This is certainly an interesting way for a
smartphone to leak. Images of an unannounced ZTE smartphone have made their way
to World Design Guide in the form of an entry to win a design award. iF World
Design was founded by Germans who celebrated exceptional industrial design in
aesthetic, ergonomics, and efficiency. ZTE entered a smartphone called the
Iceberg to win an award under the "Product" discipline.
As everyone keeps arguing whether or not having a
notch in a display is a functional design choice or aesthetic flaw, ZTE went
ahead and made a smartphone with two notches in the display. Instead of
wondering how to make an all-display smartphone, ZTE doubled the notch to
maintain aesthetic symmetry. ZTE even managed to fit a front-facing loudspeaker
into each notch.
Rather than having a metal chassis holding the front
and rear glass together, another slab of glass seamlessly connects the front
and rear glasses to make the phone feel like it's a "fragment of
ice". This is where the "Iceberg" name makes total sense for the
handset. The phone also has wireless charging.
As far as availability. the ZTE Iceberg is set to
launch "after 2017", according to the design entry. Development time
took 13-24 months and the phone is aimed for launch in Asian, European, and
North American markets.
We'll be waiting to hear from ZTE about the Iceberg
and will let you know when we find out anything new. The entry doesn't list any
specs or dimensions. Check out the Source link to see ZTE's design entry.
