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LG's 0.7mm Smartphone Bezel Is World's Narrowest

Posted by timothy on from the ok-that's-pretty-neat dept.

SmartAboutThings (1951032) writes "LG Display has announced that it has developed a 5.3-inch Full HD LCD panel for smartphones with the world's narrowest bezel at 0.7mm. It's even thinner than a credit card, making the screen give you the impression that it 'overflows.' The company calls the construction Neo Edge technology; it uses an adhesive instead of double-sided tape to attach and seal the panel's circuit board and backlight unit.

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  1. Drop test? by CaptainStumpy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Being the world's thinnest ain't worth crap if it shatters when the wind blows. How strong is this .7mm bezel?

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    1. Re: Drop test? by ArcadeMan · · Score: 3, Funny

      Nintendo DSi owner here. Dropped the damn thing over 100 times. Still working.

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  2. Narrow Bezel vs. Thin by TechyImmigrant · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Narrow bezels are nice.
    Thin cases are very, very poor tradeoff.

    Twice as thin == 1/3 of the potential battery volume, bendgate and a less robust design.
    I'd love my Nexus 5 to be a couple of mm thicker with the extra volume filled with battery. I expect there are some iphone6 owners in the same spot.

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  3. Re:Phone Case? by greenfruitsalad · · Score: 3, Interesting

    how will this work with fingers? i had a phone with narrow bezel (galaxy s4) and could not use it. it always assumed i was tapping the sides of screen with my palm, thumb, etc.. there was just no non-interfering way of holding it securely. when i got a case for it, the opposite happened - i could not tap on anything close to the edge. i got rid of it.