Out of nowhere for Samsung, its Note 9 member of the
family that started the whole "phablet" category, is now with a
smaller screen than Apple's largest iPhone XS Max, at least on paper. Apple
advertises the 6.46" display as a 6.5-incher, while Note 9's 6.44"
panel has to be listed as a 6.4-incher.
Samsung is determined to right this wrong, it seems
and has placed orders to its display subsidiary for a 6.66" OLED display
that will go into next year's Galaxy Note 10, reports Korean industry media
today, citing insider sources.
The current 6.4" panel of the Note 9, on the
other hand, would eventually make it into the largest member of the rumored
Galaxy S10 trio of phones, the S10+, or whatever Samsung names it. The codename
given to the handset by Samsung is tipped to be DaVinci, hinting at a start of
its development, and some general idea what it will stand for, given that the
name belongs to a famous artist.
Now, a 6.7" display may sound like an overkill
and lead us to an enormous handset, but the Note 10 is also rumored to arrive
without a 3.5mm audio jack, so there could be drastic design changes as well.
Instead of planting a notch on top, and saying "look, Ma, a 6.7"
panel," Samsung could slim the bezels even further, and end up with a Note
10 that is almost completely screen at the front.
The manufacturer will most likely refrain from the
notch-y way, too, as it is now one of the few major manufacturers whose phones
stand out in a sea of unsightly top bezel protrusions. Samsung showed that
stellar screen-to-body ratio can be achieved notch-less, with the flagships it
released this year and could double down on this trend next year. In any case,
we are excited that there will be a Note 10 at all, after the rumors that
Samsung may be merging the Galaxy S and Note lines.
