But it doesn’t stop there.

Apple also plans to use this process to reduce the bezel size on future iPads.

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“In my opinion, slim bezels are better suited for both phones and tablets.

White iPad and iPhone, lined up diagonally on a white marble background, with huge, massive old screen bezels. Just huge.

Older iPhone and iPad with large screen bezels.Lauren Mancke / Unsplash

iPhone Border Patrol

The first challenges of making bezel-less or slim-bordered screen are technical.

A screen contains components at its edges, which are what the bezel usually hides.

Technologically, we have now reached a point where bezel-less devices are entirely possible.

Black phone, screen off, on a geometric-patterned black and white background.

iPhone with the screen turned off.Akshar Dave / Unsplash

“Technologically, we have now reached a point where bezel-less devices are entirely possible.

Slim bezels can be a powerful tool for enhancing the user experience,” says UI designer Paun.

Then we get to the user-based challenges.

iPhone 11 on a wood table next to a plant, white screen, sun dappled across everything.

iPhone 11.Vojtech Bruzek / Unsplash

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And finally, we get to those accidental touches.

A border gives your fingers somewhere to rest without accidentally touching the screen.

But in practice, Apple has nailed it every time.

It will ignore that thumb.

Overall, then, slimmer bezels seem like a win.