Some weeks ago, I was watching a video of the Essential Phone, from Android co-founder Andy Rubin’s firm. A fully bezel-less screen (but for the front camera cut-out at the top); a stunning display (though not an AMOLED screen); and pure Android (okay, not Oreo).
What stood out was the screen. And while some dark status bars masked the cut-out, most app windows would stop just below it. Samsung’s Galaxy 8 range (including the Note 8 launched on Tuesday) feature the Infinity display, which essentially means a nearly all-screen front, with just two strips of metal at the top and