It seems that there will be a new trend, at least among Chinese OEMs at first. Samsung’s Galaxy S6 edge seems to have sparked a new idea about how to deal with bezels. OPPO’s upcoming R7 is already known for “faking” its bezel-less looks, almost a literal smoke and mirrors, particularly the mirror part. ZTE seems to have somewhat followed suit, but it is taking it an interesting step further. The ZTE Nubia Z9 actually does have a bit of border, though you can’t almost see them, but those borders can be used to do things as well.

The Nubia Z9 does have borders measuring 0.8 mm, but in addition to being extremely thin, they also reflect the contents of the 2.5D screen at the edges to make it look like there are no bezels at all. But that’s not the only trick up its sleeves. The smartphone uses FIT or Frame Interactive Technology that turns those borders into touch sensitive areas that respond to gesture movements. For example, a slight squeeze of the phone can trigger a screenshot, which is admittedly more convenient that timing the press of two buttons.
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