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Samsung has been there for a long time, notch-less smartphone design that looked nothing like Samsung has ever created – a phone that seemed to have a camera at the top of the screen and no bezels.
We also saw an Apple patent that describes methods of drilling a hole through displays to accommodate other components, like cameras. Then, on Friday, Bloomberg Samsung's plans for the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy F phones that should have any Samsung fans excited about next year's handsets. And the following should have been seriously excited about the Galaxy S10.
2018 was the year of the iPhone X clones, there's no question about it. Virtually everyone else than Samsung decided to include their flagship phone rather than come up with something new. And let's not act like phones from Sharp and Essential that preceded the iPhone X were the inspiration for the notch. The iPhone still sets the time in the business smartphone, and almost everyone else still follows its lead.
Now that the first wave of clones has arrived, smartphone makers are actually coming up with ways to reduce the size and increase the overall screen-to-body ratio. The OnePlus 6T, coming next week with a teardrop notch, is one such example. Oppo and Xiaomi did not find the right camera for the camera. X and Mi Mix 3, respectively.
Although, let's be serious for a second here: Slider phones are not the way to go. In addition to worrying about the phone's durability, you also lose waterproofing and battery life. Not to mention that you can not really use your slider phones. It's a bad idea for making all-screen phones, but at least others are trying to copy Apple.
Drilling holes in the screen for the selfie cameras and other front-facing elements can be a more elegant design compromised than the notch, assuming display makers can mass produce enough screens to meet demand. The following image, showing a smartphone screen protector, has posted on Weibo:
They are doing it with specific devices in mind. In this case, the device has been created for the Samsung Galaxy A8 phone that Samsung has perfected technology required for manufacturing such displays. Well, that's someone who's trolling us all with the image above.
From the looks of it, that A8 will be the first Samsung phone to feature this new design. And a similar design can be used by the Galaxy S10 Bloomberg story:
The standard S10, codenamed "Beyond," features an OLED screen curved on both sides, round-shaped corners and almost no bezel at the top and bottom, the people said. It will be about the same size as the current 5.8-inch S9 model. The S10 has triple cameras on the back while the front camera is visible and tucked under the screen, the people said. Samsung also plans a bigger "plus" version for next year.
Back in September, Samsung revealed a change of strategy when it comes to smartphone innovation. The company said it would begin with novel features on mid-range devices, which is exactly what it did. Its first smartphones with three and four-way cameras were launched in a matter of weeks, and both devices were not flagship handsets. So it's not surprising to see Samsung test this screen design with the A8, before porting it over to flagship phones.
The Galaxy S10 is already rumored to get a triple camera on the back, but it will probably be more powerful than the one found on the Galaxy A7. And the phone's display may be even more noteworthy than the A8's. Older Rumors Claimed the Galaxy S10 would be a 3D face facial recognition like Face ID on the iPhone X phones, but if you want Face ID on a phone, you need bigger notches, or multiple holes at the top of the screen.
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