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We asked, you told us: You’d rather have bigger bezels than a notch
August 08, 2025
It’s no secret that most people dislikedisplay notches. Unfortunately, as most customers want completely bezel-less phones, there’s currently no way to avoid the cutout untilunder display sensor techadvances past the prototype stage.
To avoid notches, smartphone manufacturers likeSamsungretain large forehead and chin bezels to house the various sensors whileOppo,Xiaomi, and others have built sliding mechanisms that expose the front-facing sensors only when they’re needed. So we decided to ask you, how do you wish phone manufacturers wouldcircumvent the display design choice?
What’s your favorite notch alternative?
Unsurprisingly, over 58 percent of the participants on our polls across thewebsite,Twitter, andYouTubevoted that they would rather have a smartphone with larger bezels like those on theSamsung Galaxy Note 9than have a notched display.
Despite being an innovative approach to hiding the front-facing sensors, only a quarter of the voters were interested in manual or automatic slider mechanisms. While the design might seem incredibly cool, many people appear to fear that themoving partswill end up breaking with extended use.
Interestingly, 17 percent of you voted that you actuallydidn’t mind the notch. Digging into the comments, it appears that those who selected that option don’t see why people hate notches so much. One common sentiment was that notches don’t offer the most beautiful designs, but you tend to forget about it after a couple of minutes.
Noteworthy comments
As expected, most people were adamant that they would never buy a phone with a notch. Here are some of the standout comments from this week’s poll:
Surprisingly, there was a small number of readers that voiced an indifference about notches:
And then there are some who see value in a smartphone OEM ditching the front-facing camera on some of its phones:
No notch and no selfie camera. Just a small display on the back to make selfies with primary camera.
That’s it for this week, everyone. As always, thanks for voting, thanks for the comments, and don’t forget to let us know what you thought of the results below.
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