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by tigereyeTO 612 days ago
Bezels are good. Bezels are GREAT. They give you something to hold without interacting with the screen.

If you've ever used a device with edge-to-edge, you know you have to hold it like a diva with 10-inch nails—it is neither comfortable nor effective.

In my opinion, the industry's trend towards smaller-and-smaller bezels has made it MORE difficult to interact with them than the advances gained by having a few millimeters larger screens.

Leave the bezels alone, bud

3 comments

What's wrong with virtual bezels? Seems to me to be the best of both worlds. People who can't handle an ipad without bezels can just configure whatever they want.
I didn't know that was a thing. Granted, I don't own one... but my grandmother does and would benefit from this feature. I suspect the people who need it the most are the least likely to know it's an option. With real bezels they don't need to.
AFAIK it’s not a thing on my iPad. Maybe parent was expressing a desired feature?
My Boox device has small bezels around three edges and one large bezel around the left edge. It's terrific, I can hold it comfortably and there's a quick button to switch orientation if I want the bezel on another side.
Makes me think of my MacBook Air. The only part of the screen with fingerprints on it is over the front facing camera.