Samsung Galaxy S8 rumored to drop the Home key and bezels

09 December 2016
A "wraparound" display and a hidden fingerprint reader may be coming, but extensive pre-launch testing may mean we have to wait a bit longer.

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  • 10 Dec 2016

Rajesh, 10 Dec 2016Exactly my thoughts.. concentrate on making a phone that la... moreCorrect.
They need to concentrate on all day usability...not just show of.

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    • Anonymous
    • pVM
    • 10 Dec 2016

    RickGH, 10 Dec 2016You mean they reduce screen real estate? I mean look at the... moreGoogle likes big chins. Generally no physical means very small chin. Like in mi mix (which I tiny) , LG G3 or Moto X (for those that remember).

    I much prefer to have a small chin and any space that was to be used by the buttons to be used by *extra* screen (thus making the screen even bigger), than having dumb buttons always standing there, doing nothing for the majority of the time.

      Want to see that quad edge screen...

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        • thv
        • 10 Dec 2016

        and they will drop touchwiz too

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          • kirara
          • UD{
          • 10 Dec 2016

          just wait for it!

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            • ixd
            • 10 Dec 2016

            It seems Samsung is going to copycat Mi Mix messed and screwed-up with the Galaxy S8 lolz

              Anonymous, 09 Dec 2016Homekey is so 2007. Android eliminated it in 2011. If it wa... moreYou mean they reduce screen real estate? I mean look at the Pixel, how did on-screen buttons reduce chin? I'm rocking an HTC 10, with a home key and smartly incorporated capacitative keys. No screen real estate lost. Definitely didn't increase chin compared to the Pixel with on-screen keys.

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                • fmW
                • 10 Dec 2016

                Mi Mix looks better

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                  • XQg
                  • 10 Dec 2016

                  i wish to bring back temperature sensor, humidity sensor and IR sensor.... its possible...?

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                    • mqM
                    • 10 Dec 2016

                    Anonymous, 09 Dec 2016Apps don't crash in 2016. Never did in my pixel, never wil... morePixel is still new, give it time to develop system crashes. XD

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                      • Ibx
                      • 10 Dec 2016

                      iPhone 8s will follow Samsung with no home button and minimal bezel screen. It's coming

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                        • 10 Dec 2016

                        Frenna, 09 Dec 2016More and more rumors that I don't like. I have an S6 since ... moreExactly my thoughts.. concentrate on making a phone that lasts longer rather than these unnecessary edge screen, iris scanners ..

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                          • wGA
                          • 10 Dec 2016

                          Seems like somebody cut the bottom of S7

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                            • Anonymous
                            • pVM
                            • 10 Dec 2016

                            AnonD-196068, 10 Dec 2016The Note 4 is a bad phone? I am quite happy without one pro... moreNo need to reset the phone if it never hangs. Samsung phones always hang, no wonder they need a physical button ... but generally it is unneeded.

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                              • NU0
                              • 10 Dec 2016

                              AnonD-196068, 10 Dec 2016What planet do you live on? You have never had an app. cra... moreTo be fair I also didn't have an app crash since maybe 2013.

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                                Anonymous, 10 Dec 2016Buy a Pixel and then you'd be reminded of me. Keep buying b... moreThe Note 4 is a bad phone? I am quite happy without one provided there is some way to reset the phone with out it, thus negating the need completely. Not perfect but I don't want to be dependent on software for what should be hardware functions with no backup.

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                                  • thv
                                  • 10 Dec 2016

                                  sohail shafayat, 09 Dec 2016I want a home key (atleast a capacitive key) on my phone an... morei agree


                                  on screen button is suck... they ll eat ur screen

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                                    • thv
                                    • 10 Dec 2016

                                    please remove the front facing camera. it is useless.

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                                      • nGA
                                      • 10 Dec 2016

                                      Personally I think it's impractical to completely remove all bezels. Reducing it is fine but when you have trouble holding it without touching the screen then it becomes a problem. 5mm bezel top and bottom with 2mm sides is where we should be aiming for.

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                                        • sS@
                                        • 10 Dec 2016

                                        What took them so long? Samsung produced Galaxy Nexus started the trend of no physical home button but Samsung themselves insists to have home button to copy cat Apple. I rarely uses home button in my S7. Fingerprint in S7 home button is also not ergonomic.