee bezeled phone can be a challenge because I end up hitting the buttons all the time. The Sammys are brutal because what little bezel they DO have is filled up with capacitive buttons, so there's nowhere to go.

 

[Theot]

I feel you, I keep looking for AOD notifications.

I'm really shocked there was no AOD of any kind.

 

[TavisB]

I'm still getting used to not having a home button or capacitive buttons, but other than that I like the bezels on my black XL.