The Best Of 2017

We take a look at some of the biggest evolutionary and innovative changes from the world of technology in 2017

- Teh Wi-Liam

In a blink of an eye, it is now December. Christmas is approaching and soon after that, it’ll be New Years and we’ll be welcoming 2018 with open arms (to a certain extent.) As 2017 is about to close, we're be looking back at the year and what it has done to the world of technology. Last year, we saw the rise of dual-camera smartphones. This year, it was all about the bezels.

Bring on the Bezel

For years now, science fiction novels and movies focusing on futuristic technologies have painted smartphones as rectangular-shaped devices without any borders or bezels. Some even adopt an all-glass approach, much like Black Mirror’s approach in its second season opener, “Be Right Back”, which debuted in 2013.

The idea of bezel-less displays have been around the block for quite some time now. However, it’s one thing to put pen to paper and talk about it, and it’s another to develop and manufacture it.

However, 2017 saw a huge rise in technological advancement in terms of making what we see in movies come to life. It was in the month of February 2017, LG launched its then-current flagship, the LG G6 with a near bezel-less display aided with a thin forehead and chin. The 5.7-inch smartphone came with an unconventional at the time 18:9 aspect ratio, something many of us weren’t used to seeing, until now…

Come April 2017 and another Korean smartphone brand by the name of Samsung launches the latest addition to its Galaxy S series, the Galaxy S8 and S8+. Building on its already sturdy reputation at being an all-round great smartphone, Samsung took things to the next level with its latest additions. Its Galaxy S8 came with a 5.8-inch display while the Galaxy S8+ featured a 6.2-inch screen; both of which, came with an 18:5:9 aspect ratio.