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HTC told us why the HTC U11 doesn’t have a bezel-less display


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In the early hours of the morning while most people in the United States were sound asleep, HTC unveiled its next-generation flagship smartphone. The HTC U11 made its debut in Taipei, emerging as a solid contender to other 2017 flagship smartphones (at least, on paper, but we'll discuss that in a separate post). The U11 sports a unique design with what HTC refers to as "liquid design language," characterized by smooth lines and mirror-like colored finishes that really catch light in a beautiful way. But not all of the defining elements of HTC's U11 design are so impressive.

 

In 2017, every major smartphone maker is moving toward a new display design that does away with the large bezels surrounding a phone's screen. LG's G6 achieved a screen-to-body ratio in the high seventies, Samsung managed an 83% screen-to-body ratio on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, and Apple's upcoming iPhone 8 is expected to be even more impressive. But HTC's new U11 sports the same old look we've seen for a decade now. Why isn't HTC on board with this exciting new trend? BGR got the answer straight from the horse's mouth.

 

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