Samsung Galaxy S8’s edge-to-edge display to have 90% screen-to-body ratio: Report

Samsung Galaxy S8 expected to feature a '90 per cent' screen to body ratio with an edge-to-edge design

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Samsung Galaxy S8 is likely to be powered by the company’s upcoming Exynos 8895 processor, and likely the Snapdragon 830

The Galaxy Note 7 was a bust, and Samsung has a lot riding on its next flagship phone launching in 2017 – Galaxy S8, which is not expected to feature a little to no bezel design. The company plans to improve its tarnished image with the new device that is expected to launch in February next year.

According to a report by TheInvestor, Samsung will be bringing an edge-to-edge or a bezel-less display that will be based on OLED technology. Park Won-sang, a principal engineer at Samsung’s display making unit has hinted that the phone will be coming with a 90 per cent display area ratio. In comparison, the average ratio of display to body ratios in modern day smartphone stands at 80 per cent.

Smartphone manufacturers are already playing around with a edge-to-edge and no bezel displays, which includes Xiaomi that recently unveiled its concept smartphone – the Mi Mix. The phone has been designed by Philippe Starck, a French designer – uses seamless connectors to fuse the phone’s body without the need to use external adhesives.

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Mi Mix will be featuring a 6.4-inch edge-to-edge display, which the company says will have a 91.3 per cent screen-to-body ratio and a custom 17:9 aspect ratio. Since there is no bezel on top of the phone, the front camera has been moved to the bottom of the device.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 will reportedly feature a 5.1-inch 2K super AMOLED display, with the larger version sporting a 5.5-inch 4K display. The phone is likely to be powered by the company’s upcoming Exynos 8895 processor, and likely the Snapdragon 830. A dual-rear camera setup is also expected with the ‘Edge’ version of the Galaxy S8.

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