@mrqs They took a look at the iPad and figured thick bezels were making a comeback, and wanted to make their device hip!
Seriously, even the iPhone has way too much black bezel. Don't mean to sound biased, but the HD2 is an example of efficient design. There is little to no bezel.
the thick bezel on the iPad is to hold it when using it so your hands don't cover the screen - that is good design. There is certainly not a thick bezel on the iPhone
@ritz Oh, I know what the Apple apologist camp has to say about the ugly thick bezel which belongs on a digital photo frame. Just like how all of you say Apple is right for excluding Flash from many of its products because apparently no device can handle running Flash for more than 2 minutes before crashing the whole system... except my magical one-of-a-kind netbook that gets used for Flash for at least 1.5 hours each and every day without any hiccups.
You don't need a bezel that thick to prevent accidental taps and screen inputs... I've never come across any device that had that issue, both devices bigger and smaller than the iPad.
And if you think the iPhone doesn't have an excess of bezel then find a picture of the HD2 and iPhone side by side and then come back and say that. There is so much wasted space on the iPhone, and it doesn't even have the excuse of needing that space for buttons since it barely has any.
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what's with the huge bottom-bezel between the screen and the keys?
@mrqs They took a look at the iPad and figured thick bezels were making a comeback, and wanted to make their device hip!
Seriously, even the iPhone has way too much black bezel. Don't mean to sound biased, but the HD2 is an example of efficient design. There is little to no bezel.
@Koofteh the nexus one and moto droid/milestone are pretty good in that regard as well
@Koofteh
the thick bezel on the iPad is to hold it when using it so your hands don't cover the screen - that is good design. There is certainly not a thick bezel on the iPhone
@ritz Oh, I know what the Apple apologist camp has to say about the ugly thick bezel which belongs on a digital photo frame. Just like how all of you say Apple is right for excluding Flash from many of its products because apparently no device can handle running Flash for more than 2 minutes before crashing the whole system... except my magical one-of-a-kind netbook that gets used for Flash for at least 1.5 hours each and every day without any hiccups.
You don't need a bezel that thick to prevent accidental taps and screen inputs... I've never come across any device that had that issue, both devices bigger and smaller than the iPad.
And if you think the iPhone doesn't have an excess of bezel then find a picture of the HD2 and iPhone side by side and then come back and say that. There is so much wasted space on the iPhone, and it doesn't even have the excuse of needing that space for buttons since it barely has any.
Here, I even did the search for you. Lookit, the HD2 and iPhone are exactly the same size, except the HD2 offers a screen that is almost a whole inch bigger. But in Apple's defense the iPhone is now a 3+ year old design, bunch of lazy mofos.
http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/media/tracyandmatts_blog/windowslivewriter/htchd2review_b4f2/hd2-v-iphone-a_2.jpg
@mrqs
for balance.
and for people who don't have yoga training for their thumbs...